I am Jkat! My Journey From Pregnant at 16 Till Now!

in introduceyourself •  7 years ago 

Welcome to my blog!

Hello my fellow steemians! My name is Jenna! I am married to @theessential.

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I have a 5 year old son who will be 6 this May! You’re probably wondering why I am here. Well, let me tell you:

I was 16 years old when I became pregnant with my son. Still being a junior in high school, I had no idea what I was going to do. The current relationship I was in had been extremely toxic. I tried to make it work, but soon realized I had to do what was best for me and the sweet baby I was growing.

Word got out extremely fast around school. I didn’t mind too much. I could usually just ignore the comments being made around me. As my belly grew, so did my excitement. I may have been young, and I definitely had no idea what I was doing, but there is something amazing about growing a human being inside your own body.

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When I was about 30 weeks pregnant, my body decided to start having contractions. After arriving at the hospital, it was revealed that I was in fact in preterm labor. I was so scared. I was admitted to the hospital and immediately put on magnesium to try and stop my contractions. That was probably one of the worst weeks of my life. I wasn’t allowed to leave my hospital bed. I wasn’t allowed to eat. I couldn’t even have ice chips. At the end of the week, it was all worth it. I finally received good news! My contractions had stopped and I was able to go home! I was put onto strict bed rest but the remainder of my pregnancy went smoothly.

At this point I was no longer able to attend the end of my junior year. I was extremely lucky to have a teacher who was willing to gather all of work and bring it to me. I was able to finish my junior year of high school!

On May 29th, 2012, my sweet baby boy was born! He was absolutely perfect in every single way!

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When we were released from the hospital, I knew I had to set some boundaries. I set a schedule for when my son’s dad could come around. Though, he didn’t stop by too often and visits were usually cut short.

Before I knew it, I was starting my senior year of high school. I was extremely lucky to be in a school that allowed me to finish my classes online.

In May of 2013, I was able to celebrate my graduation and my sweet little’s first birthday! I was so proud of myself! I had done it!

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After graduation, I was determined that I was going to go to nursing school. I signed up for the local community college and began taking pre-nursing classes. I started my clinicals and almost immediately knew that I wasn’t in love. After some thought, I decided to go to cosmetology school. I began that journey in July of 2014!

I thought I had found my passion! During my time in school I got to do so many exciting things!I had the opportunity to work for fashion shows, exciting school events, and even a drag show! I was determined to conquer great things.

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During my journey into the art of hair, my life was turned upside down. I received court documents in the mail. My sons dad wanted shared parenting. I was absolutely devastated. In all this time, his dad had visitation. I never denied him time. He was not steadily around for the first few years so I was very taken aback when I received these papers. We do not agree on parenting styles. So we spent a long time in the court system.

In July of 2015, I graduated cosmetology school and in august, I passed my boards, During that same week, I met my husband.

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Aside from the ongoing court dates and lawyer fees, my life seemed to be going in the right direction.

On September 6th, 2015, @theessential asked me to be his girlfriend. He was my rock. When I introduced him to my little, they were instantly best friends.

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In December of 2015, I was hired at a salon that I thought would be the answer. I began a year long training program. At first, I loved it. It was very hard but I was convinced that once I got my chair I would be okay. And for a while, I was.

In September of 2016, @theessential proposed! My little and I were ecstatic to have such an amazing man in our lives!

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After a very long year of wedding planning, we finally tied the knot!

Not long after our wedding day I started realizing that I was unhappy with my job. I wanted the ability to stay home with my family. I wanted the freedom to be apart of my family’s life. So that brings me back to “why am I here?”I am here to write. To share my journey with you all. I am here to persue my dreams and make them happen. I am @Jkat.

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Wonderful story!

Thank you!!


Welcome to Steemit @jkat!

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Hello everyone- this is my wife and she is the wisest, most beautiful, most amazing woman I know!

You should definitely follow her!!

No doubt about this @theessential my mentor. Shine on💞💖

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Really love your story! I have a little one on the way myself so It was quite inspiring reading through your lifes endeavours!
Welcome to Steam by the way!

It would be amazing if you could check out my fresh new blog series and drop a comment or advice on my writing!

Thanks so much!
I will definitely check it out!

Welcome to steemit Jenna ! I'm happy that everything turned out so well for you :) Looking forward to read more about your journey, followed ^^

Thank you! I’m really looking forward writing more! Thanks so much for your support!

Welcome to steemit,a community for positive people just like you,trust me you'll enjoy every bit of it...Looking forward to reading your blog

I’m really looking forward to making more post! I really enjoy writing!

Hi! I think you have a great courage! I admire you! I hope happy marriage and successful Steemian life! Upvoted

Thanks so much! I hope we have a long and happy marriage too!

Thanks for sharing your story! My wife is 10 weeks and 2 days pregnant. We are pretty excited.

Having a baby is such an exciting thing! I can’t wait to have more with my hubs! Congratulations to you and your wife!

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Wow what an inspiring story. Thanks so much for sharing it! Wish you and your family nothing but happiness! @journeyfreedom

Thank you! I’m looking forward to perusing my dreams!

Hi Jenna , a warm welcome to Steemit. Perhaps you have a lot of questions about Steemit and no doubt the proper answer is from reading the Official website FAQ: (https://steemit.com/faq.html).

It's really a tough life that you got. We can understand your feeling from your sharing. Just one thing, life is a choice so choose the positive energy mode everyday and don't give up.

Have fun learning and blogging your experiences in Steemit. Enjoy!

This is the best introductory post I have ever read! Certainly worthy of an upvote & @minnowsupport here. Congratulations Jenna for all you have accomplished at a young age and congratulations to both you and Zach as a happy couple who found the storybook of true love!
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Hi @jkat, welcome to Steemit. Thanks for the fun and cool introductory post. I am here to support a newcomer with a little upvote. Also, I recently added a new post with some tips for new comers like you. Do give it a read and I hope it will benefit you.

Welcome to steemit! What a journey you've had to get to today! May your journeys here be everything you hope!

Great story Jenna, welcome to Steemit

Welcome on board @jkat , that was such a cool story , I am looking forward to all of your amazing content, and good luck in your new transition phase!
Yay!

Thank you so very much!

Lovely story! Welcome to the community @jkat :) Upvoted and followed

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Hi Jenna how are you? Welcome on Steemit my friend and awesome intro with really cool pictures ! I would like to connect with other cool steemians, artists and musicians. I’m posting music tutorials and other things related to music (and bitcoins:p). I’m the founder of the free music school communicasound. I'm really pleased to meet you. So i follow you and i will be happy to read your next posts in the futur. If you want, you can do the same and follow me. It’s important to have a family in Steemit :) Greetings from Paris. Peace.

Hi there!!!
Welcome to Steemit, and enjoy the amazing community that share experience and knowledge.
Hope you bring a plus for steemit and go with the flow!!

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Unusual story i find pleasant to just read it , sometimes i do while in road to collage . Its my 1st time using this website .Can you tell me please m'am did you or your husband withdraw cryptocurrency into real money anytime soon . Im not sure about this platform since i dont get into with too much grasp . Im a newbie to be fair :^) Greetings from Poland , Kraków! gl

hi jkat, it’s nice to see new face on steemit, hope you will spread positive vibes in steemit.and keep up the good work on steemit...;-) and be regular on steemit it will make grow you faster... ;-)

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Welcome to Steem @jkat.

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All the Best!!!

Beautiful Nice welcome
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Wow, glad you're finally here. What a touching story and glad you're married to the best man who's been so proud of you. I've read a lot from@theessential about you and am happy to have you here! I welcome you to a new world of success, prosperity and transformation! 👏👍

Thank you!! He truly is the best! ❤️

Warm regards to @theessential and your @cuteson.✌