I got pregnant at 15 and had two children at 22 – my family was 'disappointed'
A WOMAN who became pregnant when she was just 15 years old has revealed the candid reality of being a young mother.
22-year-old Beba, who is now a mother of two, revealed some of the most common stereotypes and comments she receives, including the cruel comment that mean trolls always use against her.
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In a clip shared on TikTok (@bebaandzhai), she begins by explaining that because of the age difference between her and her son, which is less than the average fifteen years, people often mistake him as her brother.
“I'm a young mother. When I go out in public, of course they compliment me on how cute my brother or sister is,” says Beba.
The teen mother then reveals that people always make the same comment when they try to insult her.
“They say, 'At least I didn't get pregnant in high school,'” she explains.
However, Beba shares the benefit of getting pregnant at 15: “My kids will be out of the house by the time I'm 40 and I'll still be warm.”
Beba goes on to say that she is also the youngest mother in the school, will be 33 when her son graduates high school, and recalls how her mother had to sign permission for her epidural.
She doesn't stop there, she also confirms that despite people's assumptions, she did graduate from high school.
She adds: “I'm a young mum… all the kids my age are partying and drinking and I'm home watching Miss Rachel and making dinosaur chicken nuggets.”
In a second clamp shared online, Beba offers insight into her life after finding out she was having a baby at the age of 15.
She begins by explaining how she hid it from everyone for three months until she told someone she trusted and they “told the whole school.”
Then Beba says she finally went to the doctors after her school called her mother to let her know she was pregnant.
Sharing another photo, she says, “Having a gender reveal with the whole family that our moms planned even though they were super disappointed they wanted to know we had support.”
Beba goes on to explain how her partner was at school when her waters broke, so he rushed to the hospital.
“He was my biggest supporter even at the age of 15,” she praises.
Sharing a photo from her hospital bed, the proud mother notes: “I had the hardest labor – my body wasn't ready to have a baby yet!
“I was in labor for 36 hours and tearing terribly due to a failed epidural, but he finally came on October 10 at 10am.”
However, she admits: “The first weeks of college were very hard for me, watching everyone's lives return to normal, but mine changed forever!
“I saw my friends having fun and I was home with a baby who needed me and I barely knew how to take care of myself.”
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