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Take identity theft for example. In the blink of an eye you can find yourself wrapped up in massive debt and trying to get through the red tape of the legal system to clear your name even thought you did nothing wrong. It’s a good thing there are companies like life lock to help protect you from identity theft. I know you’ve seen their commercials, the ones where the guy has his social security number across the side of a truck.
I have gone through a lot of major life changes in my 35 years. My parents divorcing when I was 12, becoming a mother at 17 and again at 22, two divorces, moving countless times, etc., but I find that I am very thankful for the way my life is today. It has made me who I am.
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I didn’t realize you became a mother so young. Now that I type that, I have to realize that I really don’t know anything about you, so that shouldn’t have been a big deal.
I became a mother at 16 (which is when I married), had a total of 3 before I turned 20 (seems like I would have figured out how it was happening, but nope). Before I was 21, I was divorced. I managed to lose a son 2 weeks before turning 21, and nearly lost my daughter 4 days after my birthday. The 4 years after that found me in a depression so deep that I really didn’t think I would ever crawl out. I went from straightening my life out entirely at 21, to destroying it just as much when I was 23.
At 24, I dug myself out of the bad relationship hole I was in, tracked the man that I should have been with all along down, made him mine, gave him a son, and married him. I’m happier as an adult now, than I ever was growing up.
But, if it weren’t for that long, nasty journey that I made for myself, I wouldn’t be able to offer my deserving hubby the person that I am now. He would have received the bad side of me that he never knew, and he isn’t deserving of that. Things happen for a reason, hope that it’s going the way you want it to!
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Jenn, I’ll check it out!
Annie,
thank you for sharing this with me. I will write a post soon telling my story. Thank you for the inspiration.