When I Found Out I Was Pregnant
My life I thought was going to be the best. Everything I did was the best, my school work, my chores, everything. I was on top of everything doing everything on time. Then I come to a situation in my life that I knew was about to change everything depending on what decision I made. I was terrified to hear and understand that I was pregnant.
I knew I was pregnant and I told my boyfriend but I didn’t tell my mom. I kept it from her for about a month. I was scared of what she was going to say or how she was going to react and yet how she was going to look at me. One day I realized I needed to tell her before it was too late. Since I was so terrified in telling her I wrote her a note. She read it and she was very sentimental with it. You see though I told her I think I’m pregnant I didn’t tell her I already knew. When I made it home from school she was there waiting with a pregnancy test. I took the test and of course it came out positive I was pregnant.
My mom was like well you have two decisions one you could have the baby or two you could get an abortion. Her exact words were “I will support whatever decision you make.” I made my decision and I decided to keep the baby. My dad was trying to change my mind because he kept saying I was messing up my life that I could end up like his sister. But I knew deep down I wasn’t. I knew how far I could push my self and how far I could go. Months past and past, I was getting bigger, then starting to realize, man I can’t believe I’m pregnant. I’m about to have a baby. But I knew it was time for me to grow up and mature because I, Jasmine, was about to be a mother of a little girl.
It was challenging at times but I got through it. There were times I wanted to go out with my friends but I couldn’t because I had to stay home with my baby. There were times where I had nothing but essays to do for school but I would have to wait till 10 or 11 at night to do it because my baby needed all my attention. I was tired, exhausted, but yet I knew what I did and I knew the consequences it was going to bring, so I had to woman up and take these responsibilities and get organized.
I had people criticizing and bad talking me, trying to put me down, but I didn’t let none of it bother me. I was there to prove them wrong. I made a list and organized my time, and as I did that, things started to get easier. My school work came easier as did the house work. At times now I sit back and see this one year old baby girl running around, laughing, having fun, and say to my self that’s my baby and I’m glad for the decision I made. Look at me now about to graduate high school and attend college two weeks after I graduate. I feel proud of my self because I proved to everyone who had doubts in me that I could do it. I can make it to where I want to, if I just put my mind to it.
