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Mi Hermana: Una Madre Adolescente
"Como yo era la unica otra hija, mis padres se hicieron muy estrictos
conmigo."
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By Gaby Arvizu
Tenia trece anos cuando me entere de que mi hermana mayor de diece-siete anos
estaba embarazada. No lo queria creer. No la podia imaginar con un bebe. Fue
muy extrano.
No sabia como el embarazo de mi hermana iba a cambiar mi familia, y no pensaba
que me iba a afectar a mi. Pero la realidad fue muy fuerte. Yo me quede en la
casa sufriendo las consequencias. Como yo era la unica otra hija, mis padres
se hicieron muy estrictos conmigo.
Mi padre no me dejaba salir de la casa. Incluso hasta hoy—que tengo dieciseis
anos—no me deja dormir en casa de una amiga. Para evitar que me sucediera lo
mismo que mi hermana, mi mama decidio que deberia de estar en mas actividades
escolares. Empece ir a programas despues de la escuela todos los dias, y durante
el verano tambien. Algunos programas no me gustaban, pero no tenia otra opcion.
Aquello fue hace tres anos. Ahora estoy en high school y todavia me mantengo
ocupada despues de escuela.
A traves del tiempo, he visto muchas de mis amigas quedar embarazadas. Sus mentes
estaban muy enfocadas en los muchachos, aunque ellas eran muy inteligentes.
Si estuvieran mas involucradas en mas actividades organizadas despues de la
escuela, quizas no hubieran tenido hijos a una edad tan joven.
Creo que eso es lo que evito que me pasara lo mismo. Bueno, a veces quisiera
salir mas con mis amigas y amigos, pero luego pienso en lo que le paso a mi
hermana, y me siento afortunada.
English Version:
I was thirteen when I found out my seventeen year old sister was pregnant. I didn't want to believe it. I couldn't see my sister with a baby. It was weird.
I didn't know how my sister's pregnancy would change my family, and I didn't really think about how it would affect me. But the reality hit hard. I was stuck at home to suffer, missing my sister and dealing with the aftermath. Since I was the only other girl in the family, my parents got crazy strict.
My dad never wanted me to ever leave the house. To this day I’m now 16 -- he won't let me spend the night at friends' houses or go on school trips. I've tried to change his mind a few times, but it's impossible. To keep me from getting into the same trouble as my sister, my mom decided I needed to get more involved in activities. I started to go to after-school programs everyday, and all-day programs in the summer. Some I didn't like, but I never had a choice.
That was three years ago. Now, I'm in high school and I still keep myself busy after school.
Over the years, I've seen a handful of friends get pregnant. Their minds were too focused on boys, even though they were really smart. If they found something to look forward to in the hours after school, maybe they wouldn’t have had babies at such a young age.
I think that's what kept me out of trouble. Definitely. Sure, sometimes I miss sleepovers, and I wish I could go out with my friends more, but then I think about my sister, and I know I'm lucky.
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