Thursday, 27 September 2012

Hope For Parenting Youth.


Hope for Young Parents from Jeffrey Golby on Vimeo.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

if u r a teen mom and u need help or support stepping stones is their for u . I also want to thank Kellie Gillespie-Brown & marion for being a big part in my support when i was struggling with being a teen parent. I just want kellie to know u are my hero and i love u so much. stepping stone is awesome and they save lives every day & make miracles happen and i know this as a fact because they saved my life in more then one way and at multiple times through out my teen years . ♥ They are a gift from god to show us teen parents that he loves us , believes in us , and wants us to do good and enjoy life one day at a time. ♥. I was suppose to be on this video to tell my story but I came down with bronchitis so I could attend but heres my story – they story stepping stores helped me change.
when i was 12 i got pregnant i had no support all my family were addicts and criminal who made me witness things kids should never be exposed to . I got kicked out of grade 7 because i was pregnant and i had no hope or faith or support from any of my friends because I was pregnant but I knew this baby was going to be born because i knew god does things for a reason . long storey short I got set up with stepping stones and marrion took me under her wing and gave me hope, support , love , & faith just the things i needed at 12 being pregnant . I had my baby girl June 14 2002 at 12:16 am with marrion there beside me , it was the best feeling in the world followed by the biggest fear I have ever felt because I didn’t want my child to be witness to what I was exposed to at home( it wasn’t a home just a house full of junkies & criminals) I kept her as long as I could but I needed to get her out of this unhealthy life I was stuck in with my mom and family so I gave her to foster care the hardest thing a mother could do but I did because I knew she was better off there. I then started partying being a typical teen and became addicted to narcotics with my mom  and hit my rock bottom . I went to stepping stones for a family night after not attending for months and that when I dropped the bomb and told kellie I screwed up I lost everything all my morals , faith, and my baby girl. I asked her to help me become the person i should and not be like my mom . she helped me gave me the support I needed and helped me get my daughter back a year later . I started the thrive program with them and got so much wisdom and understanding for who I was and what i believe in and how to become a better women with integrity. I got clean settled down and now I have been clean 7 years to the day im engaged to the love of my life dan who isn’t my daughter father but he loves her just as he would if she were and I now am working as a district manage for apartment buildings all over bc now (which is amazing sense I never passed grade 12). i am happy and at harmony with myself and have learned from my mistakes and kellie taught me how to forgive my family for all the hurt that was caused. I can never say how thankful i am for stepping stones they are amazing people to know and very inspiring. I guess what im trying to say is thank you and i love u guys