Reply #43: Buffy, thank you. [View All]

[demgurl]

I think the one thing I learned after rehashing all of this old stuff is that my Mom chose life and so have I. She just chose a very different one. I could have been defeated by being raised by someone like that but I chose life and have lived it to the fullest. I guess even though the bumper sticker was intended one way, I have still followed what it said and sort of gone with the choice my mom did. That choice just had nothing to do with the subject of whether or not to have an abortion.

The one thing others should learn is that it is not only the person making the decision that has to live with it, there is a ripple effect. Your family friends and, most importantly, the child all have to live with your decision. Not all children are adopted and not all children are wanted. The ripple effect on a child brought into a world when someone does not want them and can not afford them can be life altering for that child.

Choice is very important and I hope we never lose that choice. Someone who does not know you and may never be in your shoes should never have the option of taking away your choice.