#young-motherhood

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fromBusiness Insider
5 days ago

I got pregnant with my daughter in college. Now, she's applying to college herself, and I'm grieving the life I could've had.

I've watched her type her applications, and it sparked a flashback to when I sat in the kitchen of my run-down college apartment and learned I was pregnant with her. I'll never forget the look of the brown linoleum floor illuminated under the harsh fluorescent light, its buzzing the only other sound competing with my sobs. My boyfriend held his head in his hands, the positive pregnancy tests fanned around him like the color sticks at a nail salon.
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fromTODAY.com
2 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: Mormon Mom Mayci Neeley on Making Her 'Secret Life' Public

Mayci Neeley survived abuse, sexual assault, the death of her child's father, severe depression, and found purpose as a young mother caring for her son.
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fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

A young novelist takes on misconceptions about teen moms in 'The Girls Who Grew Big'

Leila Mottley's novel explores young motherhood amidst changing abortion laws in Florida, presenting challenges and community formation among three women.
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fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

A New Novel Explores Teen Parenthood

The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate among developed countries, particularly affecting teen mothers facing numerous challenges.
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