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I wonder, in some ways my experience seems like it was easier than so many of you. I wonder if it was because: 1: no courtroom; 2: I was 21 and not coerced or forced; 3: I knew I would have support if I changed my mind. In those ways, my story is so different...
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I think not having to go to court was certainly preferable, and I was also over 18, so I wasn't forced. I do believe those things did make it easier ("easier" being a relative term here!) for me than if I was not able to make the decision for myself. I didn't have the family support, though, or the option to change my mind. I suppose I could have tried to manage on my own somehow, but I knew I simply wasn't ready to even be out on my own, much less with a baby to support. I wanted so much more for him. I have often felt like I regretted very much my circumstances, but not my decision. I still feel it was the right one at the time, but so often I've wished that those circumstances were different.