When I was 14 I met "Joe".  He was 17 and I guess what you would consider a "bad boy".  I thought he was amazing.  And since I was always considered a "good girl" just being associated with him excited me.  We started dating a few weeks after we met.  When we had been together for about 2 years, I found out I was pregnant.  I was only 16 and scared to death.  My mom wanted me to have an abortion, but when I didn �t want to, she wanted me to give the baby up for adoption.  I refused and she kicked me out.  My dad opened his home for me, and after my daughter was born, I lived there for 7 months.  When I was 17, "Joe" and I got married and moved into our own house.  He was working full time, and I was a junior in high school.  Eventually my mom came around, and I think that we are closer than we have ever been.  I graduated high school and went to college for medical assisting.  Early this year I found a really good job, and 2 weeks later found out I was pregnant.  "Joe" didn �t seem all that phased, but I was devistated.  I didn �t want another kid, I hadn �t even wanted 1!  Now I was going to be a 20 year old with 2 kids.  Our financial situation was ok, but adding a baby into the mix was not going to help anything.  But, I battled horrible morning sickness and a trip to the hospital for dehydration.  Then after 4 months of working, the employer decided that "they no longer had a need for my position".  I knew that wasn �t the reason, but I was so miserable from pregnancy, I took it as a blessing.  I was 6 months pregnant when I quit working.  Our son was born in September, exactly 4 years and 5 days after our daughter was born.  "Joe" and I will have been together for 6 years on Dec. 7th, and married for 4 in March.  I never thought I could be this happy.  What started out as (what I thought) the biggest mistake of my life, has turned into my whole world.  I love my little family, we are complete now.  I think every day about how lucky I am.  Most teenage moms don �t have the option of being with the baby �s dad, and usually end up single moms.  I happened to fall in love with someone who knows what it means to be a man and take responsibility for your actions.  I wouldn �t change anything.

 

taken from:http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Am-A-Teenage-Mom/2233