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A Story of Hope, Courage, and New Beginnings

Greetings from South Africa: A story received from one of our affiliated pregnancy centres touched me so much that I wanted to share it with you, as it captures the essence of hope and love that we strive to nurture in our community.




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Lesson About Her Unborn Baby’s Life

A pregnant girl not ready for parenthood, struggles to reconcile that her life will change forever. She resorts to ending her pregnancy. Her mother makes one last desperate plead to save the unborn baby’s life.




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I’m Pregnant Conversation with my Parents

Telling your parents “I’m pregnant” can be a challenging conversation but approaching it with preparation can make it easier. Here are some points to help you have the conversation. StandUpGirl has resources to guide your pregnancy journey.




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muttered words

It takes a lot of energy to not think of you, to force myself not to feel the flicker of my heart as it beats for you. The painful wrenching as I...

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My story

So I am new to this and I am not sure exactly what to say. I am sixteen years old and right now, I am almost 4 1/2 months along. I don't have a...

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Complications

I am new to this website and first things first: my fiancé and I are having a baby. We are scared, but excited at the same time. I am just...

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My son was 6 months old last week. So he was due for 6-month checkups. He had an appointment with the midwife this morning, just for general checks....

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My story.

For those of you that don't know my story, here it is. I got pregnant when I was 14. When my boyfriend and I found out we had no idea what to do. Of...

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The Beginning of My Journey

Posted by a Guest Hello everyone in this awesome community, I guess I'll start with an intro. I'm 18 years old. I'm in my last year of high school...

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Questions without judgement

So, I have never used this site before and I don't really know how to work it, but I am in need of help and I think this site may be able to answer...

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When reality hits

So I had my son a little over 5 months ago. Before he was born, Lee and I were hardly together... He wanted nothing to do with us when I found...

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I am so proud!

Hello everyone, I came across Stand Up Girl like many of you did, trying to find an answer to this problem that had crept up unexpectedly. I was 5...

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School school school!

So you all know my son, who is 10 months old now! (I was 14 when I gave birth and now I'm nearly 16). As you guys know, I went to school up until...

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Need advice

I have just found out that I am pregnant. The father and I broke up a few days ago and he keeps telling me to abort this child. I don't know how to...

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I know…

I know I shouldn't want you, I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it. Every time I close my eyes, say a prayer, watch a sad movie...You cross my...

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My son’s father

My son's father has just decided to take responsibility for our son. I have mixed feelings about it. I just think that not having him in our life...

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It’s been a while!

Well, it's been a while since I've been on here, but I think it's about time I started using this site again. It really did help me a lot and I...

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too nice???

Am I too nice to the men in my life who have done me wrong? I never shout or act out my anger, never try and seek revenge even though it's deserved....

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Abortion or Addition

I'm completely confused. My boyfriend and I have a beautiful 6-month-old daughter. I'm 19 & my boyfriend of two years is 22. We have our own...

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Our Angels <3

I'm not sure how to start off. I guess I'll start like this... Dec 31 was a day that changed my life forever. I was 13 and I got pregnant. When my...

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Due date!

My son's due date was 8th August, but obviously, he came early. So I shouldn't be worried about his due date? I am probably making a big deal over...

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The Truth

Ok, I have a little vent to get out here, please bear with me! I have seen and heard many people give arguments in regards to teen pregnancy....Some...

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