True story. My Mom drank when she was pregnant, I have FAS (foetal alcohol syndrome). I don’t have any birth defects, as I know it can do. I just have parts in school and learning that I just cannot due to a drink my Mother had. For example math, I can read equations a million times, have them explained a hundred different ways..... Yet nothing can make sense. I cannot be put on the spot, I just blank out. I have all sorts of quarks like that.... Because of alcohol. It makes me angry. Just because she wanted to part and drink I’m left with this brain, that sometimes is hard to deal with.
I ask that you leave this poem with a true message. That when pregnant you do not pick up a glass. It damages your baby as I know.
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I'm so sorry that that happen to you. My mom went sky diving when she was pregnant with me (but she didn't know she was pregnant).
thankfully i don't think is wrong with me, but who knows.
anyway, that must be very frustrating for you.
but i am glad that you wrote about it, maybe other soon to be mothers will see this poem and learn a lesson from it now instead of other kids having to pay for their mother's mistakes. very powerfully written piece btw.
I am very sorry to hear that your mother was irresponsible when she was pregnant with you. But, i think that you are a wonderful writer, and even though you may have difficulty with certain things in school, you will go farther than you ever thought you could one day :) It makes me angry to hear that there are women out there still drinking when they are pregnant. I am going to college for a healt career right now, and I hope that I will have the chance to prevent many situations where i might see this happening. Wonderful poem!
there are so many affects of alcohol on the unborn fetus. this is a great poem that explains your feelings clearly. I agree with you. You need to be careful of what you do when you are pregnant.
This is a great piece. Thank you for sharing this. Your story is extremely important to share with lots of people. The title caught my eye as well. Great irony there.
A lot of wisdom in your poem. A woman with baby had great responsibility. The love and care begins at day one. Thank you for telling the story. On the ability of math. I believe we all have strength and weaknesses. I love math but I can't learn science. Sometime we need more repetition in some subjects and like you. Your strength in writing is amazing. A excellent poem. Thank you.
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I'm so sorry that that happen to you. My mom went sky diving when she was pregnant with me (but she didn't know she was pregnant).
thankfully i don't think is wrong with me, but who knows.
anyway, that must be very frustrating for you.
but i am glad that you wrote about it, maybe other soon to be mothers will see this poem and learn a lesson from it now instead of other kids having to pay for their mother's mistakes. very powerfully written piece btw.
My mum taught some girls with FAS in Alice Springs. I met them so I have a decent idea of how bad it can be. That being said they are some of the nicest girls I've met. Well done on the poem.
A very sad and interesting poem. It shows the consequences of your mother's actions through drinking alcohol. I can't imagine what it must be like to deal with this on a daily basis. I feel sorry that your live was changed as a result of something you didn't do yourself. Even if you were dealt some bad cards in life, I know you can surpass what people think you can do. You may not be able to control the circumstances of your birth, but you can rise above them.
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
- Carl Sandburg
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