About Me

My name is Ariana, I’m currently twenty-one years old and living in a northern suburb of Chicago. When I was 19 years old, I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Carter Steven. Carter was born in April of 2011 and he is my pride and joy, and the most important person in my life.

I have an amazing mother and father, and awesome siblings. They helped me a lot throughout my entire pregnancy and supported my decision to keep my baby. They currently help me go to school, continue working, and still be young while I still can. They are my complete support system and without them I don’t know where I would be.

My siblings are my best friends, and they have been there for me throughout my life, and the hardships of teen pregnancy. Samantha, age 20, is the sweetest girl you would ever meet. She is always there to talk to me, give me advice, or just be a friend when I need one. She is one of the strongest people I know, and she is a huge part of my support system. Erica, age 18, is a sassy girl who I always know can cheer me up. She makes me laugh all the time with her cute attitude. She knows all my stories and secrets, and she definitely is one of a kind. Last but not least, Danny, age 17, is a funny and talented swimmer/diver that I actually look up to. When I look at him I remind myself to be the best I can be and don’t settle for anything less than what you deserve, and always fight for the best. My son reminds me of him when he was a baby, and it’s an amazing sight seeing my family grow bigger and stronger.

I am currently enrolled in community college majoring in Law Enforcement. I am interested in attending law school as well, but that all depends on how much I enjoy my future career as a police officer. The interest in law enforcement runs in my family, and I would like nothing more than to continue to follow in my father and mothers footsteps and become a police officer or emergency 911 dispatcher.

I found out I was pregnant on August 18 of 2010, when I was in a relationship that wasn’t a good place to bring in a baby. It was an abusive relationship which I was scared to continue being pregnant, let alone having a child. I ended the relationship shortly after discovering the pregnancy, and my life has continued to grow better since.

I currently work at Starbucks Coffee, which I also was employed at throughout the pregnancy. It was difficult to work on my feet closer to the last few weeks of being pregnant, however being a teen mom and considering the lack of education, I did not have much of a choice where I was employed.

I also am an Independent Consultant for Scentsy Fragrance! (arianatmia.scentsy.us)

I love to write and during high school I considered a career in journalism, and took a few classes regarding the topic as well. I hope one day to have a side job doing some kind of writing, however for now this website will be my focus.

I decided to create this website to inform teenagers and young adults about being a teen parent, and prevention of pregnancy. I share stories of my life adventures being a young mom, and also share information about teen pregnancy, pregnancy options, and birth control methods. I hope to change the life of just one person to help them making the right decisions to prevent teen pregnancy, or help guide them in their decision in what to do with their pregnancy.

Thank you for reading my about me, and I hope you continue to read my website and be well informed about everything you need to know about teenage pregnancy and my life as a young mom.