HI NICOLE.
JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. MY NAME IS ASHLEY. IM 18 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL 18 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. I WAS FRESHLY OUTTA MY SWEET 16 WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS PREGNANT. I WAS SUPPER SHOCKED, AND A LOT OF THINGS HIT ME AT ONCE. THANK GOD THAT I HAD A MAN THAT WAS WILLING TO WORK AND BE BY MY SIDE TOO. AT JUST 16, WE WERE BOTH HOLDING JOBS, HAD OUR OWN PLACE, PUTTING OUT $900 A MONTH IN BILLS, AND MISSING OUT ON EVERYTHING THAT A TEEN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ENJOYING. IT WAS VERY HARD, BUT I MUST SAY TO BE ONLY 16 WE BOTH DID VERYY WELL FOR OURSELVES. ITS HARD LOOKING BACK NOW, BECAUSE NOW IM 18, AND I THINK, HELL... I SHOULD BE WALKING DOWN THE ISLE WITH MY CLASS THIS YEAR GRADUATING. BUT IM NOT. SCHOOL GOT SOOO DIFFICULT, AND SO MANY PEOPLE AROUND HERE JUST GET ALL UP IN YOUR BUSINESS, PEOPLE THAT I DIDNT EVEN KNOW, THAT I DECIDED TO QUIT AND GET MY GED. I DONT KNOW IF YOU FINISHED SCHOOL OR NOT, IF YOU DID, GOOD FOR YOU. BUT IF YOU DIDNT MY ADVICE WOULD BE FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT WHILE YOU ARE PREGNANT. I WISH THAT I STAYED IN SCHOOL, BUT I DID GO BACK AND GET MY GED, AND PRETTY SOON ILL BE STARTING COLLEGE. NOW, I AM 18 YEARS OLD, AND I AM EXPECTING BABY NUMBER 2. (DONT WORRY, THIS ONE WAS PLANNED) HAHA. IM GOING TO HAVE MY HANDS FULL, AND YOU SURE AS HECK ARE TOO. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TRY TO SUGAR COAT MOTHERHOOD, AND IM NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU, ITS AWESOME, MESSY, AND VERYY STRESSFUL AT TIMES, BUT ITS ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL ENJOY MOST IN YOUR LIFETIME. THIS NATHAN GUY SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD MAN. ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO STAY BY YALLS SIDE NO MATTER THE OUTCOME IS DEFINITELY WORTH KEEPING, AND I ADMIRE HIM FOR THAT. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT A PERSON HAS TO BE BIOLOGICAL TO BE FAMILY, THEY ARE SADLY MISTAKEN. MY CLOSEST FAMILY WAS NOT MY REAL FAMILY AT ALL, BUT THEY SURE AS HELL DID FEEL LIKE IT TO ME. BUT HEY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATS, AND IF YOU EVER NEED ANOTHER TEEN MOTHER TO TALK TO JUST EMAIL ME SOMETIME. CONGRATS WITH YOUR PREGNANCY, AND I HOPE THAT ALL GOES WELL! :)