Young Pregnant Woman In Tears After Abusive Boyfriend Leaves Her Penniless

It’s a sad reality that when many women become pregnant, and they are already in abusive relationships, things rarely get “better” for them. The abusers may question the legitimacy of the pregnancy or even mistreat their pregnant partner worse. Some men may verbally abuse an expectant mom while others may become both physically and verbally abusive. And the true tragedy in all this is that an innocent child will likely be born into a very negative environment, all but guaranteeing the dysfunctional cycle continues. In this story, a physically abused pregnant woman is at the grocery store, but when she tries to pay for her items, a stunning revelation hits her that brings her to tears. Thankfully, a kind stranger offers to help. I am standing in line around midnight. In front of me is a pregnant girl, around 20 years old. She is wearing pajamas and clearly looking as if she has seen better days. (She also has a black eye, which is a little alarming to me.) Cashier: Did you find everything alright? Pregnant Customer: Yes, thanks. Can you see if my card has anything on it before you ring it up? Cashier: No, sorry. I could ring things up one at a time and see if it’ll take for each one. If you don’t mind waiting for me to cash out the other three people in line, Ill be more than happy to do that for you. Pregnant Customer: No, no, let’s just try. I hope the deposit has hit already. (The cashier rings everything in, and the pregnant customer swipes the card. It declines.) Cashier: Do you have another form of payment? Pregnant Customer: No *starts crying* He must have already canceled the card. Cashier: Cancelled the card? Pregnant Customer: My ex-boyfriend kicked me out tonight. He came home and said the baby couldn’t be his, hit me, and threw me out. He must have called and canceled our food stamp card. I don’t even know where I’m going to put all this. A friend is letting me use her extra fridge until I can get an apartment. (Then, one of the customers in line behind me speaks up.) Customer Behind Me: Maam, just put it on my ticket. (I move out of the way so the customer behind me can push his cart forward. He clearly has $200 or more worth of food on his own, and the pregnant customer has about $150.) Cashier: Sure. Pregnant Customer: No, no I can’t. Customer Behind Me: Honey, don’t lecture me. My mom was kicked out by my dad because he thought she was sleeping around on him. She worked two jobs to keep a roof over my head. Im not letting some deadbeat a**-hole throw his girlfriend out because he has trust issues. Pregnant Customer: I can’t. It’s too much. I don’t have a job; I can’t pay you back.