The Real Life Story of a Teen Mom/Kylie&Mason

Everyone that knows me, knows that I like to be very independent.  I don't want to have to rely on anyone for anything.  Some people are born that way and some people have just taught themselves to become that way.  For me, I remember the specific day that my mindset changed for the rest of my life. It was the day that I decided to go to college.  It was in February of 2012, I was a senior in high school, and I was pregnant.  I had somewhat put college out of my future.  I felt that I needed to just start working full time after high school to be able to provide for Mason.  One day I literally just flipped a switch.  I woke up that morning and I decided that I needed to go to college, because I wasn't going to be able to rely on Mason's father to provide for us.  I had to make a future for Mason and I, and I wanted that future to be a positive one. At the time Mason's father and I were together but I knew it just wasn't going to workout. ...

It has been a year since I became a partner in hope, and I think it is one of the best decisions I have ever made.  These days everyone knows someone that is affected by cancer.  This year especially I felt like cancer was attacking everyone around me.  Everyone knows how cancer can not only be a problem medically but also financially. The thing that I LOVE about St. Jude's is that parents don't have to pay for a dime while their child is there.  St. Jude's even pays for travel expenses to get to St. Jude's and back home.  This lets the parents be able to focus more on taking care of their child and less on how in the world are they going to pay for all of the medical bills.  This was really the selling point for me on St. Jude's.  That is why partners in hope are so important because they are the ones who are paying for the chemo and the doctor bills, not the parents. When I was pregnant with Mason at 17 years old I was at a place where I didn't k...