of some . (Some days, I just wanted to call in sick to school and lay in bed with a heating pad.) The birth control worked, thankfully, and my pain gradually lessened and my period became super predictable.
But over time, I came to see birth control less as a way to control pain and more of a way to protect myself from an .When I started having sex with my high school—and then college—boyfriend, I knew the last thing I wanted was to get pregnant.
I was in my late teens, and getting pregnant was just a non-negotiable for me. I knew I wanted to finish college, find work that I was passionate about and do all the things young people can do without feeling tied down to a baby I wasn't ready for.
Don't get me wrong: I knew that I 100% wanted to be a mother—one day. But a teen mom? No way.I wanted to travel the world and explore things that I had never seen, eat foods I had never tried, and meet people and discover cultures I was interested in.
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