I've moved across the country twice in the last year, currently live with my family and SO, drive a gorgeous '07 Chevy Equinox that I'm paying for myself, paying insurance for that car myself, have a slow-but-steadily growing savings account, and work full time, mostly from home. I still tend to wig myself out about not being "where I should be" in life, so ease my worries a bit - where were you, and what were you doing at 19?
- I turned 19 in January 2010.
- I had a little boy who would be turning 2 that year.
- We moved out of my Mom's house and into our first apartment in April.
- Got the first member of my "zoo" the following May (Trixie).
- Spent some time doing all the wrong things with all the wrong people for the majority of that summer.
- Found myself in a new relationship that October.
- Got the second member of my "zoo" (Honey)
- Broke up with that man, when he told my then best friend that he had hopes of getting me pregnant so I'd be "stuck with him".
- Found out I was pregnant early November.
- Got arrested for petty theft when my then best friend stole a wallet from 'The Bay' (charges were dropped).
- Found a family to adopt the baby by December and officially began the journey of my life that would lead to where I am today.
If I hadn't made the decision I'd made, I would be an unemployed, stay at home Mom living on welfare with 2 children (M & L), struggling with my depression, mild agoraphobia and living in daily fear of my ex's.
Instead, I am a 23 year old woman, engaged to be married September, stay at home Mom of 2 children (M and S), planning our future, buying a house in 2015, working 2 volunteer jobs because I can, doing photography, keeping a positive outlook, NOT living in fear of my ex (we won full custody last year and terminated my ex's rights), making friends again, and NOT living on welfare!
I also see the family who adopted my son quite often. Best decision I ever made.