I was a teen mommy!

[Gemie]

I'd just like to offer you girls someone (if you would like!) to talk to as I had my son when I was 17. I'm now 32 and my son is 14 and we've not done too badly!

There is so much stigma attached to being a teen mommy it's unbelievable. When I told my own mom I was pregnant with DS she made it out to be the single most terrible thing I could have ever done... Don't get me wrong I love my mom to bits and we get on well .... now I don't live with her!
But she made me feel like I'd done something awful and ruined my whole life.
I hadn't of course I love my son to bits and from the moment he was conceived he was my priority, of course I was young me and FB got married (another one of moms bright ideas) but (like a lot of you girls) FB just couldn't hack it and we broke up when ds was 1 1/2 I was devastated... I really thought my life had ended I was so love with him.

OMG when I look back now! (long story short) I was single for 8 years... don't get me wrong I enjoyed being young and went out with my friends at the weekend but always my son came first.

I met the man of my dreams 51/2 years ago. In contrast to fb he is amazing He is my sons father figure (ds dad doesn't really bother with him and quite frankly hasn't changed in all the years I've known him )
I am so in love my df will do anything for me and ds he treats us amazingly.

All I'm really trying to say is... if your fb is an ass you know what? life goes on and you don't have to put up with it just b/c he's fb so what? you deserve better!

Looking back over my life, I wouldn't change a single thing. Me and ds are so close, more like best friends b/c I'm now the cool mom who all ds friends want as a mom I like all the music they like and I talk with them about stuff going on in their lives.
Thats the advantage of being a young mom

Me and df are ttc now ( I didn't go and do what my mom thought I would and hav 15 kids and live of state benefit. One in the face for all those stereotyping small minded folk!)
I can't wait to be a mommy again. I'm gong to enjoy every minute like I should have been able to do 15 years ago!

Anyway... thats a bit of my story I thought you might like to read.
Message me anytime if you would like to. I know what being a (single) teen mommy was like.

 

[Adrienne]

Thank you for sharing your story. Good luck TTC!

 

[smatheson]

Thank you for your inspiration. Feels good to know that someone else got through all the hard times with the fb and is now happily married to someone who treats you good.

 

[Alexandra91]

Always good to hear stories like that, thankyou for sharing gives me hope!! lol xx

 

[bbyno1]

Aww you sound very happy
i like happy endings lol..glad that you have now found another man that treats you right
xx

 

[EmandBub]

woow thankyou!
good luck with TTC
xxx

 

[Gemie]

Thanks girls!
I'm so glad you're all doing so well and being so strong and the best of it is, you'll just continue to get stronger

My advice to you all; Don't let anyone tell you what to do or make you think you don't know what's best for you. Be strong. Stand your ground and never think you're worthless. Always have faith in you! x

 

[abbSTAR]

its so nice to hear a positive outcome ... thanks for sharing with us
i wish we weren't' stereotyped so badly! x

 

[EmandBub]

it's always nice to see happy endings
thankyoou so much!
xxxx