When I was 15 (now 21), I met my husband then boyfriend (who's now 24). At 16 we planned on having a baby, we were crazy about eachother and it happened, we were pregnant. I was a junior in high school and I found out I was pregnant February 2013. I was nervous on how I was going to finish highschool with no one to watch my baby while I was away at school. I enrolled myself into an adult school on my highschool campus and I needed 17 credits more to graduate. I worked so hard and I managed to complete those credits in May of 2013. (They hand you a textbook with the subject you need and you work from the book it took me 2-4 days to complete each book, something no one has done). I graduated a year early from highschool, pregnant and walked the stage, class if 2013 and I couldn't be more proud of myself. My husband couldn't get a job because of his record so he worked jobs with his dad. we had to get on WIC & food stamps to provide and I'm not ashamed of it I knew it wouldn't be long that we were gonna need it either I had faith it would get better. Before, I wasn't the college going type or anything & tbh I wasn't sure where my life was going until I had my child. I enrolled into college & I'm getting my degree, my husband has been in the union making great money we are no longer on any government assistance and haven't been for a few years and we are about to buy our first home in California. I'm very proud of myself and I wouldnt go back and change my decision to have my son. Having a child wasn't a "setback" he was a blessing & motivated me to want more for myself & for us and work for it. Thank you for reading if you made it this far. I was just sitting here thinking of how far I've come in 5 years, I'm 21 now & I'm very proud.