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| At age 15 I found out I was pregnant. When I told my
19 year old boyfriend, he was overwhelmed with joy. Today, two
years later, we are still friends but I don’t know if
we will end up together. He does help parent his daughter but
only when it is convenient for him. He doesn’t work and
he doesn’t pay child support but does help out when he
can. |
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| When I was pregnant I had terrific mood swings and a great
deal of morning sickness. My body also produced too much amniotic
fluid which resulted in my pregnancy becoming high risk. Having
a high risk pregnancy was not something I even thought about
until I was faced with it. Having too much fluid meant possible
birth defects for my unborn child or even the possibility of
the placenta tearing away from my uterus wall, which would result
in internal bleeding. I had to undergo two amniocentesis to
drain fluid and ended up having labor induced early because
at 38 weeks I measured 54 weeks! My delivery was long and tiring.
I was in labor for 19 ½ hours. |
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| I am currently attending Alternative High and plan to
graduate in January. I hope to start college in September. It
is difficult to balance school, work and parenting because of
lack of sleep, lack of money and having to miss classes when
my daughter is sick. |
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| A typical day for me consists of getting up at 6:30 and getting
myself ready for school. Then I get my daughter up and ready
and pack up all her things for day care. We catch the bus a
little after 7:00 and arrive at school around 8:10. We are there
until 2:35, then we take the bus back home again. I feed her
and keep her entertained until her bedtime at 8:00 pm. Then
I still have to do my chores and homework! |
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| Concerns I have about being a single parent are not being
a good enough mother and having to depend on my family for money.
I worry that it will affect my child because her father is not
as much a part of her life as I am. Will she blame me someday? |
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| I regret having sex at such a young age and becoming a mom
before I could finish being a kid! Don’t be in a hurry
to have sex. And when you do, be responsible, use birth control.
And remember, nothing is 100%, except abstinence. I used
birth control, and now I am a parent. |
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