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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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More Real Stories

The Nursery Room

Though we haven't started painting or really anything in the Nursery Room, we do already have plans. My husband and I already know what color the...

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It is NOT cute

Is it me or are a lot of pregnant teens finding it "cute" and "fun" to have a kid? I understand that, OK, maybe reality hasn't set in yet for them...

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RANT

I used to be the person who'd tell someone to back the f*** off in a second because they had no right to give an opinion on my life. I'm still that...

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14 and Might be Pregnant

Hi, I'm 14 and might be Pregnant. First of all, I'm very scared to tell my parents. They're the strict type of parents. My mom always told me if I...

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I Miss You Grandma…

Things have been hard, but what has been killing me is that Tuesday makes it 3 years since you've been gone. You were a big part of my strength....

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Dear…

Dear Mummy... I'm so sorry this is happening. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. But I'm going to be a mum soon. I'll learn a lesson. I'll understand...

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help

Hey everyone, I've been reading everyone's stories here looking for advice. I am 19, going on 20 in three months, and I found out five days ago that...

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My Story

Hi everyone, I felt like it was time to share my story because just reading that someone else went through what you are going through really helped...

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7 weeks to go!! ..

So I'm finally 33 weeks, thinking back to when we took the pregnancy test in August. Time has flown. Seriously, this sounds a bit harsh, but I'm now...

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lost and confused

This may be long, but I feel hopeless and any advice would be great!! In September, I found out I was pregnant with my boyfriend of 3 years. I am 20...

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it’s been a year baby..

Dear my sweet little angel, Today is your first birthday, and I am so sad I cannot spend it with you. You're so grown up, baby, you probably...

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I want this to be over…

I'm 18 weeks, 3 days... 19 weeks on Friday! I feel like an elephant, can't even fit in my school shirts anymore. I can't concentrate at school. My...

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Its been a while,

So to catch up, I'm 10 weeks pregnant and couldn't be more surprised as to how easy it's been, besides the hunger and exhaustion. But surprisingly,...

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My Other Mother

Beautiful poem “My Other Mother” written by Diane about her lifelong journey of adoption and the path to her Other Mother.

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7th March 2012.

So much is going on in my life. One of my very dear friends sadly committed suicide Monday evening. So I'm utterly devastated! RIP friend. Also baby...

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