Jasmine's Place Issue No. 6 - July/August 2013 | Page 9

BABY ON BOARD! This is what we say now when we get in the car with my youngest daughter because she is pregnant! She is a few days away from her fourth month and she is having a BOY! Yes, I am excited ... NOW! Nevertheless, that was NOT my initial feeling. Being a Christian, of course pre- marital intimacy is a NO-NO in my book. I think most mothers have that same cringe when a teenage daughter utters the words "I'm pregnant". Through a mother's mind rushes all of the obstacles, the issues, the problems, that their daughter will undoubtedly encounter. Issues with school, work, childcare, future expectation, the father of the child and a myriad of other issues run through the head in the 10 seconds it takes your daughter to say "I'm pregnant". I was no different. As the words escaped her mouth, I felt something ins