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Coming to terms with the past will help you to move on with your present. A lot of times, people want to act as though the past doesn't exist anymore. Not talking about it does not mean it goes away. This mind state has gotten us, as a people, nowhere. We have accomplished nothing except alienating the generations to come.

By pretending that what was never was, the next generations are unable to see where they have come from. As a teenager I would go out with my friends and hang out and there were more likely than not, some things that I should not have done. I was a teen mother so there were definitely things that I should not have been doing. But, if I act like that wasn't anything that I did as a teenager then my teenagers are going to begin to feel a certain way about me because I am a hypocrite. This is not to say that I condone my behavior, but because I lived it I can talk about it and lead the next generation towards making a different decision. A decision that will protect them from pregnancy, disease and a harder time in life.

Because I know this is the right thing to do, I have taken it as my goal to speak with and help the next generation. If I can help even one young person make a better decision then I will feel great about myself as a person.

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