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I was 16 years old when I got pregnant with my son. I was a junior in high school and I didn’t care much about anything. Everyone was doing what I was doing, so I never thought I would get pregnant. Well I was wrong. When I found out, I was in shock. I was in denial for about a month and finally realized that this was not going to go away. Somehow, my mom knew and she told me that abortion was out of the question and that it was up to me to keep the baby or give it up for adoption. I chose to keep him. I couldn’t imagine carrying a baby and then giving it up.

My parents supported me 100% and I stayed in school and even graduated early. I had Joshua on Sept. 8 ... it was really weird because I was 17 years old and my mom was also 17 years old when she had my sister Amy on the exact day except in 1971. So my mom had gone through it when she was in high school, also. She was very understanding.

I am now 20 years old and Joshua is 3. I am in college and doing whatever it takes to take care of my son. His father has never been in his life and I think it is better that way. I have a wonderful boyfriend that takes great care of me and Josh. I just want all the girls out there to know that they are not alone, and that your life is not over. This is always a blessing and God does not give something you cannot handle. You may have some hard times but you can always get through them.