Your UnSlut Project

Submitted by @dauntlesscakeflavor

Growing up in life, I was told to always be responsible and be fair. I followed the advice for a lot of my life. I was also told to never be pressured into doing anything I didn't want to do, or never do anything inappropriate. I thought I never was going to. I had a life planned for myself. Live life first, go to college, then get settled down. That would change though.

When I was in 8th grade, I had my first boyfriend: Will. He was amazing, or at least I thought. I did see the way people speculated about him. I was very wary. One night on the first year of Highschool, he pressed me into having sex. I was dumb and did it, which resolved me trouble later. A month after that, my best friend came over with me and I started feeling sick and things. It was like she new what was happening. So after doing some things, and taking a pregnancy test, I found out I was pregnant. She was the only one who knew for a while until I told my brother. The two encouraged me to tell my parents and I did. I thought they were going to shun me, but they showed me love and support. I did break up with Will though, hating the fact he pressured me. My other friend, Nick, supported me a lot too.

Slowly the whole school found out. I was immediately labeled, 'whore', 'hoe', and 'slut'. Being called the school slut wasn't the easiest thing to deal with in the world, especially when your hormones are everywhere. I had slowly realized through the things that I had a crush on Nick, and he asked me out which I accepted. (We've been together for two years now.) For nine months I struggled about what I was going to with the baby, but I knew I was going to keep it. I came to terms with being labeled 'slut' and being pregnant. When my daughter was born though, I fell in love with her. Nick became the father figure for her, and my best friend and brother became the uncle and aunt. I am very fond of my Memila, and wouldn't trade her for anything.