An unexpected teenage pregnancy can negatively affect the mother for many reasons. A teenage mother must be prepared “to financially support and raise her child” as having to pay for a baby is expensive. A new baby is expensive and minimum wage jobs will not be enough to pay for a baby unless there are other financial means of support. In An Invisible Thread, Maurice’s mother had to go to dangerous jobs to financially support herself which negatively affected her health. Many mothers find it hard to graduate high school with a new baby, much less finish college which will later lead to financial issues(Campbell 10). Maurice’s mother was often so busy taking care of her children that she was never able to further her education and make a better