Aiyana’s Video Blog
I Want You to Know
First and foremost, I would like to extend my congratulations from the Board of Directors. We are so incredibly proud and inspired by all you have accomplished. There are a few things I want you to take away from this evening. I want you to know you can literally be...
Post-Partum Depression: It’s a Real Thing
“Congratulations! Here’s your beautiful little girl!” I reach out my arms and my cheeks widen to the tips of my ears like a little girl being handed a slice of cake. The nurse gently passes a wiggly bundle of blankets the size of a loaf of bread into the nook of my...
Confidence for the Future
My name is Brittany, and I became a mom at the age of 18 to my amazing daughter Brielle. Finding out I was going to be a teen mom meant motherhood with more challenges; after all, I am still learning and growing myself. I am a full-time college student working towards...
What I Would Tell My Teenage Self
Being a teenage mother is difficult to say the least. At any age it’s challenging being a mother, but when you’re young, you are still growing and learning — and you may not have the financial means or family support to raise a child on your own. Those are some...
Keep Fighting
Many people look at me with a stunned look when I tell them I was a teen mom. In fact, many people are truly in denial when I tell them I was just 16 when I got pregnant with my daughter — who is now nine years old. When I ask people why they are so surprised,...