i was 24. already a single parent to a beautiful 2 year old daughter, born with cerebral palsy. between work and her constant doctor visits, life wasn\u2019t easy. no support from her dad, but i was fine with making things work on my own.
\ni had begun dating again. a nice guy, with a son the same age as my daughter. six wonderful months. we weren\u2019t stupid, we knew to be careful. we faithfully used condoms…always. one night, one broke. once. we didn\u2019t give it a second thought.
\nwe ended up parting ways, on not so good terms. three weeks later, i found out that i was pregnant.
\ni thought about contacting him, but i knew it wouldn\u2019t change the decision i\u2019d already made in my mind. we wouldn\u2019t get married and magically live happily ever after. i would be on my own, trying to juggle two children (one with special needs).
\ni made the call. the closest clinic was 4 hours away. it would be 2 weeks until my appointment. i needed to come up with the money, get a babysitter and find a hotel room. there was a 24 hour waiting period after the first visit.
\nmy daughter\u2019s grandma went with me. she was supportive and non-judgemetal. the day of the procedure, the clinic was packed. it was 8 hours of waiting. i spoke to some of the other women that were there. everyone had their own story and reason for why they had chosen this path.
\ni judge no one. people make the best decision, with what they have at that very moment. i have no regrets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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