I was fourteen when I got pregnant. I was scared and felt all alone so I lied to my mom. She asked how many times I had been with that boy in that way and I said once! The Truth was only once without protection. She found out the truth at the sonogram when the dates didn't match up! My mom wasn't mad at me though she was hurt that I lied to her and didn't feel like I could come to her. It took a lot of time for us to get over the hurt and shock of me being fourteen and having a baby. To-wards the end of my pregnancy we all started getting excited about the new baby. I kept going into labor so the Doctor put me on bed rest in the hospital for three months. I got lonely and dint have many visitors. After the long time spent in the hospital the Doctor decided I was at a safe point to have the baby! I was so scared when I learned I had to have a c-section! It was December 28th and by that night my new, wonderful little girl would be in my arms. Something I had been waiting so long for. Although my mom could have told me I had to give my child up for adoption she didn't and I kept my baby girl. And I wanted to thank her for not making me give up my wonderful child. Because of my mom being there for me I learned how to stand on my own. At the age of sixteen I dropped out of school and got a full time job. Me and my daughter moved out of my moms and got our own place yes at sixteen. Her father is still a big part of her life although we didn't make our relationship work. It wasn't easy being a mom at fourteen and it still isn't easy being a mom at twenty. My mom is still supportive and I go to her for advice but it was nice being able to raise my daughter on my own. But now that I am older I realized I do need an education and went back to finish high school. Not only have I finished high school but I am now a Certified Nursing Assistant and I am attending college. So not only is this to my mom it is to other teenagers. Who one day might find their self young, pregnant, a drop out, and a single mom to be. I hope with all my heart you will think about this story and know it wasn't easy for me but I choose to do what I thought was best. No matter what fallow your dreams and don't let them out of sight b because that is what gives you the strength to keep going!
