well, i'm 27 this morning,
27 years ago a sixteen year old young woman was delivering a baby and it was me,
Upon hearing my mom's 'news' at the age of 15, my grandmother had wanted my mom to have an abortion and of course that didn't happen and my mom went solo. ... .
I have to admit I had a rough childhood, poverty, abuse, neglect, but love allways prevailed, in the end I didn't turn out so bad, and get along well with my mother and grandmother to this day.
Now i look back and see that there are so many things I have accomplished, and things that I have yet to accomplish but am determined to follow through with, like living on a farm, finishing my university degree, traveling to california, to india, all things i wish to still do and darn it why can't i?
lookin back i feel very blessed to be surrounded by a beautiful loving supportive partner, (something my mom never had until I was 13)
and although I kind of followed in my mom's footsteps by becoming a mother young, laksmi was born when i was 19 and revati was born when i was 22, it was all worth the challenges, and I have no regrets, I love my children in a way I can't describe, and so today I'm lettting them stay home from school and we are going to celebrate life, family and girlhood!
one thing that i have learned after all these years (haaa i'm not that old i know) is that dreams can come true, so don't give up on them!!!!!
love and respect in all directions, Thank you God for showing me your love, and thank you Blessed Mother for the gift of life.
Namaste