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7 Tips for Teenage Parents
One of my tips for teenage parents is to understand that once you become a parent, there is no going back.
I had my child when I was 15-years old. The entire ordeal was painful and scary, partly because I had to have a C-section. The other…
I Ran Away From Home, But It Didn’t Fix My Problems
Teens run away from home because of family problems. I got into an argument with my stepfather and did the same. At the time, I was about five months pregnant. I thought physically leaving would solve my problems, but it didn’t. Instead, running…
The Power of Family and Teen Friendships
My friends came through for me in a big way during my pregnancy. I experienced firsthand the power of teen friendships at work. My 15-year-old friends came together with the little they had to throw me a baby shower. That big gesture touched…
Public Assistance for Young Parents: Friend or Enemy?
By the time I got to college, I didn’t have child support or help from my parents. I realized I needed additional support so I applied for public assistance for young parents. I needed support like food stamps now called Supplemental Nutrition…
Support For Pregnant Teens and Young Parents
I understand that support for pregnant teens and young parents can be hard to come by. In my own life, I had the support of my mother who picked me up from school and took me for my doctor’s appointments. She took time off work to make sure…
How to cope with a teen pregnancy
At this point in my story, I was pregnant at 15 years by a boy I didn’t know and whom I hadn’t consented to have sex with.
My secret was out, and the guilt and shame were real. Coping with a teen pregnancy had never featured on my list…
Surviving Teen Pregnancy Without Losing Your Mind
Surviving teen pregnancy had never featured in any of my plans for my life.
In fact, I looked down on other girls who got pregnant. I thought they deserved what happened to them because of their promiscuous and fast ways. Yet here I was in…
How to Avoid Teen Pregnancy
Because I was not sexually active, neither I or my parents probably thought they needed to talk to me about how to avoid teen pregnancy.
If you had told me I would join the teen pregnancy statistics at age 15. I would have called you a liar.…
How Teens Can Develop an Attitude for Success
When I was younger, I didn’t have the best of attitudes.
I was stubborn, often disrespectful, and focused on having my way. In other words, I didn’t have an attitude for success. But that all changed when I started to understand that my…