That Sort of Girl

First Pregnancy

Exactly twenty-five years ago, after Joshua left me and all my friends went off to college, I went on with my pregnancy alone. My parents were mad at me. I couldn't bear their side comments whenever they saw me hanging around the house with a growing belly. I decided to leave them and looked for a place to stay.

I stayed with some of the Vixens, trying to look for a job even though I was pregnant. I gave birth in a public health center, a puericulture. I used my earnings, plus contributions from my good friends, to pay the bill.

My parents learned about my situation, and maybe with some pushing from my Vixen friends, they finally asked me to return home. They saw baby Susan and they felt joy upon seeing her. We have forgiven each other and everything went well with my family after that.

But being a mother put a wedge between me and the Vixens who were all still just college girls. I couldn't relate to them on matters of motherhood. Only when Susan turned one and a half did my parents let me finish my college course.