A TEEN MOTHER has shared some of the struggles she faced after giving birth at just 13 years old.
Now 24, Gabbie Egan has been a mother for more than 10 years and said some of her earliest memories involve her son.
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On TikTok, the young mother revealed that as soon as she gave birth “she graduated into adulthood” and no longer saw herself as a child.
She said: “Everyone had different expectations of me because I was now a mother, but inside I still felt like a child.”
Gabbie revealed that to support her son she started working in a pizzeria when she was just 14 years old.
She added that her life seemed completely different from that of other teenagers, as instead of being excited about her “sweet 16” birthday celebrations, she was happy to finally be old enough to get a driver’s license, so she could drive her car. son. around.
She said: “It feels like I became an adult so early, but at the same time, I never had the chance to be independent because I lived with my parents until I was 17.”
After leaving her parents’ home at age 17, Gabbie joined the military, where she met her now-husband, Cody.
Gabbie revealed that her son, now 10, is “practically like a brother” and said the pair have become best friends.
She said she loves her son more than anything and is happy with how his life turned out, but wishes she had had the chance to find out who she was on her own.
Although she said that the most important thing for her is that she has always been a good mother, she admitted that she still has no idea what she is doing with her life.
The young mother added that she still has a lot of emotional baggage to carry after giving birth at such a young age,
Sharing a message to the girls, she said: “Wait.
“There is so much life to live before having children.”
Gabbie’s video, which was posted under the username @bbyegan_it probably touched a lot of people as it racked up 600,000 views on the video-sharing platform.
UK Teenage Mother Statistics
Teenage pregnancy in the UK has fallen considerably since 2007…
Conception rate in under-18s has declined considerably since 2007, reports Nuffield Trust.
Between 2007 and 2021, the under-18 conception rate in England and Wales fell by 68%, from 42 per 1,000 women to 13 per 1,000 women.
This resulted in 13,131 under-18 conceptions in England and Wales in 2021.
TikTok users rushed to the video’s comments section to share their thoughts, with many people sharing similar experiences.
One person said: “I had my first child when I was 15, so I completely understand how you are feeling.
“I don’t remember life before my son and I don’t know who I am other than being a mother.”
A second person said: “I became a mother at 15 and I don’t remember who I was before motherhood.”
A third person said: “I had my daughter when I was 15, I’m 24 and she’s now 8. It’s just me and her and it’s not easy, but I wouldn’t trade having her for anything.”
A fourth person said: “I’ve been a mother since I was 19 and now I have three children at 26.
“I really feel the same way sometimes, I don’t know who I am.”
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