Crown of Glory

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Week of 07/28/2008

8/01 - Love or What? (No Audio)

Good morning everyone. I am a 23 year old single parent and graduate student. When my daughter’s father and I met we appearead to really be into eachother and eventually thought we were in love; it turned out we were just in lust. He was not really present during my pregnancy and was not present during my daughters birth and hardly ever seen her after she was born. He was quite disrespectful for some time and got someone else pregnant just before I gave birth. I never found out about this older woman (with several children of her own) until his mother decided to tell me about it three months after I had my daughter. The woman knew all about me and was very childish and disrespectful to me. My daughter’s father and I were not on speaking terms after I found out about the other woman and he was incarcerated shortly before my daughter’s first birthday. So much went on during the time leading up to this and I believe that I was so depressed that my Read more…

7/25 - 41 Year Old Grandmother to Be (No Audio)

Good morning Strawberry letter 23, I am a 41 year old single parent of one young adult daughter (18) and a teenage son (16). My kids are the product of 12 year marriage. Last week my daughter told me she was 7 weeks pregnant... mind you she is still in high school and she does not graduate until June 2008. Since the kids have been little I have talked about the importance of an education (especially when I work for the school system) and some stability before starting a family. It is almost like someone has brain-washed my child into the notion that she is ready to take on the responsibility of a mother. I am just devastated and shocked that she wants to keep this baby. She cries and gets depressed when I bring up the options of adoption or terminating this pregnancy. I am overwhelmed with sadness because all the plans she had for college and enjoying her young life (without children) will be challenged. Also I must admit that I am embarrassed to tell my family and friends. I know she's 18. But with no job, no education and living at home still...this is not a pretty picture. Now don't think for one minute that I won't still provide and support her through this it's just a very hard pill to swallow right now. How do I accept this? How do I help her stay on track with her plans with baby in toe? Thank you, Grandma to be

7/24 - Needing Advice

7/23 - Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman

7/22 - What Next?

7/21 - Truly Lost Without Her (special guest Anthony Hamilton)

7/14 - Heart Problem in Virginia