A Great Thing And Other Thoughts

Amy Waxman gave mom three big bags of baby clothes to give to Tamra and she's coming to get them this weekend. :D When I called her to tell her she was really happy because apparently Nevaeh is growing out of her clothes really quickly and she doesn't have many left that fit her. I think our bodies must be in an insane frenzy when we're that young. They grow so so so fast and to think of how much activity those little bodies go through in a day is just really miraculous. I watch Azlynn grow up and I'm astonished at how much she has developed every time I see her. The first time I saw that baby she was so tiny and helpless, and now, a few months later, she's standing on her own and saying "Da Da" and she's so much bigger. Babies ARE miracles.
On the other hand, I see Tamra who had Nevaeh at nineteen, and I see how much she struggles to support her child and herself. I see how she fights with Raymond constantly but clings to him because she knows if they split he won't be in her child's life. And I see Liz who had Seany at sixteen, who seems unhappy when I see her, and has to work at Seven Eleven. I see Sean who goes to school and works long hours to support his family. These aren't people to be looked down upon because they "should have been more careful" or "oh, they asked for it." These are people to be looked up to for all they've given up and how hard they work. Does that mean I want to go out and have a baby to be like them? No, but it means I think they should be treated with respect, the same way you would treat someone who had a baby at a later age with respect.
I'm glad I can find ways to help Tamra out, because anything I can do to make her and Nevaeh's life easier, I should do.