I became a mother 3 months before my 16th birthday. I had a lot of backlash including the, "now her life is over", along with everyone quoting the outcomes for young mothers and their children. I remember my school nurse saying, "How do you feel knowing you will not be able to go to college?" Now thinking back my response was priceless, "Why not?" I responded. I'm sharing my experience so that others learn to view young mothers in a different, more loving way. The exchange I