The Dream

My dream of having children began somewhere between childhood and my tween years. It was decided during that time that I would have two children a boy and a girl. The boy would come first that way he could protect his little sister. In my teenage years the dream included finding a husband. He would be tall dark and handsome, just a few years older than I. We would get married when I was 25 spend a two years alone together and then have our first child when I was 27 and our second child when I was 29.

When I was just 22 years old I found myself pregnant. I was in a relationship with a man I had been dating for about six months. He had no desire to have child with me. When I told him I was pregnant he decided to have nothing to do with me. Although the decision was difficult and it did not quite fit into my plan. I made the decision to have the baby and raise him or her on my own. I did not make much money and I had no idea how I was going to make it but I knew I loved this child that was growing inside of me.