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This is a very personal poem. I was 19 when I discovered I was pregnant. I love my son more than life, but at the time I felt very lost and confused. I wrote the poem about two weeks after hearing the news.

Going To Be A Mother

by Ruwaida Van Doorsen

I face the future
Already planned for me
No nothing for me to expect
There’s nothing to wait and see

For my destiny has been mapped out
I shall have no more youthful days
I shall never feel the thrill again
Of raucous, rebellious ways

I shall rear a child for eighteen years
Maybe even longer
For although I’m still a child myself
I’m going to be a mother

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Rachel

I understand how you feel. I was 14 years old when I first got pregnant but I was forced to get an abortion. Take good care of your child they're the greatest blessing God could ever give a woman.

Danielle

Hey, this was a really great poem for me! I had my baby boy at the age of 15 and yet the youngest mother i know!I was hard at first. Goin throught all the pain and THOSE 9 MONTHS! But afterwards so so worth it! I am now 17 yrs old and i love my son more than anything and would do anything in the world for him! When my son was born can u believe his sorry ass dad wasnt even there said he wanted no part of this and wasnt his fault. I guess I got myself pregant. huh. lol. Well good luck in future and i wish u and your baby the best in life!

ERIKA

THIS IS A VERY GOOD AND BAD SITUATION I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS AND I HOPE I DONT AT THIS AGE. ITS REALLY REALLY NICE TO HAVE A BABY BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER THE AGE OF 20 AND UP BUT STILL I HOPE ALL YOU PREGNATE GIRLS ALWAYS MAKE THE RIGHT DESICIONES AND NEVER GIVE ABORTION BECAUSE THATS THE MOST TERRIBLE THING A MOTHER CAN DO.

Stephanie

hey i thought that was really good. and i helped me out a little bit so i can see how it's going to be for because im 17 and i just found out that im 4 wks pg. i know thats not far but i been thinkin about a lot of things and how my life is going to change forever. but i think i can handle it if you can i can. Thanx for the poem! :-)

Naomi

Splendid! I'm 21 and though i haven't been a mother yet, I can relate to your poem coz i did have a similar experience in which i thought i was pregnant with my boyfriend's baby. It made me paranoid for a couple of days but luckily I wasn't pregnant. But how u felt in the poem, was exactly what I had felt at that time in my life.

Rebekah

I love this poem, it really opened my eyes, I'm pregnant and I'm scared, but when I read this poem, it opened my eyes thank you

Tiffany

This poem has touched and inspired me for i am 17 years old and i am going to be a mother. I am 8 months pregnant and i feel so depressed and alone right now, i feel i have no one. Just as thnigs seem to get better my baby daddy and i always fall out. I'm about ready to call it a quit between us because he is causing to much stress on me and it's going to affect my child. I want my little girl to grow up with a father but i really can't take it any more.

i relate to this all the way i am only 14 years of age and iam 71/2 mths pregnate. I was thinking of abortion but i couldn't kill something i made. So i decided iam keeping it or should i say "her". My baby's father is 19 and is still in our lives. We are very happy, But iam really scared. Its gonna be hard but i think i can get threw it. its just theres not a right way to be a mother. I myself lost my mother at the age of 9 and my father is not really happy at the fact that iam pregnate. and keeping her. well i just hope what i am writing can help some of ya'll. wait til you love someone to have "sex"

jazmine

unlike you your gonna keep your kid iam 14 and allready had an abortion i wish i can take it back cuz everyday i live with the fact i killed my baby hope every thing goes good and you get what you want

sebrina

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amber

ur poem is so good it reminded me in a way cuzz i am a young mother ,

gina

i think this poem is good cuz this year alot of my friends got prego and it scared me because my sis is and shes only 16 i'm 15. she thinks this poem helped her so thanx.

Rhea

i was 19 when i had my baby,its hard. i was alone through most of pregnancy. thought about giving her up for adoption. Now i'm happy i didnt. staring at my daughter and watching her grow brings more joy too my life more then anything in the world. Mamma loves you kelsi.

victoria

i was 15 when i had my baby i know what you are going throw, my boy is now 2 still with me a hard life, but still with me. good luck to you girl , i hope for you.

ernestina

well i can't say that i have kids nor ami pregnant so i don't understand! but i liked your poem and i just wanted to say hang in there things will get better because they always do and think now you have the joy like your mom did to watch your child grow and learn and acheive her goals and aspirations and it is more a blessing because you see first hand what your mom felt when you first walked or when you talked for the first time! always smile tina

Lauren

Hey, Your poem is a really good one. I am 15 years old and i have a 7 month old baby so you are not alone. At first it was hard for me it still is do not get me wrong with the depression and all but it makes us young parents open our eyes.

Samm

i found out i was 6mths pregnant wen i was 12,my baby boy was born exactly a month b4 my 13th birthday. he was supposed 2 have been adopted at birth but wen i saw him he was gorgeous+i fell inlove wiv him. he is now just turned 8. lookin back now maybe i would have had an abortion if i had known early enuf but now i love my son wiv every beat of my heart and wouldnt change him for the world! every1 looked at me oddly wen i took him out-old ladies told me i was 2 young 2 be in charge of such a young baby+told me 2 take him home 2 his mum-they were gobsmacked wen i told them he was my son. they would mutter under their breaths about the 'youths of today' never mind wot other ppl think-wherther ur in a relationship or bringin the child up on ur own-u will manage+in time u will get ur life back again. just enjoy motherhood-its the best experience in the world XXX

Sobeyda

I can relate to this poem because i am 15 and am 6 months pregnant,i had a temperary miscarrage and was on bedrest almost my whole summer so the baby could live. now everything is ok and i found out i am having a boy.

annmaree

hey i just wanna say this poem has made me think im 14 and was raped fro the age of 9 to the age of 13. i fell pregnant because of it and i look at my baby girl now and still see hate and fear but then i see my own flesh and blood my beutiful daughter who i love and cherish and im glad i did not have an abortion

Nicola

Hi I really needed something like your poam as I am 16 and expecting a baby I have lost one to so I am really scared but the poam has help me think

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