I still remeber the moment I discovered I was pregnant. It was only two months in to my first semester at NCSU. My hopes, my future all thrown away with that little blue line. I was unprepared. My boyfriend and I loved each other but we weren't in love. We both lived in dorms and were scraping by on ramen noodles. At first I felt frightened, then ashamed. How could I do this? What will my family, my friends, my professors think? How can I expect to be successful if I made such careless mistakes? I called my boyfriend wailing and told him the news. He tried to console me and suggested abortion. Then my thoughts went to this precious little baby. My sister had an unexpected pregnancy as well and choose abortion. Not a day goes by where she doesn't cry for her baby and the choice she made to end it's life. I could not live like that. But I couldn't raise my baby either. Growing up for me was hell. My parents weren't in love, we went from house to house and survived off of the government. My parents fought all of the time, almost always over money. My child deserved better. My roommate suggested adoption. At first I was wary. What would the baby think of me giving it up? But she confided in me that she was adopted and was grateful that she was raised by such wonderful people. So I contacted an adoption agency. I went through profile after profile until I found the right family for my baby. Ed and Lexi, a wonderful couple who had been trying to have a baby for three years. They helped me through my pregnancy and we formed a bond. They were there with me when I gave birth to my daughter, Madison. I am still friends with Ed and Lexi. Often I see Madison, who will be two in a couple of weeks. She is the most beautiful and happy child I have ever seen. I am happy to say I am still in college pursuing my dream and engaged to a wonderful guy. Madison's father and I are no longer together, he has dropped out of college and is in the midst of a custody battle over another child. Now when I look back and think of what might have been I am so glad my roommate suggested adoption. Kate E., North Carolina Adoption gave me my wonderful sons. My wife and I had never really planned on having children. We were both very free-spirited individuals and while the subject had come up the timing just never seemed right, that is until we met Christina. Christina came to our church one day with her uncle and aunt, who happened to be friends of ours. They explained that Christina was now in their custody after having been raped by her step-father. Poor Christina, only 14 had already suffered so much in her short life and now was facing teen motherhood. And what was to become of her poor baby? A child certainly can't raise a child. My wife and I began discussing her situation over dinner that afternoon and then a brilliant idea popped into my head, we could adopt her baby! I immediantly called her uncle who thought it was a good idea. We talked to lawyers and couselors, we took classes and went with Christina to all of her appointments. Imagine my excitment when I discovered I would soon be the proud daddy of twin boys! Long story short, on April 3, 2005 my sons Nathan James and Noah John were born. Through the miracle of adoption my wife and I were allowed to provide these beautiful children with the home they deserved and at the same time we were blessed with the most precious gifts from God. Aaron R, California I was already a single mother of three year old Tristan and ten month old Jayden when I found out I was pregnant again. I already had to beg and borrow to make ends meet how could I have another baby? I knew the father wouldn't be around so I made an appointment at an abortion clinic. The night before I was to get my abortion God spoke to me, he didn't want my baby to die, he had more in store for her. So I called an adoption agency and they helped me immediantly get started picking out a family. I knew I wanted my baby to have a good life, a normal life with both a mother and a father, not like I had. I looked through many profiles and choose a few to interview. When Jermaine and Sasha walked in though I knew it was over. They would be my baby's parents. They were so kind, so loving. You could tell they were so happy with each other an I knew they would make my baby happy. I gave birth in October, they named her Kinsley. Later I started thinking about babies and what they were missing out on. They deserved the same chances as Kinsley. After many long nights of prayer I decided to try to get in touch with Sasha again, I knew she wanted more children and I knew it wasn't yet too late to give mine the life they deserved. With the help of the adoption agency they adopted Jayden so he could be with his sister. They were going to adopt Tristan but her father wouldn't agree. I know I couldn't be happier with my decision because even though I was in a bad situation I gave my babies the best life possible. Aja S, Michigan If you have a heart warming story about adoption that you would like to share, whether you are adopted, a birth parent, an adoptive parent, or anything in between, click here to send it to the site administrator.
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