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Unexpected

Hi.I'm 15.About a month or so ago,I went into a holiday with my orchestra friends.We went for 5 days and on the 3rd day we got an orchestra concert.On the 2nd day,my friends let me be alone with my boyfriend who is a string player at the same orchestra.We thought that that time will be a chitchat romantic time,but I don't know how it start we were kissing and accidentally had sex.I didn't tell anybody about it until 2 weeks later I start feeling nausea and tired,dizzy,and my boobs are getting a little bigger.So,I told my best friend and we went to the drugstore near our school after the school's over.I bought the pregnancy test and test it at the toilet.Unfortunately,I got pregnant.I cried and told my boyfriend and he was shocked.We both didn't expect this to happen and we was so confused.After that I told my mom and gladly she wasn't mad,and she bring me to the doctor.I decide to keep the child and I am now expecting.It was not good.I keep vomiting all the time and I know my education will be screwed soon.But I'm glad that my boyfriend support me and he will take the responsibility to be a father because he is 5 years older than me and he's pretty wise.

Claire

Left Without A Goodbye

I was 14 and in a one-year relationship with my boyfriend when I got pregnant. I was really scared to where my best friend and I went to the pharmacy and bought the most accurate pregnancy test. I was gaining weight and my period was late, which meant I was probably pregnant. My boyfriend and I had sex about two months ago and it was the only sensable reason.

I took the test and it was positive. I told my boyfriend Justin and he was mad. Not at me, but at us. He said we shouldn't have had sex. He took me to the doctor to get it finalize, which the test was positive. We told our parents, and they were disappointed with us, but said they'd be there for us. My family is very much against adoption, since my grandfather was adopted and the stress of being adopted stuck with him to the point where he commited suicide six months into his mom's pregnancy with my dad. Justin was really abusive during my pregnancy; he mentally, physically and verbally abused me. He called me a fat cow and that I needed to lose weight and no one would love me. He hit my nine times in the face to where I lied to my parents about ramming into walls and my friends about hitting myself on accident. He mentally would play tricks on me and send me to places where he wouldn't be and blow me off for friends. He apologized later, but it still hurt me. I was really pissed off at him.

I gave birth to Dana Maria Simpson-Van Cole. The baby weighed twelve pounds and was healthy as could be. It was so weird, considering the baby came out blue (which scared me) but it was because the baby had been in my stomach all the time. Dana had a beautiful face and a great smile.

Justin left me two months later. It was because he was afraid of being a father and it was too much for him. I was really mad, and so was my family, but his family defended Justin, saying it's reasonable. I was really fed up, but told him not to come back, and that I'd say no.

It's been three years. A couple weeks ago, Justin came to my doorstep, saying he'd like to be a family again. I said no, because I bet he'd do the same thing. He tried to get court to do a custody agreement, but they said since he was mostly agressive and abusive during my pregnancy, they rejected his claim. I was really happy. I move away, and met a man who loves me a lot. We changed Dana's name from Simpson to just Van Cole. My new boyfriend loves Dana and can't get enough of her! I'm so happy and really glad I didn't let Justin back into my life. Now I'm happy and excited.

I'm going to a writing school to become a famous writer one day. My boyfriend stays home with Dana until I get home and then he heads off to work. I'm half way finished, since I never finished high school because of Justin, I was afraid to go to school since he told all his friends I got knocked up by some guy but since Justin's a 'nice guy' he stayed with me. But whatever, I'm happy. So happy, Dana will be having the best life ever.

Marie Van Cole

When your world changes

I was 15. I had the most loving boyfriend or so I thought. I had no idea I was pregnant until I was about 4 months along, I didn’t know what it was to be pregnant. Hell I was just finding out what love was. Well, I and my boyfriend had already been together 1 year and 6 months. We had been dating 10 months before we messed around. He was my everything; I was in love, indeed. Well, he moved in with me and my mom and my family. We were making a family of our own. Well when I was about 7 months pregnant we started fighting all the time and at times things got abusive towards me. I was so in love with him but it was like there were two sides of him. I tried to stick it out for her. Oh yea it was a girl!!! Well, I was about 8 ½ months pregnant when I started getting false contractions all the time like a week strait it was nothing but pain and I mean a lot of it! The baby started getting really big and the doctor was nervous and thought I wouldn’t be able to deliver, I’m little. So he induced me 2 days before my due date on October 23, 2009. I had a beautiful baby girl I named Lauren Rayn Robinson. Well she had jaundice which means her liver wasn’t fully working and we stayed in the hospital 8 days after I had her. Well, a little thing called postpartum depression started kicking in and I was crying all the time. I figured she got jaundice from something wrong I did during my pregnancy, not saying I did a whole lot of things wrong, I’m only human. Well my abusive relationship with my boyfriend continued after we brought Lauren home. When she was about 1 ½ months old I kicked her dad out of the house and started raising her without him. But there’s more to the story, see before I had her everyone told me I would experience unconditional love but I never imagined how right they all were. But as to who all it applied to was a different story, It was Lauren and her daddy. I tried everything to try to get over her dad but the more I tried the more I loved him. I knew even if I was going to put myself in danger for these “unconditional” feelings for her dad. She would not be in any danger because Lauren didn’t go around him much and when she did my mother was present. But, I would go around him in my time off from being a full time mother and student in high school. Here I am 17 and next Saturday my daughter will be 1. She is getting so big so fast. I am still with her dad but things are changing slowly but surely.

Tonja Renee

Scared and Confused

I'm 18. I go to a great university and I've wanted to be a doctor ever since I was 7 years old. I had my whole life planned out... go to college, go to med school, get married, have kids half way through med school, move to the mountains, open my own practice, and the best part of my plan was that I am perfectly capable of making it all happen.. but not now. I found out yesterday for sure that I am 7 weeks pregnant. This was not at all in my plan. I don't want to be stuck with the kids dad for the rest of my life. I wanted to travel the world and I had so many dreams and aspiration, I can't carry out any of them now. I have one week to decide if I want to abort. I feel like I have let myself and my entire family down. I hate my life now, as terrible as that sounds. I could count the number of times I've had sex on one hand and I don't see how this could have happened to me. My whole life changed in an instance. All of my hopes and dreams went out the window. My parents are completely supportive and told me no matter what it was all my decision. I'm scared though. I was raised in a christian family. Southern baptist which is as christian as they come. I never thought in my whole life this would happen to me. I never thought that I would ever even consider an abortion but I am and I feel like the worst person in the world for it. I cry all the time and I'm sick with myself. I really am just so amazed by all the teen mothers that just keep their babies without a second thought. I thought I was a strong person and this has showed me I'm not at all.. I really have no idea what I'm going to do..

Tonja Renee

How Did I Not See This Cominig

I was 17 years old and enjoying life. My boy friend and I had an on and off relationship.We got back together in August of 2009 and then in December I decided I needed to take a pregnancy test, because I missed 4 periods which I thought was ok becuz of my birth control and I even visited my doctor in September, well I found out I was 4 months pregnant with my son Dominick. My boy friend and I were together for about 1 month after Dominick was born, when he cheated on me with one of my good friends( or so I thought). I guess Dominick has really changed me because his dad called saying sorry and I thought to myself I cannot put my heart through that again, I already gave my heart to someone else Dominick. My mom was supportive through the whole pregnancy. Dominick's dad and I talk only because of Dominick. I sometimes find myself crying at night looking down at my son and think "did I do the right thing of keeping you?" I was extremely lonely and depressed and I struggle with it now, but then I look at Dominick and realize he needs me, he loves me no matter what I say, do or even look like, he loves me....Unconditionally!!! Dominick is now almost 5 months on the 19th and I am 18 years old.

Mireya