This letter was written in response to the article, 'Black Women don't need guilt trip from abortion billboard" http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/2050322,CST-NWS-mitch16.article?plckCurrentPage=1&sid=sitelife.suntimes.com from the Chicago Sun Times.
It took a lot of courage for young man to write it and he knows exactly what he is talking about…keep him in prayer…
hi..i
am a black male at the age of 19. all my life ive had one dream. to be
a good father. in todays world, in the shared category of black male
and father hood, usually you would end your research with
dissapointment..meaning black guys have a reputation for not taking
care of their children or even claiming them for that matter.which in
turn leads to fatherless children who evolve into more " black
statistics". so maybe in the black community,in a way to decrease these
statistics, among other reasons, abortion was thought to be " the right
thing to do"..it may be for some people in some cases, but in my eyes
it is murder and a waist of a blessing. my girlfriend informed me of
her pregnancy not long ago and unlike many other males, i was elated.
thoughts and visions ran wild through my head about how great a father
i would be. until she told me she was concidering abortion.being so
close to my dream and then having it took a toll on my heart as i would
sit feeling the empty space in my heart where a child would never be. i
didnt, and still do not understand why abortion had to have been an
option. i see myself as more than capable of being a great father, im
on my way to a successful career, and my family was all but
unsupportive..but most of all, i love my girlfriend dearly and have
every intention of marrying her. i shared all that to say this: to me,
all human life is a blessing. god blesses us with all kinds of things
we donnot expect. things that will change our life. so why on earth
would you rid yourself of a child who is given to you before it is even
born…would you see a promotion or a new car coming from gods
blessings and simply cancel it? if you did, would you not regret it in
the future? it saddens me, and will haunt me for the rest of my life
hearing my unborn childs cry and never being able to console it, hold
it in my arms and tell it," daddys got you"…that dream will never
come true because no matter how much i begged, my girlfriend let fear
cloud her judgement.there instead of happiness, will be regret and
sorrow in our future because abortion was an option..
am a black male at the age of 19. all my life ive had one dream. to be
a good father. in todays world, in the shared category of black male
and father hood, usually you would end your research with
dissapointment..meaning black guys have a reputation for not taking
care of their children or even claiming them for that matter.which in
turn leads to fatherless children who evolve into more " black
statistics". so maybe in the black community,in a way to decrease these
statistics, among other reasons, abortion was thought to be " the right
thing to do"..it may be for some people in some cases, but in my eyes
it is murder and a waist of a blessing. my girlfriend informed me of
her pregnancy not long ago and unlike many other males, i was elated.
thoughts and visions ran wild through my head about how great a father
i would be. until she told me she was concidering abortion.being so
close to my dream and then having it took a toll on my heart as i would
sit feeling the empty space in my heart where a child would never be. i
didnt, and still do not understand why abortion had to have been an
option. i see myself as more than capable of being a great father, im
on my way to a successful career, and my family was all but
unsupportive..but most of all, i love my girlfriend dearly and have
every intention of marrying her. i shared all that to say this: to me,
all human life is a blessing. god blesses us with all kinds of things
we donnot expect. things that will change our life. so why on earth
would you rid yourself of a child who is given to you before it is even
born…would you see a promotion or a new car coming from gods
blessings and simply cancel it? if you did, would you not regret it in
the future? it saddens me, and will haunt me for the rest of my life
hearing my unborn childs cry and never being able to console it, hold
it in my arms and tell it," daddys got you"…that dream will never
come true because no matter how much i begged, my girlfriend let fear
cloud her judgement.there instead of happiness, will be regret and
sorrow in our future because abortion was an option..
2/16/2010 2:24 PM CST on suntimes.com
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