I have dreamt of starting this blog for years now, holding close to the name and emotions surrounding it because really, having a baby at 17- I obviously still had some growing up to do, AND FAST! But how special it is to be growing up right alongside your children. This is My Why.
There wasn’t much out there in terms of “inspiration” for girls/women in my situation to read and look up to the stigma attached to teen pregnancy, is doom. Ruined. Unwanted. I wanted none of those words in my vocabulary. I did eventually find an amazing mother who had a daughter three months before Cruiz was born, I could read her story and relate parts of how I was feeling to some sense of normalcy. And although I found inspiration in other parts of my life- I still couldn’t relate my situation to hers. Not in the same way I needed someone to just tell me that “This is scary but you’ll be okay.”
My hope is that someday, somewhere, someone who is going through what I went through will stumble across my reason, my WHY, and know that it is possible to still be successful. To still have the life you dreamed of, and to have hope that the hard times get so so SO much better. I’m here for you. To mentor, inspire, empower, and be your biggest cheerleader! Here to show you that you are inspiring, strong and you can do hard things.
We’re all just taking it one day at a time, growing up together, and hopefully inspiring people along the way.
xx
Kenz
