When People Ask Us Who We Are...

We say "Mom" not "Teen Mom". Why? Because we deserve the same exact respect as other Mothers, I'm so sick of this stereotype it isn't even funny. How can people act like this,or even allow such unfair judgment on people? Do they have a conscience or a heart? For those of you that go to church, Mary was in my position at the same age. She got snarled at and treated like dirt no doubt, but if you read the gospel you see she is as good of a Mom as any human being can possibly try to be. But knowing who she is today in this time period would you act like that towards the Mother of God's son Jesus? You bet they wouldn't! And people try to say "Well your daughter isn't Jesus". You know what, wrong again! She may not be Jesus, but she is also a child of God as we all are, so she shouldn't be looked at as a result of something filthy. My action may have been wrong, but I am strong for making the right choice of enduring all the rude comments and opinions to give life to this beautiful little girl. Because she doesn't deserve to be treated as an option, just because of the situation she was born into. It is about as wrong as deciding what race of human is better based on their skin color. What I don't get is this: Teen Mothers put their children up for adoption. The result? Sympathy. Teen Mothers get an abortion. The result? Sympathy. I choose to keep my child and raise her, so that she knows who her Mother is and that I'll continually fight for her and love her, and my result? I get called inappropriate names. My child gets called a "bastard child" and a "mistake". Now I am not bashing those who choose adoption, it is a very beautiful thing, and people have great reasons as to why they chose that option. But honestly I knew I could pull it together to be a Mom for my child, just like the Mothers who chose adoption knew that they couldn't provide for their child. We did what was best for our children. And everybody knows there is no greater bond that a child will have like the bond between mother and child. I saw an opportunity to give her that comfort and love and went for it. I continue my education and take care of her all at once because at the end of the day seeing that smile on her face lets me know I've done everything right from here on out. You can't prove me wrong. And I hope when she grows up and sees that just because somebody did one wrong action that was a little bigger than the average one, she won't look down on that person like there an animal, but instead respect them.