I Can Help With Just About Anything Posted: 12-09-03 19:10pm
Hi! Let me introduce myself. My name is
samantha. I got pregnant when I was 15
and had my son at 16 (that was back in
1989). I know what it is like to be a
teen mom. It is tough! I am now 30. I
somehow finished college with a degree in
psychology and I am starting on my
masters. I have one other son and I am
pregnant now. I have had a miscarriage
and an abortion. I have run a teen mom
support group and worked at a teen crisis
pregnancy center. If any one has any
questions, concerns or just wants to talk
I am here. I know a lot and I think I can
help. Thanks
sam
you can also email me at sam_sch
ulz@yahoo.Com
Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 2729 Location: Pittsburgh,PA
Posted: 12-10-03 10:14am
Glad to know that you have experience in
these areas!! Welcome!! I am stacie and
I am teen mom too, I am 16!!
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oldteenmommy
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Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 27 Location: Indiana
Posted: 12-10-03 11:29am
Thanks for the welcome! Anything I can do
to help let me know!
I also know a lot about keeping healthy
while pregnant and weight loss after the
baby. Trust me, those issues (the weight
gain and loss) have plagued me! Thanks
again,
sam
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nikki_caro
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Posted: 12-10-03 11:56am
Welcome to the boards!
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youngmomtobe
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Joined: 19 Oct 2003 Posts: 728 Location: Illinois
Posted: 12-10-03 12:18pm
Sam,
hey welcoem!! Thanks for being here for
us girls thats really great! Im 17 and
will be 20 weeks pregnant on friday! Im
really nervous b/c im half way done! I
find out on the 23rd what it is and im
really excited! Thanks again! Much love
adn god bless!
Jen
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insurancegirl
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Posted: 12-10-03 13:04pm
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oldteenmommy
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Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 27 Location: Indiana
More About Me Posted: 12-10-03 13:46pm
Like I said, I had my son at 16. He is
now 14 (just turned). I always looked way
younger and people thought he was my
brother! I was judged a lot!! That is
why I went back to high school and on to
college. I also wanted a better life for
us. It was real hard being a teen mom! I
also had to deal with extra weight I put
on. I was always skinny and when I got
pregnant I thought I could mucnch down! I
paid the price later. Labor was scary,
but my mom was a nurse so she prepared me
a little. Even though it has been 14
years, I can still remember the feelings I
had when he was an infant. I was in
amazed, but also very afraid. He was so
little and I was so young. I got dirty
looks from people a lot. We grew up
togther, that is how I look at it. When I
was 23 I had my other son. I only looked
18 and people still thought I was a
pregnant teen. I was married by than and
had my own home and in college, but I
still had those dirty looks!! That is
when I statred the teen mom support group.
Having my second son was so much
different because I was older. I was a
lot less stressed and my son was a lot
happier. Being pregnant at 30 is
different. I think each time someone is
pregnant it will be different. I could
rattle on some more but I wont. If you
have any questions I will answer them!
Good luck everyone,
sam
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insurancegirl
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Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Posts: 5286
Posted: 12-10-03 14:17pm
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Mommy_2_b
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Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 811 Location: Brookfield, N.S.
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Posted: 12-10-03 15:13pm
Welcome to the family
melissa
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oldteenmommy
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Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 27 Location: Indiana
Posted: 12-10-03 16:36pm
Insurancegirl, that is great!!! It is
hard, but well worth it! It will make
life a lot easier for you and your child.
How old are you now? You have a four year
old. Any more kids? You and I are the
exception to the rule. Unfortunately,
most teen moms never finish high school.
I love to hear about sucess stories, it
helps to motivate others. Life is hard as
a teen mom, but impossible. That is why I
want to help. Sounds like you are doing
the same.
Sam
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insurancegirl
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Posted: 12-10-03 16:56pm
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oldteenmommy
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Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 27 Location: Indiana
Posted: 12-10-03 20:08pm
Wow! You must be busy. Is it hard
having three young ones? All of mine are
7 years apart! If you don’t mind, were
they all planned or oh no! I think that
takes a lot of strength to be a young mom
of three and go to school. Sure you have
not done everything you wanted to do, but
who has? You have done enough for three
women!
I wish you happiness. Keep in touch,
sam
