You see, this morning, I went to Target, you know had to get my weekly fill of Target in. I was walking around the maternity area when a upper class younger girl and a mother joined me (those who know Target; there's only a few racks of maternity). Well, I looked at the Mom thinking she was going to be having another child (she's maybe 40). But no...the Mom was there shopping with her 14 year-old (and this is me being nice...she could have been younger). The Mom was stating to her daughter that she really needed to try on these jeans as her current ones are getting too tight. The daughter, complained not wanting "that blue belt around the waist", she whined; threw a temper tantrum...I had to leave that section.
This girl was young and her Mom had to have lived in a nice, wealthy neighborhood...just by their clothes...but the rock on the Mom's hand confirmed it.
Now, where am I to judge; it's great that this young lady has talked with her Mom and will be going threw with having a child. Who knows, maybe she will be giving it to a young couple who can't bear children...I am sure this baby like any child will be a blessing.
However, on the other side of the coin where was this mother before her 14 year old was out making babies? She's a child herself. And, now, knowing the hormones, emotions, strange things that go on...I can't even imagine being 14 years old and going through this. It saddens my heart that this young girl has to go through this and miss out on the other things in life such as sleep overs with girlfriends, attending school without looks from others...for crying out loud; she doesn't even have a job yet, or a license.
Now, as you know, I don't know the full story behind all of this; however, what I do know is that there's a young girl in our area whose life is going to go through a lot in the next few months and my heart goes out to her.
3 comments:
I know you love Target...but this put a whole new spin on it..for you! You usually don't pay much attention to people and conversations, so they must have wanted this to be heard..I am sorry that she will be missing so much out of life, and maybe not...maybe she will give the gift of the baby to someone who would love to have a baby. Your beautiful in the way you look at things.
Love,
MOM
Wow. Like your mom said, hopefully she will give another couple the chance to be parents. I'm glad that the girl's mom is there for her now, but I wish she had been there for her daughter before she got pregnant. It is definitely a hard situation and I am glad you blogged about it. Maybe more awareness will help young ladies make better choices.
(Your word verification is "panteleg" hahaha)
I completely agree with you. I have three kids of my own and a wonderful husband. It was hard enough and we were ready. I hope that she is giving the baby up for adoption (I am adopted so I am a little partial to that). I hate when I see something like that because I just want to shake the parent and ask them what is wrong with them. Like you said we don't know the whole story but you do have to wonder??? Let's just make sure we talk to our kids and bring them up the right way so hopefully this won't happen in our families :)
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