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I placed my birthdaughter for adoption a little over 8 years ago. The first goal that I had for myself was graduating from high school. I was 17 and my baby was born two weeks before graduation. At the time, I was failing six of my seven classes, mainly because I was too depressed to go to class. Luckily, I had always been a really good student and after putting in a ton of work after the baby was born, I graduated first in my class.
My next goal was college. I graduated in 4 years with a social work degree. Even though graduating from college was my original goal, the more important thing that happened during that time was my acceptance of and then happiness about my adoption decision.
I've done some other really neat things, like moving to Alaska, spending a year doing volunteer work and I'm hoping to have a job abroad this fall. These things are really important to me because I would not have been able to do them if I had chosen to parent my daughter alone at 17. At the same time, I have the peace of mind that allows me to feel comfortable doing these things because I know that she is doing great.
So, my future goals are to eventually get my master's degree and someday work as a pregnancy counselor, an adoption counselor or help people who are searching.
I also hope to get married and have children someday.
Who knows what else the future has in store...
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