I'm glad I kept my baby.
@cynthi25 (17)
Kenya
May 2, 2016 1:16pm CST
I recently received a call from a former college mate. The conversation was awkward as we had not communicated in a while (the last time I spoke to her was during the 1st trimester of my pregnancy). She asked me if I had given birth. I found this question rather odd because my baby will soon be a year old. So I asked her how long the gestation of human being is and she laughed. It was only after our conversation that I realized that she probably was not calling me check up on me but to find out if I had carried my pregnancy to term.
See, this former college had fallen pregnant some months before I became expectant but she opted to have an abortion instead. Her rationale for this was that she needed to build her career first. When I revealed to her that I was expectant, she was quick to explain to me that she knew a hospital where I could have an abortion at a small fee.
It is sad that people in this day and age will knowingly misguide others into doing things that are not right and just. I'm glad I made the decision to carry my pregnancy to term. Today, I cannot imagine my life without my daughter.Yes, I may be lagging behind in my career but I will catch up soon enough. The best part about this is that I will be able to share my success with my child.
Have you been through a similar situation. Were you able to overcome the challenges?
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6 responses
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
2 May 16
It depends if it's about single parents or not. It's a question with no right answer, because it truly does depend on a mix of emotions, decisions, economics, circumstances, and certain biological risks. If you are okay with going forward despite that, then that's fine.
I'm sure entire family lines alive today wouldn't be here if they had the ability to make that choice in the past. Though with population levels it's easy to say it's almost better.
I'm glad you are happy with your daughter!
@cynthi25 (17)
• Kenya
2 May 16
@ One of Many, yes my daughter makes me happy. I think paying too much attention to emotions and financial stability is mostly what drives women to have abortions. In my opinion, it makes sense for a woman to undergo the procedure if her life is at risk. However, I find it difficult to comprehend how an individual would choose to have an abortion based on their emotions, finances or circumstances such facing rejection from a partner-reason being these are challenges that are not beyond us. With determination, optimism and hard work we can overcame and raise our kids.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
2 May 16
It happened to me when I got pregnant the first time. I got a lot of advices to have an abortion. But since I can't decide, I ran out of time and my eldest was born. I'm glad I kept her as she is my strength and inspiration along with my youngest daughter.
@cynthi25 (17)
• Kenya
2 May 16
@cherriefic So sorry you had a similar experience. Choosing to keep your baby was a wise decision.
@sulynsi (2671)
• Canada
2 May 16
We had an odd experience once.
We were speaking to an individual who felt it necessary to 'defend' her decision to abort a child.
What we found amazing, that although she insisted it was her 'right' and it was her body, she knew the gender of the child, knew when it would have been born and mentioned that 'she would be x years old'
I think, for all her protestations, her heart mourned her child. She never got over it.
@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
5 May 16
I had a miscarriage with my first pregnancy and rumour spread that I had that baby aborted intentionally. i could never do that at all. It has always been my dream to have my own baby and i would never give up and kill a baby even if it ruins my future. Now i'm happy with my son and I never thought for one second to have him aborted as well.
@Lolaze (5093)
• St. Louis, Missouri
3 May 16
I have not but one of my best friends is currently in this situation. She has chosen to keep her baby even though she was alone and homeless (baby's father threw her from a car so living with him was no longer an option). She found an emergency shelter to stay at and now is living at a maternity home that is taking wonderful care of her. She gets to stay there for a year while she gets her life together.
