Staying Strong

Staying Strong

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

Sometimes people are put into situations that they can’t get out of or feel like they are stuck.

I remember my sister crying and being upset. I didn’t know at that time what was going on

until she revealed she was pregnant and didn’t know what to do. I thought that having a baby

was supposed to be something to be happy about. Unfortunately, my sister was left alone and

had difficult choices to make. My parents where not the happiest people, since they didn’t think

something like this would happen. Not only was the pregnancy a problem, but it eventually

brought my family together and my sister became a stronger person. I often wonder what my

sisters life would have been if she had changed her mind about the baby. Many years have

passed by and I can look at her and say I am proud to have her as my sister. My sisters name is Maribel, but we like to call her Mari. When she broke the

news of her pregnancy, it was a complete shock to all of our family. Although I was young at

that time, I was there to support her. Mari has always been the type to help anyone out, but this

time it was her that needed the help. The baby’s father agreed to be part of the baby’s life and

that he was going to be there for her no matter what. Time was passing by and we noticed that

he wasn’t sticking to his words. Mari would cry and there where days that she would be down,

yet she remained strong because now she had a baby on the way. My sister was determined that

she was going to raise the baby on her own and continue to further her education. This proved

that even though things seemed a bit rocky, she wasn’t going to give up on her goals and

continue to be the happy person she was.

We later found out that Mari was expecting a girl. Unfortunately, around the same

time we found out that