Single Moms
It's not easy being a single mom. As a single parent, you have to take on double the parenting duty. Other issues can make this even more complex. For example, some young moms write about what to do if my boyfriend is an alcoholic. Please share your experience and wisdom. As you will see, these problems require a great support system, time management skills and top-notch parenting techniques. If you have tips to share with other single moms or just want to help other single mothers and single parents out there, then tell us your story. |
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Wish I would have waitedI got pregnant when I was seventeen. I had been dating my boyfriend, Taylor, for six months, and he had been pushing me to have sex with him. On the day of our anniversary, I finally said I would. There was nothing magical or amazing about it. It was awkward and quick. I told him that I wanted to wait for a little while before we did it again, and he complied. A month later, I started throwing up all the time and my sense of smell got really sensitive. I knew what it was even before I saw that little plus sign of doom. I come from a strict Mormon family, and when I told my parents I wanted an abortion, they told me no. I had to keep the baby. I live in a state where you need your parents' consent. They wouldn't let me give it up for adoption, either. They told me I had to live for the rest of my life with what I had done. When I told my boyfriend, he accused me of being a slut and sleeping around. He told me that he couldn't even get off when we had sex, so it was impossible that he was the father. I was alone. The future I had dreamed for myself was gone. I had my baby girl in May of 2009, and I love her more than anything. But giving in just that one time ruined my entire life. I have nothing. I wanted to move to California and pursue my music career, but I can't do that anymore because I have a child. I can't do anything anymore because I have a child. I live at home, and more than anything in the world, I wish I could go back and change that one single day. December A wonderful mistakeI was 12 when I had sex for the first time. I was dating this guy named Jason for 5 months his mom hated me because I was his first girlfriend and she thought that I was taking her baby away so one night they got into a fight and he ran away to my house. My parents were okay with him staying with us as long as we promised that we wouldn't do anything and we promised we wouldn't. So that night we went to sleep in the same bed and my parents trusted me but I woke up in the middle of the night and he was just looking at me and we kissed and what happened was in the heat of the moment.That was the only time I ever had sex in my life and everything went wrong I was 3 weeks late when I found out Jason was with me when I took the test and it came out positive I couldn't believe that I was in the 6th grade and pregnant. The next step of the way was telling our parents we told Jason's mom and then my parents they didn't like the idea that we were barely teenagers and we were having a baby together. Jason's mom "suggested" that we get a paternity but we knew that it was Jason's. My parents kicked me out and Jason's mom said that we weren't welcome in her home so we went to Jason's dad. He liked me because I was pretty and sweet and jason's dad was excited that I was pregnant. When we went to school the next week everyone knew I didn't know how but they knew and they called me a slut and other things. Our teachers were so sensitive to me and Jason. We were at school when I went into labor I was walking around our school track and i had a horrible pain and I went to the nurse she called an abulance but I wasn't there in time so I gave birth after 2 hours of labor without an epideral but I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Juliana after Jason's great grand mother. Now Juliana is in 2nd grade and I am a junior in high school. Our school had a daycare in it so I could leave her there while I learned how to do what I needed for life. Since then I have had two more kids another daughter who is in pre-k and a son who is 9 months. Jason and I are still together and we have been married for 1 and a half years. But that's a different story. Thank you for reading and I hoped you learned thatyou should be protected and WAIT, Jason and I were not emotionally ready but we still did it and we got a wonderful gift but don't do it Alena & Jason Sad EndingIt started out good... i was happy with my boyfriend...I was 15 and he was 17... We started having sex about 3months into the relationship... I thought we were forever... It was going really good... I was on birth control so we never bothered to use a condom... Plus he always pulled out lol... One morning i woke up and felt horrible... I told him i thought i was... He told me to take a test, i did... It came out negative... My sister said it was too early and to take another one in about 3 days... i did this one came out positive... I was scared but i had so many people behind me... I didn't tell anyone in my family, exept for my sisters... He told his family and they took me to the doctors to confirm... I was 2weeks... Everything was good we were happy... One day i went out of town and started to feel horrible... I started cramping so i went to the bathroom cause it felt like my period... I thought to myself... it cant be because im pregnant... When i pulled down my pants... There it was... A gray and pink bloody blob... My baby... I had a miscarriage... Me and my boyfriend made it several months after that, but a lot of things caused us to end it... He was going to be there for it... My due date was May 8,2010 now i always use condoms... cause apparently birth control doesn't protect fully JD my teenage pregnancymy name is kristen. i live in florida. my story begins when i met my boyfriend nick. it was like love at first sight. that may sound weird considering i was 16. we started going out and after only just 2 months i found out i was pregnant. i was shocked and scared to being having a baby at just 16. when i was 3 months pregnant i finally told my mom. she was mad at first but she finally got over it. my boyfriend was totally supportive at first. i started to think everything was gonna be ok.but everything changed the day i went into labor. i was in labor for over 13 hours before my baby boy came out. we named him bentley. i got the name from the show teen mom. my boyfriend nick decided he didn't want to be with me or the baby anymore when bentley was only 1 hour old. it broke my heart that my baby wouldn't have a daddy. my baby bentley is still only 2 weeks old. it has been really hard taking care of bentley by myself but i don't regret anything. i do wish i would have waited a few years so maybe nick would still be around, but i love taking care of my baby and i love this responsibility. bentley is my everything now and i don't think i could have it any other way than him being right here with me. it did change my whole life though. i had to give up my dream of going to collage, i cant get a job with my lack of education, and i will have to live with my parents for a while till i get back on my feet. my advice to all the teens out there having sex is use protection or take birth control. you will have a far better future if you do. still like i said i don't regret having my baby bentley, but you might regret it. so like i said- be careful. sex is absolutely NOT A JOKE! kristen kirk My StoryWell, My Story Is That I Was 13 & Pregnant....I Had a Wonderful Boyfriend; I Loved Him So Much..Till One Day I Just Decided To Give Him What He Wanted. It Was Wonderful I Can Admit. We Were Stupid & Didn't Use a Condom. We Weren't Thinking At The Time & I Had Also Heard That Having Sex Is Better With-Out The Condom.6 Weeks Later I Started Feeling Sick. In The Morming I Was Throwing Up & Had Stomach Cramps. I Though To Myself, "Can I Be Pregnant? No I Can't Be." I Called My Best Friend To Tell Her I Might Be Pregnant. She Told Me Too Take a Pregnancy Test Right Away. So I Did. While My Mom Went Out To Do Somethings She Had To Do, I Walked To The Closest Store. I Got The Pregnancy Test, Hurried Home & Took It To The Bathroom. I Waited & Waited & I Went Over Too Look. It Was POSITIVE! I Couldn't Believe It. I Was Shocked. I Was So Scared To Tell My Mom & My Dad. The First Person I Told Was My Boyfriend Of Course. He Was Shocked..But He Told Me That He Would Help Me Through Every Step Of The Way. The Same Day He Told His Parents & I Told Mine.They Were Mad, But They Got Over It. Now I Have a Baby Boy Named. Jesus Ayden. My Ex-Boyfriend Left Me a Couple Of Weeks Before My Son Was Born. He's Not In My Son's Life What So Ever. But Thanks To My Wonder Parents, They Help me With Jesus While I'm Still In School. Thanks For Reading(: Valeria Page: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 |