We Come into This Life Pure

As a teen in her Senior year of high school, learning she was pregnant knowing the disapproval of her parents and what the result may be, decided along with the baby's father to keep the pregnancy a secret as long as possible so we finish school and get married. The fight for the baby's life and well being during pregnancy and fear of their discovery. The time came for telling the truth, and what a devastating turn of plans it was. All decisions were made in advance I had nothing to say, all the people who I trusted did not help me. I was alone and thought I lost my baby forever. I blamed and never was able to forgive myself. I August afternoon I received a letter from a young man claiming to be the son I lost so many years ago. Explaining things about his adoption I was not aware of. I was so unsettled with how easy it was to make life disappear with no regrets.

As a teen in her Senior year of high school, learning she was pregnant knowing the disapproval of her parents and what the result may be, decided along with the baby's father to keep the pregnancy a secret as long as possible so we finish school and get married. The fight for the baby's life and well being during pregnancy and fear of their discovery. The time came for telling the truth, and what a devastating turn of plans it was. All decisions were made in advance I had nothing to say, all the people who I trusted did not help me. I was alone and thought I lost my baby forever. I blamed and never was able to forgive myself. I August afternoon I received a letter from a young man claiming to be the son I lost so many years ago. Explaining things about his adoption I was not aware of. I was so unsettled with how easy it was to make life disappear with no regrets.

I was raised in a small town, where everyone knew each other, and everyone's life was picture perfect. But this was far from the truth. For the right price, shame could be made to disappear, so the family could remain picture perfect. Even if it meant destroying a life. It is the path you choose when you were wronged and how one regains their courage, and dignity that was stripped away from them when they needed guidance and help.