get now that they were out of school, Barbara was preparing for the baby that some told her would ultimately ruin her life.


Nevertheless, in early December of that year, she held her son for the first time. Completely unprepared for parenthood, she promised her infant child that no matter how difficult life may become, she would always be there for him.


As time passed, hardship and sacrifice defined nearly every day of their lives. A few years later, Barbara remarried. Then, once pregnant with her second child, her new husband quickly revealed his violent self and began to brutally beat her and her then 3 year old her son.


Thankfully, with the help of family they were finally able to escape his rage. Again, she was on her own. Only now, she had 2 sons to provide for.


Time slows for no one and Barbara would be no exception. The unending days of work turned into weeks of worry as each new month brought new mental, physical and financial challenges.


Eventually, nearly two decades of no less than two jobs and thousands of mornings that began at 5am finally took its toll on her health. Although, she loved her boys with all of her heart, she sometimes secretly peeked back on the youthful dreams she traded for the futures of her children.


Married and with children of his own, her eldest son began to understand the sacri- fices his mother had made for he and his brother.


As his adult life took shape and success found his door more than once, he began to almost see himself as a poster child for abortion.


May 2012


21 Kalon Women Magazine


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