Living with Teen Pregnancy

I was 14 when I lot my virginity to a boy I thought I was crazy about. We were so in love and I thought he was the one. He pressured me into doing things I didn’t want to. I was 14 and he was almost 16.

I did what he wanted me to do because I was so afraid of losing him. 1 month after my 15th birthday I found out I Was pregnant. When I told him I was he told me I cheated on him with another man. I was scared and didn’t know what to do or who to turn to.

I was afraid of my family because I didnt know what they were going to say, and I didnt know what my friends would say. My mom asked me and I told her and it lead to many problems between the two of us. I had to move out of my house and in with my gram and pap.

Once I moved in things got better between me and my mom. My boyfriend and I grew even further apart, and it came to the point that he broke up with me when I was 7 months pregnant. I had my daughter on September 8, 2006. She is the best thing to ever happen to me. My boyfriend and I broke up and he never sees his daughter nor does he care about her.

I have a new boyfriend who treats my daughter like his own. He is amazing to her. Im now 17, and my daughter is 19 months old. I am a Junior and I plan on going to College to be a Marine Biologist. I could have given up when I found out I was pregnant but I didnt. I have straight A’s and I do still have a life. Just because you are a pregnant teen doesnt mean that you lose your life. I get to go to my prom this year and I went to it last year too.

If it wouldnt have been for my gram and pap and my boyfriend I really dont know where I would be today. My mom and I get a long very well now, but when I first told her I was pregnant she wasn’t very accepting of me.

Teen Pregnancy can happen to anyone and for some reason people judge pregnant teens. Like its only the girls fault that she is pregnant. They act like we plan it. We don’t always. But that doesnt mean people need to discriminate against us. If you are a teen mom or you are pregnant. Don’t drop out of school. It will be the worst thing you will ever do. Im glad I didnt. My daughter means more than anything to me and I dont know what I would do without the help of others. If I didnt stay in school it would be the worst choice I would have made.