I CHOSE LIFE – Since the Age of Thirteen I Have Been On My Own

Dear Mothers-To-Be,

I never had anything in my life. Since the age of thirteen I have been on my own. I lived house to house to just survive. But I could never go home. My parents were drug addicts, they were thieves and involved us kids in their crimes and my step father beat the hell out of me. I could go on and on. I had always told myself that I never wanted kids, especially the way I was raised. But at the age of sixteen, I got pregnant. Sixteen and pregnant is not how I had planned it, especially when I had no family support and the father of my baby beat me. The father got arrested shortly into my pregnancy and the little support I had in between the beatings was all but gone. But, I made it and had a beautiful child. At 18 it happened again, pregnant with the father who hit me. By the time I was 20, I had two children, I finally left my abusive boyfriend and I was on my own with two kids to feed. I did what it took to support my children. I won’t get into the details but you get my drift. I just kept fighting. Then at the age of twenty-two I met the BEST guy in the world. He saved my life and my life has never been the same. We have had six children together. My last two pregnancies have been miscarriages. I am almost thirty-two years old and I have had five children I absolutely adore. Happily, I am now 35 weeks pregnant looking forward to holding my sixth baby in my arms. I would not of had it any other way. But what a journey I have had to get to this point.

Please moms, understand that you can do this. That little life inside you will bring you more joy then you can ever imagine. I was at the bottom of the bottom and I made it. We made it. If I can do it under my circumstances, anyone can do it. Do not make the selfish choice. That little heart beat needs you, and you may not know it now but you also need that little heart beat.

Sincerely,

RP