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My mother tried to abort me. I was the last of six kids. It wasn't until I was in my 40s that I learned my sister, 16 years older than me, had tried to help her

My mother tried to abort me. I was the last of six kids. It wasn't until I was in my 40s that I learned my sister, 16 years older than me, had tried to help her

 
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Hi, I don't know how u feel about this but you have to look @ it in a positive way. Your mom wasn't trying to abort YOU...she didn't know u yet. I don't know the circumstances and I don't know if I would trust the memory of a 56 yr old sister either. Your a miracle, plain and simple.
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Just think of yourself as a force in life that no one can stop.. even your family.
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Atleast you have life....
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How does one unsuccessfully have an abortion?
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Cherish your life - you made it for a reason. I was the last born of 5 children, my mother gave me away at age 2. I don't blame her, I could have been left in a dumpster. Who knows what she must have been thinking, and she has probably thought about it every day of your life with some hurt, thankful she didn't succeed. You're a blessing.
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I do cherish life. And I know there are many, many others who've had it much worse than me. I guess sometimes I have the human failing of feeling sorry for myself, but I thank you who have cared enough and taken the time to post positive responses. My mother was a drunk; my father a kind, but weak man who never stood up to her, nor defended any of us kids. When I learned about my sister's involvement, it was an epiphany. Finally, I knew why she and my older siblings never loved me, in fact, several of them hate me to this day. I was another mouth to feed and had the audacity to survive. Whenever I looked around at other families and read things about the "baby" of the family being loved so much, I forever wondered what I'd done that was so bad. When I remembered about my mom and dad having that fight and hearing my dad bring up the fact she'd drunk turpentine to try and abort me, I knew. My crime was that I lived. My sister, the artist, always had turpentine on hand to clean her brushes. She gave it to my mom to help. But I messed everything up by being born anyway. My sister's never forgiven me.
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How do you know that?
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Yeah, you're wrong. The pic hasn't changed at all, not even once. And you need to read more carefully: The OP said "tried" to abort, not "unsuccessfully had an abortion." There's a big difference.
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I know the feeling, OP. I was the last of 5 and I always felt like an unwanted child.
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I don't "get" why people post on here saying I am a Christian Fundy (what in the heck is that???) and that this about anti-abortion, etc. It's about my ruined relationship with my family. This happened 53 years ago, for Christ's sake, back when abortion was a big crime. ***sigh*** I guess this just underscores those people out there with nothing better to do than put down other people, even if those other people are hurting emotionally or any other way. Way to go. Just make sure you're never in such a place; you might just get the same ugly reaction you give others.
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These pathetic people looking at it as an upside is pathetic. If I had something like that happen in my life, and I came to knew about it 2 relatives would be sleeping with some mighty big fishes if they ever came around me once I had the freedom to get the hell away.
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Geez...... I have no words. I am so sorry...
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My mother took medications she stole from her job as a pediatric nurse to try to abort me...she told me this herself. She regretted it later and said I'd kept her young, but....she was 40 when I was born. I had a sixteen yr old sister, a 14 yr old sister and an 8 yr old brother. Brother never forgave me for taking away his limelight cause he was the baby and the only boy...16 yr old was humiliated that her friends knew her parents had had sex...and the 14 yr old fought to keep me and took care of me like I was a doll. Where are we supposed to put this stuff? Mine is stored away in a deep place that holds so much anger it scares me....you are not alone. I am 53
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