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Hello everyone my name is Rachel im 19 a single mom im a mother of a healthy 6-month old baby girl im like other single moms who are struggling i can't overcome this depression i always think about my Baby's Father he left me because he already had a child with another woman and they are so madly in-love which made me so depressed which leads me to sometimes ignore my baby's needs. I know it's wrong to do such thing but i can't help it sometimes i want to kill myself but i can't i don't want to leave my baby she needs me, i even deactivated my social network accounts to avoid contact with my friends well they weren't my real friends anyway they don't even give a damn about how i feel, all i think about was shame, guilt and regret and how sorry i am that i wasn't the perfect daughter for my parents i humiliated them and i couldn't stop crying everynight if only i could turn back time i would have focus on my studies and become a 3rd year college student but things changed now but it doesn't mean i regret having my baby in my life i stopped drinking and going out because of her but still i always think im a useless mother to her how can i get rid of this depression please help :( ↓

Name: Shaniqua | Date: Jul 13th, 2012 11:36 AM

Hey I've been going through a litle bit the same thing. its like no friends to talk to that said they will be there and my bd cheat and lies so i ended up leaving him from7yrs and im 20 he was my first... its hard really hard and depressing i just try to think about me and my son mainly him what can i do for him but you can txt me to tlk 8594574896 ↑

Name: MistAken | Date: Jul 13th, 2012 12:17 PM

Hey honey...I know how you are feeling right now. I am a single mother of four. the father of my first three I was married to but I was alone. he was only home to eat and sleep. now I have a baby with my bf and one on the way.

I was 19 when I had my first. It is normal to feel the way you do under "normal" circumstances. A lot of young woman going through what you are going through fall apart. you are strong and at 29 I envy that strength. Your life has changed and its no longer about you its about your daughter. What you do from here on out will set examples for how her life and they way she lives it ↑

Name: MistAken | Date: Jul 13th, 2012 12:28 PM

(I'm posting from my droid)
...At six months postpartam its ok to feel the way you feel. yes and pregnancy no matter how old you are is a true test of who your true friends are. You HAVE to finish school!! As a single mother you can receive so much help from state government and even private agencies to help you independently finish your degree and take care of your daughter. You are half way done DON'T ALLOW THIS TURN IN THE ROAD TAKE YOU SO FAR OFF YOUR COURSE YOU GET TOO LOST!!!! I allowed myself to put any dreams I once had away for my husband because that's what my mother did and now I am 29 with 4.5 children no degree and a long gap in work history...hard to provide. And your parents will always be your parents but now your a parent and what your daughter thinks of you when she is 19 is more important than what they think of you.....good luck sweety ↑