hah you are right about the Sarah Palin comment but I don't want to stoop to her level, I've stopped calling her an idiot....hahah I can see Russia from my house.....


But I am young I didn't mean to get pregnant I didn't mean to be an idiot and think of graduation as time to get wasted and have unprotective sex, but it happend and I don't have a time machine so I just have to bite the bullet.

Well I got pregnant with my twins when I was 17 with my boyfriend.....He left me when I was about 4 months pregnant..I learned I was having a boy-Jaiden Karr and a Girl-Delainey Chi...We got back together when the babies were about 7 months old...It was really hard having twins being a single teen mom but my family and friends were there to support me...and to top it all off my children are biracial (im white dad is black)so people looked at me kind of different....But now me and him are married now and we recently had another baby (boy-Roman Cruz) two weeks ago.....I am now 21 married and have three children under the age of three..it is very hard at times but my babies and my husband makes it all worth it

im 19 i have a 16 month old, i was 17 when i had him and im pregnant and due in november. I graduated higschool and i walked to get my diploma and i was only a couple of weeks away from giving birth. I'll tell you my ankles were swollen and i had chubby cheeks. i know im young but i have alot of potential and im hard working, plus i have a great husband whose 22 and very supportive. Times can get tough but don't give up, your young but trust me once you see those baby's you'll do anything for them and you won't want to change it for the world, i wouldn't.

I was pretty young when I had my daughter. I hate giving advice b/c sometimes it gives the impression that you think you are better or smarter than someone else. I'm just going to tell you some of the dumb things I did and how I wish I would have done them differently (and some advice, sorry, it's inevitable in this kind of situation).
1. Tried to compensate for my age by making sure she had the "best" of everything. In reality, you do not have to spend a lot of money and they definitely don't care if they are wearing brand name or Target. Or if their car seat is britax or graco. (Obviously, make sure they are just in compliance with the safety regulations). All the "big" toys I have gotten her have ended up ignored while she plays with the boxes.
2. I took a year off from school. It was really hard to get motivated to go back, but I'm grateful that I did. I finished everything and made it to law school. Whatever you finish will help, but do what you have to do to go to college. In the current job market you are going to have to have a degree to even be competitive. More importantly, you want to be a good role model for your children. One good thing is that the babies will focus you.
3. My friends couldn't understand what I was going through and I lost contact with a lot of them. A part of it was b/c I think I was embarrassed or maybe even ashamed. I'm not going to lie, it was hard staying home and worrying about how I was going to keep my child in diapers and they were worried if the boys they liked were going to ask them out. Finally, I realized that the only thing I could do was travel the road in front of me and make darn sure that I was keeping my daughter ahead of me, healthy and happy. What's done is done, don't dwell on it (cliche, I know).
4. Don't be afraid to ask for help (from whomever will help you for the benefit of your children). I felt like "I made my bed and now I was going to have to lie in it", but that didn't end up doing anything but impair the progress I was trying to make with my life for her. There are a lot of state supported organizations that will help you find out what help you can get from everything to insurance, money, wic, childcare, medicaid etc. In our state, we have something call DSS (Dept of Social Services) and even though it might not be the same name it will have the same function. Look in the state gov't part of your phone book and you'll find it. If you don't, post on here and I'll help you find it. And just b/c you do it now doesn't mean you always be on it.
5. I took everything way too seriously. I regret now not enjoying the little things. Whatever else, you are their mommy and you will be there whole world for just a little while. Please cherish it more than I did. Being a mommy is fun! It's also amazing! And sometimes things just get so ridiculous that you just have to laugh about it or go nuts. And, now I'm off my soapbox.

Good luck!

Im 18 and im 6 months pregnant, and this is my first baby too. So i know how it feels to being going to school and being pregnant at the same time. But you'll get through it no matter what.