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I'm so glad my mum got an abortion

I was in first grade when she had it, didn't really understand anything when she did, but she was crying. I always assumed that they "killed" my baby sibling. And then I grew up, got educated, became aware and realized that that was one of the best decisions she'd ever made.

She could barely support herself and me at some points in our life, if she'd had another child, idk how we would've managed. The child would've struggled, my mum would've struggled and I would've struggled too. Neither the child nor I would have access to the education and opportunities I have rn, my mum would've had to take loans and work more jobs and life would've been more of a hell than it already is.

Besides, our household isn't one where a child could be raised without giving them any lifelong scars, the child would've undergone the same physical and mental abuse I did . And I'm really glad that didn't end up happening. 馃
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SW-User
It鈥檚 good that you didn鈥檛 let that event ruin anything in your life or how you see things today. I like your positive attitude and understanding. My mum had lost a baby before she had me , miscarriage so I don鈥檛 think she supports abortion. After she had me she struggled a lot to look after me and was very distant from me. We had very little money growing up and my mum was a self harmed wich effected me in later life. My mum had a lot of councling and I think having kids and loosing the baby put a lot of stress onto her. I know our situations are different but I understand we鈥檙e your coming from.
Azrael
@SW-User I'm sorry you and your mother had to go through all of that 馃 and thanks for sharing and the kind words 馃槉
SW-User
@Azrael you鈥檙e welcome and thanks for your understanding 馃