Story time: ......this may be the most important story I ever tell... A human life hangs in the balance.... I can not express enough how important it is you take the time to read, and by all means please tell your opinions.......and finally share this post. I don't know who it is...but I do know someone needs to hear this story!!!
First, if you don't know me a little introduction might be in order "Hi - my name is Jeff Slinkard, I own ezrag.com a spot where I post stories. Some are serious, some are funny...... some political and others just rub people the wrong way!!! Writing gives me an outlet to express my thoughts and beliefs to the world...... But, earlier today I encountered a post that made my heart stutter..... It was a mother asking for advice, on this topic: her family is expecting a child......and considering abortion.
The bottom line is the young lady was scared.... and rightly so, most any potential parent is scared shitless!!! The pressure to not screw up a little human can be overwhelming..... Most of us have worried about what kind of a parent we will be.... Myself included.
Let me share a little about my family before we go any further..... We were blessed with twin boys. I have heard a lot of people say, oh you are so lucky!!! We wanted twins.....but it never happened. Yes, we were very lucky, my twin boys have been one of the most incredible experiences of all time!!! But shortly after they turned 2 years old we pondered if maybe we wanted another child.......?
God sometimes laughs at the plans humans make.....before our twins turned 3 we discovered the new addition to our family would not be 1 child.....but triplets.
The day we found out my wife and I sat in a trance like state..... I don't remember saying a single word to the doctor after the ultrasound revealed 3 babies..... We left the doctor's office, managed to make our way to the car and then just sat there......not saying a word.
After about 20 minutes my wife asked if I was going to start the car? We were both in a state of shock.....
Twins are not easy....but triplets, well that is the kind of hell you find in the book of Revelations.... Diapers, formula.....day care....doctor visits and everything else for twins was a strain....and now 3 babies were coming. Oh, Holy Shit what are we going to do? We had those thoughts....who wouldn't? But you can do anything....if you will be try!
The young lady I mentioned at the beginning of this story has triplets, and now finding herself pregnant is considering an abortion to prevent the struggles of additional children....... Another person offering advice then admitted they aborted a child after having triplets and shared it was the best decision for their family----BULL SHIT. Aborting a child is the decision of a coward.....
I am here to say, twins and triplets are not easy, .....but you will be as strong as you need to be. Our twins turn 21 this year, our triplets 18 years old, our little family exploded to 7 with just 2 hospital visits and I would not want it any other way!!!
Would our lives have been easier with less children.....? Maybe, I don't know because we not only survived with 5 but thrived with multiple multiples..... Was it easy? Again, HELL no.....for a few years it was just butts and bottles..... But the honest to God's truth is the dread of the situation will always be worse than the reality of the day to day struggles. You simply get up, put you head down and go to work, putting one foot before the other time and time again.
I look at our 5 kids, and think about this young lady thinking about abortion....and try to imagine cutting one of our children out..... Imagine the hole it would leave in our family. I can only pray this young mother will find the strength to carry on, protect the life of her unborn child and be the mother God intended.
Life can be funny, in that people invent words to make hard decisions taste better. Things like "Selective Reduction" when the truth of the matter is abortion is murder, even if you call it by some other name to hide your guilt..... Oh, sure you can create a way to describe it that eases your mind....but that doesn't take away the act of killing a baby.
Maybe I should have taken my time.....wrote this essay then gone back and edited my words.....but a baby's life is a stake, and I wanted my opinion out into the world as soon as possible. Please share your words of encouragement to this growing family!!! Don't let the bad decisions made by others impact your child.
Help this young mother realize the gift of a child is never a burden.
