Inside Teenage Mother’s Guide To Survival, Rising Above The Odds

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Text Box: You have probably heard the saying “the truth will always come to the light”. Well, it is true and it will. Your main concern should be to fulfill your maternal responsibility. Your child will grow to know his/her father for who and what he is without your input, whether that proves to be negative or positive. Don’t compound the negativity of the situation with words that could cause your child unnecessary emotional pain. The father’s lack of participation is painful enough for both you and your child. Character assassination should be avoided. The truth hurts also. You are probably dealing with your own dose of emotional anxiety should the father of your child abandon ship and leave you holding the baby alone. Right about now, you are not only afraid, but your pride has been stepped on and your heart may be broken into a million pieces. Again, there is no soft cushion for heartache. There is nothing to say to soften that type of pain except, that’s life. No one ever said life was fair or easy. If they said either, they lied. However, you are not the first young woman left alone during pregnancy and you certainly will not be the last! EXCERPTS CONTINUED: So relax, and enjoy being a young woman preparing for motherhood. I am in no way attempting to glorify your situation. I am merely trying to express to you that you should not let your situation or circumstances define who you are or how you act. Relax! Your current predicament is only a temporary situation disguised as a roadblock, a deviation of sorts. In reality, your condition is your personal roadway to maturity and a life filled with love. There is an old saying that says, don’t cry over spilt milk. In other words, what’s done is done. You have already endured some of the hardest phases of being an unwed teenage mother. Facing the fact that you were going to have a baby was difficult. Telling loved ones of the pregnancy was just as trying on your emotions. Perhaps, the baby’s father not being there is or was something else you have to cope with. You weathered those storms. You survived. You are still here on this earth all in one piece. It is now time to lighten up the load of negative emotions that you have been carrying around as excess baggage. Focus on what is ahead of you. Motherhood is about to happen in your life. You will give birth to a child that will require your concentration instantly and constantly. You cannot afford to be a bundle of nerves. Your baby will be totally dependent upon you for survival! Speaking of emotions, don’t forget about the feelings of those that love you. They are also experiencing hurt feelings at this time. Their hearts are broken into tiny little pieces! Once the baby is born, love will become a solid rock and joy will ooze through the atmosphere like never before. But, for right now, you must remember that this is a change in lifestyle for all concerned.

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