While I was
in Brooklyn my first day in training, I heard one of the other counselors ask a
mom: “What do you think your baby would tell you right now?”
This week,
in the middle of all the moving out hurries, I had a few clients. One of them
was M. She is a wonderful American girl, she didn’t know what to do. When I was
speaking with her, I made her this question. She was in blank, but I could tell
what she was thinking, so I turned it around and asked: “What would you say to
you baby? How would you explain?” As she answered, all started to make sense in
my mind, and in hers.
“I am sorry baby, I know you are inside of me,
I know that you exist, but I need you to understand. I am not ready to welcome
you, I haven’t got the money, the time or the maturity that is needed. I didn’t
plan you, you were a surprise. I am afraid of not being able to give you
everything you need, afraid of not giving you all the love and security I
should. I don’t know how to be a mom, I wouldn’t be a good one, of that I am
SURE”.
“Don’t be
afraid mom, I don’t know how to be a son, but don’t worry, we’ll help each
other”.
After a bit
more talk, M decided to keep the baby.
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