Hi all.

I am a typical 22-year-old girl and my little story is like most of the rest, I think. I grew up in a good home, my parents are the best!! I finished school and started work at an accounting firm – alone in a different town where no one knew me. Made some friends, good and bad. This all happened in less than a year, mind you. THEN MY LIFE CHANGED!!!!! I met a man, 8 years my senior, & “fell in love” and against my better judgment, moved in with him. The parents went crazy. Anyway, on 25 November, I found out I was 8 weeks pregnant!!! O my goodness, what am I to do now? Parents were devastated, dad didn’t talk to me for weeks. I was 19, barely. The guy seemed strangely happy, his parents and family members also. So we decided to get MARRIED – I don’t recommend anyone getting married at 19, no matter what the circumstances may be!!!!! Didn’t think it was the best thing but still, I stupidly agreed. So we got married and a few short months later I gave birth to a big, beautiful baby boy, Lian Jurie.

Now, let me tell you it wasn’t all moonshine and roses, o no. For after Lian was born, we started fighting. I remember the last time. He picked me up by my neck, tried to strangle me, and I woke up on the floor. Its’ been a year – we’re still married. Why? you ask. I forgave him. If he intended to really hurt me – he would have hurt my son. He never ever laid a hand on my son in anger – not once! Things were going so bad at that stage – financially, his father moved in with us – all those elements were against us.

These days – we are in love – really in love this time!! Things change, people change – and MEN DO CHANGE!!!! Life goes on. I’ve thought of running away – many times – I wouldn’t lie about that, but my son keeps me going.

This upcoming February, we will be married 3 years and and then in June, little Lian will be 3 years old AND 2 weeks ago I found out I was pregnant with another baby – on 25 November. Isn’t that funny 🙂

There are happy endings and new beginnings 🙂