Hey guys! I'm so honored to be guest blogging on this beautiful sight. Today I would love to share with you my story of being a young mother. You might know me from Instagram @abbie_mullins14 or my daily blog www.teenmommy2013.weebly.com.
But if you don't, my name is Abbie. I am a 15 year old teen mother to a 4 month old baby boy named Grayson Michael. He's a cutie. I got pregnant when I was 14. (January 2013) I found out when I was 15. (March 25, 2013) Actually, it was two days after my 15th birthday.
That was an extremely hard day for me and my family did not take it well. They said I had to get an abortion, and when I said no, they told me I planned my pregnancy and kicked me out. I did NOT plan my pregnancy.
I met my child's father in July 2012 and started dating him on August 5th, 2012. He's the only one I've ever had sex with by the way. We are still together and going strong. But it wasn't always like this.
I was really depressed when I found out I was pregnant. Really depressed. My families reaction only made it worse. I turned to Austin's family for guidance and they helped me through until my mom came around. I lived with my mom, although I felt neglected for a long time. Both Austin and I's parents were teen parents and they were really disappointed. Austin was 17 at the time and he worked part time. Once I got pregnant he had to start working 40 sometimes 50 hours a week... And he still does.
He gave up his senior year and I started online school. I make straight A's and we got MORE than enough stuff for our child and provide great for him. Towards the middle/end of my pregnancy we got in a huge fight, stress was through the roof, and I went into preterm labor. I was I think 30 weeks or so but only measuring 28. My son almost came that night but luckily we made it to the hospital just in time to stop it. I couldn't leave the hospital for almost a week and I was in such bad pain the whole time. That week brought Austin and I a lot closer and made us a lot stronger. And we anxiously awaited the arrival of our baby boy.
He was born October 17, 2013. 4:32 pm, 6lbs 10oz, 18.25in long. Perfection. Absolute. Perfection. I breast feed, co sleep, baby wear sometimes, cloth diaper, and I'm a stay at home mom until I can get a job. Austin and I plan to move in together in June (a few months after I turn 16) with a really close friend of ours.
We are really excited for our future and we continue to grow everyday as a family. Life has been the opposite of easy for me but I am here to show that not all teen mothers are bad or not good mothers and that teens can actually take responsibility for their children. I never sugar coat my life. I never try to make it look bad or good. I just show you how it is.
If you'd like to see more of my story, check out my daily blogs using the link above. I hope to see you there.Thank you to everyone who read this. I hope it shows you not all of us are bad. There's actually good in this world.
Thank you so much for reading!
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