Babies and high school are not a good mix. Unfortunately, I had to find this out the hard way. In December of my junior year of highschool I managed to get pregnant. Although this could have all been avoided I am not ashamed because this experience has taught me things about myself that I never knew.
When I found out I was pregnant there were a series of questions that went through my head the main one being how in the world am I going to tell my mom? The second question, of course, was what I going to do about school? Ever since I was in about fifth grade I’ve been very invested in my academic career; however, I never knew the extent of how being pregnant affected everyday life. At first things were fine, but once I reached my fifth month things really began to get challenging. I was always hungry. I know it …show more content…
As time progressed and I got more pregnant things got worst. Things were especially difficult around ACT season. I found it significantly harder to remember important dates and test material, and to even get up early in the morning for practice test. There were times where I honestly felt like giving up because things were just so overwhelming, but I had to constantly remind myself that I can’t let anyone see me fail not even myself. So, I pushed as hard as I possibly could.
In the last months of my pregnancy my main focus was trying to find a job. I was previously promised an internship from a program I had participated in called The Developmental School for Youth; however, they postponed it until the next summer because I was pregnant and they didn’t feel as I could perform efficiently due to my “situation”. I was bummed at first, but I didn’t let that stop me. I said I was going to work that summer and that’s exactly what I did. I called around to a few people who I knew and manage to get a paid summer job as a receptionist at a senior citizen home near my
When I found out I was pregnant there were a series of questions that went through my head the main one being how in the world am I going to tell my mom? The second question, of course, was what I going to do about school? Ever since I was in about fifth grade I’ve been very invested in my academic career; however, I never knew the extent of how being pregnant affected everyday life. At first things were fine, but once I reached my fifth month things really began to get challenging. I was always hungry. I know it …show more content…
As time progressed and I got more pregnant things got worst. Things were especially difficult around ACT season. I found it significantly harder to remember important dates and test material, and to even get up early in the morning for practice test. There were times where I honestly felt like giving up because things were just so overwhelming, but I had to constantly remind myself that I can’t let anyone see me fail not even myself. So, I pushed as hard as I possibly could.
In the last months of my pregnancy my main focus was trying to find a job. I was previously promised an internship from a program I had participated in called The Developmental School for Youth; however, they postponed it until the next summer because I was pregnant and they didn’t feel as I could perform efficiently due to my “situation”. I was bummed at first, but I didn’t let that stop me. I said I was going to work that summer and that’s exactly what I did. I called around to a few people who I knew and manage to get a paid summer job as a receptionist at a senior citizen home near my