Mom at Sixteen Page #7

I'm gonna go get a tissue.

Talk to him. He won't break.

Hi, little guy.

I'm... I'm sorry I freaked out.

- You kind of caught me off guard.

- It's okay.

Hi.

God, he's so great.

I was supposed to give him up

for adoption, but I...

I couldn't.

I guess I didn't know it was possible

to love someone so much.

He's really ours.

- Brad.

- Mrs. Jeffries.

- What are you doing here?

- He came here to see his baby.

- Are you sure that's a good idea?

- Why not?

This could get kind of painful, Brad.

There's no way you're not

going to get attached to a baby.

And I assume you have

no intention on raising Charley.

Look, I'm 18.

I have a right to see him.

People have been

doing this forever, right?

Why not us?

Why not you what?

Get married?

Quit school?

Give up all your dreams?

Do this full-time?

How are you gonna support a family?

You don't have any skills.

You would have to work

two jobs just to subsist.

Mom, this is not your decision to make.

It's not my decision,

but I think I'm part of the decision.

- Brad, do your parents know about this?

- Mom.

- Would you like me to talk to them?

- Leave him alone!

Okay, look, Jacey.

- It's all right.

- I'm gonna call you. Okay, Jacey?

Yeah.

Jacey and I can make this work.

Thank you.

- Jacey.

- Hi.

What are you doing here?

I just... I just stopped by.

I brought dinner.

Hamburger and chips, that's all.

This is Jasmine, my lab partner

in biology.

- Hi.

- This is a friend from high school.

Why don't you head in.

I'll meet you inside.

Thanks.

- We have a lot of studying to do. I don't...

- No big deal. I'll see you around.

I can give you a call or something.

No.

Look, you should have called, you know?

- It's no big deal.

- She's just a friend and stuff. She's not...

- How's the baby?

- The baby's fine.

Yeah, well, about that.

I talked to my parents.

They're totally freaked out.

They want a paternity test

to see if it's mine.

I mean, they've got

lawyers and everything.

What do you think?

I wanna do the right thing.

Just right now everything is...

My parents won't let me leave school.

And if it's mine...

...my parents will pay and stuff.

If it's yours?

Hello. Hello?

Attention. Ladies and gentlemen, hello.

Hi.

- Macy, what am I doing here?

- I asked you to come.

I don't ask for much,

so you decided to indulge me.

Can I have your attention?

I'm here for Wednesday's open mike...

...because, well...

...we have a problem at our school.

Two more football players have been

suspended for sexual activity.

On the bus, in our gyms.

There have been 75 dress-code violations

so far this year.

Okay. Sit down. Sit down.

Sexual intercourse is happening here

during school hours.

Okay. All right. Well, you know what?

I thought...

...maybe you might like to hear...

- Hi.

Can I borrow Charley?

- What's going on?

- I'll bring him back.

- From one of your own peers.

Miss Jacey Jeffries.

I think I'm more nervous than you are.

Hi.

My name is Jacey.

Some of you guys know me.

This is my baby boy.

His name is Charley.

I'm 16 years old...

...and I got pregnant when I was 15.

It happened to me,

and what I want you guys to know is...

...it can happen to you too.

It can happen if it's your first time.

It can happen if you love each other.

And it can happen if you don't.

It can happen if you think

you're being careful.

It can happen if you're

not doing well in school.

Or it can happen if you have straight A's.

This is silly, me trying to tell you guys.

I brought some friends with me.

And they know something about this too.

I think it's really nice

that you guys can meet them.

My name is Trea.

I'm 15 and I'm eight months pregnant.

My mom kicked me out

when she found out.

And my boyfriend doesn't think

that the baby is his.

So I'm living with my grandmother

right now.

She says I can stay there

until the baby's born...

...but then we gotta find

our own place to live.

My name's Maria. I'm 16 years old,

and my son, Miguel, is 9 months.

I live with my mom and my two brothers.

Miguel's father is not a part of our lives.

He came the day Miguel was born,

but we never saw him after that.

It's hard.

My mom helps me watch Miguel

while I'm working.

But she has a job too, and she gets tired.

Hi, I'm Clara and I'm 16.

My daughter, Mimi, is 5 months old.

I live with my boyfriend's parents.

They help us.

I go to school, come home and sit on the

couch and watch TV with my daughter...

...until my boyfriend comes home from his

job. Then we go for a walk or something.

Some people would say that

having a baby is nothing special.

They're wrong.

Giving birth is always extraordinary.

It's a miracle.

It's the universe's way of saying

that this world should continue.

Man, I never thought

it would happen to me.

The world tells us that having sex

is just part of our lives.

Movies, magazines, TV,

they all say the same thing.

But the world lies to us, okay?

Sex is a big responsibility.

A responsibility that we're not ready for.

Are we ready to have kids?

We still are kids.

I was really lucky.

I have a mom who supported me

and my son through the whole thing.

I'm very grateful to her,

and I love her very much.

I love you.

When I first had Charley, I agonized over

what was the right thing to do.

Should I give him up for adoption?

Should I go back to school

and let my mom raise him?

Should I get a job

and put him in daycare?

But I'm beginning to realize that...

...it's not about what's best for me.

It's about what's best for my son.

Just look at the handsome boy.

Who's a handsome boy?

- Hi.

- Hi.

What's this?

I wasn't going to give it to you...

...but I made it for Charley

when you were gonna give him away.

It's not finished, though.

It's a rough-cut. Still tweaking.

What do you think? Look at the present.

- Here. You wanna play with him?

- Yeah!

Say, "Hello, Aunt Macy. "

Hi. Hi.

See you later.

Hi, I'm Macy, Jacey's sister.

I'm your aunt. Aunt Macy.

After you're born, you're going

to live with a new family.

I thought you might have questions about

your original family and your birth mom.

So I made you this. Hopefully, when you're

older, your mom and dad will let you see it.

This is Jacey and me

when we were young.

This is my mom.

And my dad, your grandpa.

Surprise.

This is what your mother looked like

when you were inside her.

Don't be frightened by her size.

You don't come from fat people.

She'll go back to normal

when you come out.

Macy! Cut it out.

Macy, turn off the camera.

Macy, stop it!

This is your mother

on her way to having you.

Apparently some degree of pain

is involved in giving birth.

Shut up!

But I'm told the mothers don't care.

- One more.

- I can't do it.

I only include this to show you

how hard your birth mom, my sister...

... worked to have you.

- Push.

- All moms love their babies.

But I think yours loves you more.

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