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Am I Pregnant????

Period a week after Having Intercourse? Spotting?? I got my period September 3rd and then I had sexual intercourse on the 26th of Sept with my partner. I got light red/pink bleeding on the 3rd of October. But the bleeding wasn't normal. It was like blood, with...

StandUpGirl graduates

It Can Be Done

Here I was, 20 years old with 3 children, no education, no guidance, not one person to truly help me.  To make a very long story short. I knew I had to do better for my children. By the time I turned 16 years old, I had 2 beautiful daughters. Not quite...

18 and nervous

Just last week, I found out I was pregnant. This is so very hard for me because I am in my first year in college away from home. My boyfriend lives back home and just got a job the day that I found out I was pregnant. Although I was terrified, I told my mother and...

that empty feeling

Dear Becky, I am 17 and went through a lot with my pregnancy. Here's my story. My fiancé and I have been dating for almost a year. We got engaged in March. We did decide that we wanted a baby. I know babies are very hard to take care of and all that other stuff...

Life after Abortion

When one speaks of abortion, one is often judged, offended, scorned, and scrutinized. What did I really expect??? I've been on the giving out side... Now I'm on the receiving side! No one could have told or warned me what the effect would be on my life and the...

Abortion????

I'm 19 years old and I have a 2 1/2-month-old Baby boy. Hears the BIG!!!!! Problem.... I'm 3 weeks pregnant and thinking about having an abortion. I talked to my husband about it and he thinks that I should get an abortion because we can't afford another baby. Let...

Where oh were to start…

Hey everyone. I'm new to this site, but I'm absolutely in love with it!! So kudos to those who created it. Anyways, so I personally think I have a lot to offer and advice to give on almost anything. So let me dive in. I am 18 years old and only remember, basically,...

pro-choice what now?

There are times I go back and forth. I am going through so much right now. I got married on a whim a few months ago. He already has 2 kids from 2 different mothers. I found out today that my husband has been with another female. I have been in legal trouble because...

Sad,But happy!

OK so me and this guy were together for 2 and a half years and we had, I wouldn't say a lot of problems cus what couple doesn't have problems?? Well, he cheated on me more than once and nobody ever had to tell me, it was just an instinct!! I know it sounds bad but...

help us please

6 years ago, I was in love with my boyfriend. He went off to the army and we went our separate ways. 2 years ago, I found him online and we finished where we left off. He promised me he wouldn't treat me the way he used to. He said I was a good woman and deserved...

wierd

Lately, I've been havin' these crazy dreams about me giving birth to twins and it's like every dream that I have had they has come true. I am not the type of female that have a lot of dreams esp. those fairytales because I live in the real world... But anyways, I...

Shock

I was 16. I knew him for years. We kinda grew up together but we were never friends. We went to the same school since 3rd grade. I was in and out of placements, always gettin' into trouble. So I really didn't have time to pay attention to him or anyone else. Then I...

I was feeling trapped

Dear Becky -- Here is my story. I found out I was pregnant sometime during October. At first, I was excited and looking forward to the baby, I couldn’t wait to get home to tell my boyfriend. On my way home, all I could do was day dream about prams and cots and...

First Kicks!

I always wondered "Wow, I wonder what it'll feel like"  and  "How do I know if it's actually him kicking and not just butterflies?" WOW! Trust me, you will know when it happens. My little guy is one heck of a nudger. It's mostly at night...of course, when I'm...

It’s a Boy!

We were so excited to find out that our first child is going to be a boy. It really hits you when you find out what exactly you're having. I love the idea of having a boy first because I've always wanted an older brother myself. It just makes me feel better that...

Ch.4

We ended up moving to Ohio, to live with his parents and to have a fresh start at a new life together. It's a lot cheaper to live in OH than to live in MD so there were a lot of pluses. But I had to change so much. I still had one more year of school left and I...

Ch.3

We got married! But that wasn't easy. You see, there's two ways we could do that. Since I was 16, In the state of MD, you can get married with your parents' consent OR if you have a proof of pregnancy. My parents wouldn't sign, so we went to the clinic to get a...

Ch.2

I didn't know how exactly to tell them, so I wanted to wait until the right moment. My boyfriend told his mother right away and she was so excited. I remember thinking that I wished my parents would be like his, because I knew they wouldn't have the same reaction....

My Story- Ch.1

OK. So here it goes. I had started a job at Sears when I was 16, just to really get away from staying home all day and I met this guy, whom I started to date on Oct. 14th and I fell completely head-over-heels in love with him. I know that's soo cliche, but when it...