Sorry, this is a very touchy subject for me. My brother's considering aborting his child and I'm trying to convince him it's a mistake.

The child is a consequence. HOwever harsh that may sound, it's the truth. You gotta consider though, the majority of children in the world today are mistakes. My brother and I were both mistakes...we've turned out fine. I'm almost done with my Freshman year in college with 4 majors and 2 minors. My brother has 2 majors and 1 minor...also almost completed with his Freshman year of college. We've both lived great lives. Our parents were divorced and other bullshit like that happened. That happens all the time though. Our quality of life was no worse than a lot of other people out there. We've had our hardships, of course, who doesn't. However, a mistake has just a good a chance of leading a good life as does a planned child.

EDIT: My brother and his girlfriend....didn't sound right how I have it in the post.