Subject: Longing For My Mother
Good Morning Shirley, Steve, Tommy.
I am a 20 year old student in Greensboro NC. I am 12 weeks pregnant and I am really feeling lonely at this time. When I found out I was pregnant and told the father of the child he informed me that he wanted nothing to do with this baby. I was hurt and still hurting because I thought I was the only one in his life at the time and come to find out, as Boomerang would say I was his option. That’s not even my biggest concern! I never had a good relationship with my mother and as a child always wanted her and my father. My mother was young and I understand that she made some mistakes but I took this time to try and reach out to her. When I told her I was pregnant she called me a few weeks later and said that I should get abortion because why do I want to have a baby by someone who doesn’t even like me. I continued to try to talk to her and reach out to her because I need her support, not financially, but emotionally. Last night was the final straw, I called her just to tell her how I was doing and she did it again, she threw in my face how ignorant I have been and how I am throwing my life away. Steve and Shirley, I am not a “bad” child, I have attend church and am trying to live life the Christian way but I made a few mistakes. I am in school full time and work full time and all I really want is my mother. I didn’t have her growing up but I really want her now. My question is how can I reach out to my mother and get her to just talk to me without being negative to me or should I just give up and realize that I have to do this pregnancy alone? Longing for my mother.
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