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I had my child while still in school, but I was strong enough to overcome the shame

My name is Sharon; I am a mother of a charming prince who is one and year three months. My journey started two years ago when I realized I was two months pregnant and still in school. Coming from family with a strong Christian background I could not figure out how to break the news to my grandmother who had raised me and had a lot of hopes in me. The news of being expectant came with mixed reactions; at first I was happy God had seen me through because doctors had told me it would be difficult for me to conceive because I had the Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. I was confused at the same time because I could picture out the shame and ridicule I would go through.

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