young marriage

Young Marriage

When I was a child , I used to play Barbie dolls with my sister . We spent hours playing and goofing around without having to think about life 's difficulties and how things can be complicated by the time we were adults . At the early age of 17 , I got married and it is a fact that early marriage is not characterized only by happiness (Lamanna Riedmann , 2005 ,

.225 . I somehow overcame the obstacles and hardships in my life and I consider this as a significant accomplishment

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my life started when I left my parent 's house when I was only 17 . I lived with my boyfriend without the permission of my parents Naturally , they disapproved of it and arranged for us to get married . It was a difficult decision to make , as I was only a high school sophomore at that time

In the beginning , everything was going as planned and I thought that being married was easy but this changed only after a couple of days After time , we lost our jobs and had no money enough to pay our bills or even eat . We were not able to ask for support from our parents because when we first got married , they indicated that they would not give financial support . When my husband found a job , he spent his time going to bars after work and came home in the morning drunk . This became something that we argued about . I then decided to drop out of school because of the many problems at home

After six months , I got pregnant but I had a miscarriage during the third month . I believed that this happened probably because of all the problems I was encountering with my husband . By that time we moved in to a new home and our lives were starting to get better , I got pregnant again . My daughter was born premature and weighed only one pound . She had to stay in the hospital for three weeks before we were able to take her home . Overtime , she developed and grew into a very healthy and beautiful child

I decided to finish high school at home last year . At this time , I am interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice . My husband and I have been married for eight years now and everything is going well , as he is also working for one of the largest construction companies in Chicago . We are planning to buy a new house this year . I am also d to report that our parents became very proud of us and the things that we have achieved

In summary , early marriage is not an easy thing especially when parents decide to let you be on your own . Couples have to work hard in to make the marriage last . After all the obstacles that my husband and I went through , I believe that they are all worth it especially when our daughter says that we are...