Here is a poem one of our members wrote… Even though it’s from a ways back (when we had our Communities), I just had to share when I stumbled upon it! 🙂
Author: Justine Aubrey
The stick turned pink and that was that,
the day my old life left and would never come back.
My friends dwindled as my belly grew,
I felt alone, scared, and with out a clue.
Married, with child, at such a young age,
I watched my friends go out and play,
college, the party life, and who knows what else,
sometimes they came around, but I was always by myself.
A baby brought a joy to my life,
and also the reality that I was a mother and a wife.
People starred at the child I held, ones I used to identify with myself.
They didnt understand that my duties were at home,
sometimes it was so difficult, young and on my own.
2 a.m. feedings for us meant two different things,
while I sat up feeding baby, they were drunk eating pancakes.
They didnt understand why I couldnt stop what I do,
to go hang out with them, they didnt have a clue.
Alone, with a child, a husband, as his wife,
I felt trapped and alone, nothing for a life.
Searching with my keyboard, I came across a place,
with women just like me, young, married, kids,
curiousity struck my face…
Young Married Mommies, a group of girls like me!
I was shocked, I was excited, and most of all relieved!
My heart always told me, that life was right on track,
even though my new life took some getting used to,
and my old life would not come back.
I met wonderful women, who understood my pains,
they understood the importance of what was to be gained.
They related to my hardships, never once was judged,
for they understood being a young married mommy,
and filled my heart with love.
We share our stories, we laugh sometimes, we vent, complain and give advice.
We send congrats and internet hugs, and welcome with open arms,
to girls just like us.
I have shared the birth of one more baby,
some members did the same.
we’ve added others to our group,
with open minds and loving hearts,
because these women are just that way.
I may not see them face to face,
but thats alright to me,
and when my husband goes off to work,
sometimes I’m lonely,
but wth out fail, I can head to the net
and click just one, two, three,
and there is always something going on,
with the girls who are just like me.
YM Blogs Contest!
July 19th, 2010 . Posted in blogging/internet, by Kris, Links on YM, teen pregnancy & parenting | 1 Comment »Tags: blogging, blogs, commenters, contest, entries, free, freebies, post-off, posters, teen moms, WIN, winning, young mommies, young moms
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AUG20: This contest is now closed! Click here to find out the results of who won! 🙂
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I’m happy to announce our first contest here on YoungMommies.com! Who knew it would take 10 years, I guess we are behind the curve and just focused on hanging out together more than promoting our site. But we gotta get some energy and publicity infused, so here we go! 🙂
This contest is the first of 12 great monthly contests, the first prize of each one being a brand new copy of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”!
We’ll choose a different runner-up prize as well for some contest. This month’s runner up is a fun Summer Prize Pack, including a pack of inflatable beach balls, a portable cloth bag (with a little Canadian pride, whether you live here or not, I figure it’s a fun extra!), a couple packs of Trident fruit layers gum, and a lightweight kids’ stainless steel water bottle to tote to and from the beach and other summer activities.
This month’s contest will be all about the YM Blogs and getting them rolling again. We have some new mommies joining us as Authors and will have some new posts up for you to comment on. The Contest will be open to both Authors AND commenters, so if you’re interested in becoming a contributor to the Blogs, you can find out how on the YMBoards (register to become a member). The only requirement is that you be a young/teen mom or young/teen mom-to-b*e!
The contest will run for one month. So please make sure you add your posts and make your comments before the end of the day on Thursday August 19th. On the 20th, we’ll draw the names of both the winners. One of the winners will be chosen based on the number of entries (both posts on the Blogs and comments combined) and the other winner will be chosen randomly from the number of valid entries**.
Please let all the young moms you know about this contest, as it’s open to any young mom, NOT just the ones that are already members of the site! 🙂
See below for definitions of who may enter and what is considered a valid entry and enjoy the contest!!!
* Contest participants: You must must MUST be a young/teen mom or young/teen mommy to be. If you’re not already a member of the YM Boards and/or you haven’t posted a Salute, you’ll need to do so to show that you’re in fact who you say you are. I’m sorry for this extra loophole but I don’t want just anyone to be able to crash the contest and defeat the entire purpose of our site which is helping young mommies!!!
** Valid entries: To be sure we know your entry is valid (and not a spambot!), you’ll need to include some info relevant to the blog post and/or the YM Contest. So if the topic of the post is about a young mom who’s having issues with a baby dad, you can comment something about your own experience with that topic or express your sympathy for the moms going through that situation or at the very least expressing how you enjoyed the post and writing and your hopes for winning the contest.