Real Girls, Real Stories

The gynecologist wasn't in that day, so his wife attended to me. She asked me a couple of questions, and then asked me to lie down on the bed. On...

A few days later, I began to feel weird. Everything I smelt made my stomach upset and I just wanted to constantly vomit and I did. I thought that I...

Katie and I had a great relationship. We are one day apart. How weird is that?  Things got a little crazy at her birthday party. It was around...

A Father’s Love is a celebration of the important role fathers play in their children’s lives. Each artist’s heartfelt performance expresses their...

This is the story of how my son came to be. I was 19, he was 37, I thought that he was the one. He was my first and as I saw it, my last. It was...

I went to the clinic for a consultant and my heart was pounding. Seeing my little buddle of joy on the screen, I had this rush of love for my baby....

I told him and he was really supportive, but nobody else knew, not my mum or any member of my family. I went to the doctor's who confirmed I was...

One morning, I woke up and I ran to the bathroom and threw up. I stayed home from school, thinking I just had the flu. I didn't even think about...

I got there and sat in the waiting room with the millions of other girls sitting there alone and by themselves.  But I wasn't alone I had my...

So, what I wanted to say to any girl who is pregnant and in uncertain times, struggling or afraid, is that their babies are beautiful and precious!...

Rebecca St James, with several gold albums and singles to her credit, granted StandUpGirl an interview. We discussed what she hears from young women...

I went to a birthday party. It was like my first time going to a real party. I met a guy who was a lot older than me. At that time he was 23, we...

I was 17 and halfway through my senior year in high school. I also had no place to live. When I told my boyfriend, he freaked out and told me he...

The day I went to have it done, the clinic gave me 2 pills. One to take there and one at home.  I did it alone because of the overwhelming shame I...

I had my son Damon at age 16. It was one of the hardest things I had ever done in my life. I dropped out of school when I was 3 months pregnant and...

Hey Lisa. I am 16 years old and I need some answers. I am thinking more and more every day I am pregnant. Can you help? Dearest Emily - I would love...

Nick Cannon, actor and popular singer who's music video "Can I Live" relates so well to so many visitors to this site, is offering to help young...

He came to me. The guy who forever changed my life.  James! He just happened to be 5 years older. But it didn't matter, for I was in love. I really...

We didn't plan on having sex until we were married. Well, one night things all changed, and we did end up having sex, the first time, and I got...