I agree, each generation has it's struggle to face, it's new innovations to master. If the Gutenberg press was in use about 1440, you can imagine by 1441, there was somebody printing somethng ilicit, sedicious or otherwise capable of bringing down society as they knew it. I can just see the villagers shaking down their kids for books....(gasp).
So, I think every parent here has had the same fear and I hope we all think it was worth it to take that risk. Maybe your kid will be the one to SOLVE the next big problem rather than be a victim of it...it's just as likely.
I'm going to ask you one pointed question though. Don't feel like you have to answer it here or at all. it's meant to help you think not to judge you or put you on the spot in a public forum, okay?
It concerns me to see you say "me and my NEW boyfriend..." and then you tick off the vital checklist of what a baby needs, and you check off the very basic human safety needs...what about the stability of a loving commited family to raise him or her?
Again, I'm not judging you or trying to make you justify your relationship, just pointing out that I hope you've discussed your committment to each other and the future.
And this is in no way a jab to any single parents, I understand things happen and people do the absolute best with what they have. I just believe that children have an easier time of it, on average, in homes with 2 committed stable parents, so I'd wish that for your child too.
Hope I haven't offended anyone, it's not my intent.