At the age of sixteen years old, I became a young adult having my first child; it was a big change in life for me being so young, but I succeeded by being responsible and doing the right thing. Being so young and having your first child feels like the end for all your dreams, but for me it was the beginning. I was in a way happy to have a baby, thinking how I was going to make this work. I was a single parent, so I thought about a lot of things meaning how I was going to support my child, or how was I going to finish school. It's a difficult position to be in. A lot of teen moms just can't deal with all the pressure because it's hard. I think I did a very good job being a mom. Right now I'm Twenty two, going to be twenty-three and I'm on my third child, and I'm very happy being a mom and a role model for my kids, because my kids mean the world to me. It's hard but worth it.

Not being able to finish school was a big decision for me because I had to become a mother and have responsibilities. I stood in school for a while but I had a lot of problems to deal with, meaning having a roof over my head also having issues with my daughter's father that I just didn't want to deal with. I dropped out at the age of seventeen going on eighteen and I felt that it was a bad decision to make because now I really regret it. Having to become such a young parent at such a young age was a challenge for me because I had to learn how to become a mother. A lot of times it was stressful for me to get up in the middle of the night or try to stop the baby from crying, to tell you the truth it opened up my eyes to see what responsibility is like and I put my self in this position. At the end of every thing it was all worth the effort. My daughter was a life changing experience for me being I was so young. She changed my life; I stopped hanging around the wrong people and staying out of trouble. Basically my baby saved my life because without her I probably wouldn't be here right now. I had my second child at the age of Twenty years old. I was very happy. I didn't plan to have a second child because I already knew it was going to be hard to have two kids. But none of my kids are mistakes the decisions I made in life were. When I had my son, I was pretty much already used to being a mom in a way, and it was easy the second time around. I had a lot of support from my family. Around the time I found out I was pregnant. My son's father went to jail, so I had to do it all by myself again. He was not a bad father; he had two kids of his own. He was at the wrong place at the wrong time. But I know if he was out, he would be the best dad ever. My son is now two years old and till this day he has not met his dad. I'm mommy and daddy to my kids and a very strong independent woman and that's all my kids need. Right now I'm going to have my third baby. I and the father of my third child are together and he's my kid's stepfather. My kids really love him and respect him. He's a big help and I'm glad he's in our lives.

Right now I'm going to school to finish my GED and go to College to become a radiologist and some day will become a very successful woman, so my kids can be very proud of their mom. I went through a lot of both good and bad things in my life, but I'm here now and trying my best to do something with my life. I just want to let teen moms or just young teens kids in general know that no matter what, don't let anything get in the way of your dreams and hopes. Keep your head up and do the right things in life because you will regret not doing the right things in the future. I want to become a role model for all teen moms, and I hope whoever reads my story will love it and learn from it because it's real.