Hi Dr.Laura,
I know you hear allot of negative family stories from callers, so I wanted to share a positive one with you. I got pregnant at age 19, at the time my boyfriend was 22. When our families and friends found out, they insisted we terminate the pregnancy. My boyfriend, insisted we take on the responsibility and have our baby. We welcomed our beautiful daughter, Angelina, into the world a few months later.
We knew the best thing for Angelina was for me to be a stay at home mother. My husband went out and got a job right away. He didn't make huge amounts of money, but it was enough for us to get by. The whole time, our families and and friends said we were making the wrong choices with their own families. It was not easy to go against the grain, but we married.
We knew as long as we respected and loved each other, we could make it through anything. Fast forward 7 years. My husband is now 30, he's an enterprise sales executive for one of the best known companies in the Silicon Valley. We welcome another beautiful baby, Alexandria, into the world last year. I am my kids mom and my husbands girlfriend. We wouldn't not be where we are today if it was not for us taking responsibility of our lives and " doing the right thing."
Thank you for encouraging other people to go and do the right thing!
Sincerely,
Amber
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