:Confessions of an Unhappy Young Mom" by Meredith Bland

         One of the things people find difficult is how to express themselves.  People are either too afraid to verbally say anything. Or not ready for the response from people on the outside. A way that many people use in hopes of expressing themselves is through writing. Many people will never understand the positive impact the  subject of writing has on society.  Writing can be expressed in stories, articles, readings, and within many different genres.  One of the writing styles in particular is a narrative. The definition of a narrative is a spoken or written item of affiliated events.  Looking into the website narrative.ly I finally found an interesting story.
          To begin with, the narrative that I had chosen was "Confessions of an Unhappy Young Mom" by Meredith Bland.  While reading this the first thing I asked myself was what is the purpose of a goal?  A goal is a choice made by yourself.  It is a task or an option that a person is striving to live up to.  One of the goals that the majoirty of society is trying to obtain is living the American dream.  The American dream would be labeled as a lifestyle.  A career, children, house, and a spouse is what this lifestyle consists of.  The protagonist of the narrative is a new mother.
          One of the things every woman wishes to have are children. There are some women that have no problem reproducing. But unfortunately there are many women that are not capable of having a child. The protagonist stated "From that day on, getting pregnant was all I thought about. We tried again immediately, got pregnant again, and then lost that baby after a week."  It took the protagonist two years before she finally was able to hold a child. The struggle and emotional battle brought along not only one child but two, she had twins.
          Within the narrative she mentioned "I have suffered from depression for most of my life and have been on medication since I was twenty-one."  The protagonist had been dealing with the issue for a while. When people hear the word depression they think it is a little sadness but they are wrong. Depression is actually a very distrubing mental disorder. This mental issue caused the protagonist to feel such sadness towards her babies. She knew that all of these issues weren't any of the babies faults.  The things she was going through she herself had to overcome on her own.
          The narrative highlighted "A year ago I would have wept with joy if I had seen my future. And I would have hated myself if I could have predicted the regret I now feel."  What once seemed like the only thing she thought about quickly took a turn for the worst. The mother could not deal with the crying, changing of the diapers, and everything else a baby brought along.  I think that she was grateful for what she had but just needed to become used to being a mother. This was something she always wanted. Being very fortunate she received the advantage of bringing two babies into the world.
          Depression and many other negative factors tried to bring the mother down. Although she had her days and regretful moments, she still remained a mother. Being a mother can have its rough days but it is definitely a privilage for many.  There are women in the world paying millions of dollars to find ways of having a child of their own. The protagonist ended the narrative by saying "But it’s when my twins start to play together, develop their lovely personalities, and tumble into my lap in a mess of hugs and kisses that I finally say, “I am so, so lucky I have twins."  Sometimes everyone has to go through the worst, in order to see the value and greatness of things they are given.