{"id":1210,"date":"2024-11-26T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T13:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/momentsunfolded.com\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2024-11-26T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T13:36:04","slug":"lonely-mom-checks-baby-in-the-morning-and-is-confused-seeing-his-diaper-had-already-been-changed-story-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momentsunfolded.com\/archives\/1210","title":{"rendered":"Lonely Mom Checks Baby in the Morning and Is Confused Seeing His Diaper Had Already Been Changed \u2014 Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class='\"entry-header\"'>\n<div class='\"entry-content\"'>\n<p class='\"ng' pg>A young girl discovers she is pregnant at seventeen and her religious adoptive parents kick her out of the house, but she ends up finding help in the most unexpected way.\n</p><p>&nbsp;\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cGet out!\u201d her adoptive mother screamed, as Kendall covered her face with her hands and sobbed. \u201cYou disgusting sinner! I won\u2019t have you in this house with your innocent brothers and sisters!\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall threw her adoptive father a pleading look, but he hunched his shoulders and turned away. He\u2019d never go against mom, never! Her mother pushed Kendall towards the door. \u201cThe sins of the fathers! I should have known you\u2019d be a loose woman just like your mother!\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Rh' sh>\n<div class='\"Th\"'>\n<div class='\"je\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/f2PItog63rGDKSANuctnO_5krtLAwR2-qSiU7okJ1OI\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZDg0ZDMxNTVhZDQ1Y2RkODk4OWFmOTkxOWIxMzdkMTEuanBnP3dpZHRoPTM2NDgmaGVpZ2h0PTU0NzImd2lkdGg9MzY0OCZoZWlnaHQ9NTQ3MiZ3aWR0aD0zNjQ4JmhlaWdodD01NDcyJndpZHRoPTM2NDgmaGVpZ2h0PTU0NzI.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"fe' uh src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/d84d3155ad45cdd8989af9919b137d11.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: pexels width='\"3648\"' height='\"5472\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall sat sobbing on the curb in front of the house until her adoptive father came out carrying a backpack. \u201cYour sister packed a few things for you,\u201d he said and handed her a small roll of dollar bills. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Kendall\u2026 But you know your mom\u2026\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' ee>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' vd _e>\n<div class='\"Ud\"' data-slot-type='\"1\"' data-position='\"in_article_2\"' data-code='\"\/21668216007\/d_amomama_com_intext_02\"'>\n<div id='\"in_article_2\"' class='\"Rd\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall wiped her eyes and looked up at him. \u201cShe\u2019s not my mom!\u201d she cried. \u201cAnd you\u2019re not my dad! You promised to love me no matter what, that\u2019s what REAL parents do!\u201d He walked away then, looking ashamed, and Kendall took her few possessions and walked away.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>She\u2019d been adopted as an infant and raised in the Jordans\u2019 home along with four other children. The Jordans were good people, but they were religious fanatics who did not celebrate birthdays or Christmas because it was sinful.\n</p><p>&nbsp;\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall and her siblings\u2019 lives had been restricted to going to school during the week and going to church on Sundays, and like any other teen, she\u2019d started to rebel. She wanted to go to the movies and wear pretty clothes and lipstick.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>She wanted to go to parties and kiss a boy and fall in love, and because all of it was denied her, she lost all sense of true boundaries. She had ended up involved with the school bad boy and within months, she was pregnant.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Rh\"'>\n<div class='\"Th\"'>\n<div class='\"je\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/b6MkEz_GUIRsRafyedqzPjFjq2oQErNWjGJwyg4AfTE\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMjJkNmY1ZTIxZmYyMzEyNTYwMTdiNzljODY3ZGJlZjUuanBnP3dpZHRoPTYzMjImaGVpZ2h0PTQyMTUmd2lkdGg9NjMyMiZoZWlnaHQ9NDIxNSZ3aWR0aD02MzIyJmhlaWdodD00MjE1.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"fe' uh src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/22d6f5e21ff231256017b79c867dbef5.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: unsplash width='\"6322\"' height='\"4215\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cNo miracles now!\u201d she said to herself bitterly. \u201cNo guardian angel to watch over you!\u201d It was Kendall\u2019s fondest fantasy, that she had a guardian angel who watched over her and sometimes dropped gifts magically into her life.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>On her birthday, she\u2019d always received gifts that were delivered through the school and which she hid in her locker and never took home. At Christmas time, she\u2019d find candy canes hanging from the tree outside her window and a bright Christmas stocking filled with forbidden goodies.\n</p><p>&nbsp;\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall had watched for her guardian angel, but she never caught even a glimpse of the mysterious presence. Now that she was alone in the world with a baby in her belly was when she most needed that angel.\n</p><p>&nbsp;\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>She walked to the nearby park and sat down with her backpack on her lap. She counted out the money her adoptive dad had given her. Just over $56. It wasn\u2019t enough for even one night at a sleazy motel.\n\n</p><div>\n<blockquote class='\"qg\"'>\n<h3 class='\"sg\"'><strong class='\"lg\"'>No matter how dark and desperate things look, remember there is always a guardian angel watching over us.\n\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall started to sob again then she heard a friendly voice. \u201cHey there, girl, what can be so bad? Maybe momma Mila can help you out!\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' ee>\n<div class='\"Wf\"'>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' vd _e>\n<div class='\"Ud\"' data-slot-type='\"1\"' data-position='\"in_article_4\"' data-code='\"\/21668216007\/d_amomama_com_intext_04\"'>\n<div id='\"in_article_4\"' class='\"Rd\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class='\"Rh' sh>\n<div class='\"Th\"'>\n<div class='\"je\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/iqKl607ccuK13aA2Vib7gHibdMGqj20ajw5Ufwgmvgs\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNDJlNzc3NDdiNjVjNGFmZDY1ODUyM2YyNmZlZDgyMzIuanBnP3dpZHRoPTI3MDEmaGVpZ2h0PTMxMTImd2lkdGg9MjcwMSZoZWlnaHQ9MzExMiZ3aWR0aD0yNzAxJmhlaWdodD0zMTEy.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"fe' uh src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/42e77747b65c4afd658523f26fed8232.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: unsplash width='\"2701\"' height='\"3112\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall looked up at a tall woman with a friendly smile. She was wearing a brightly colored flowery apron and he was carrying pruning sheers in one hand and a bunch of roses in the other.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cI\u2019m\u2026OK\u2026\u201d Kendall sniffed.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>The woman shook her head and sat down next to Kendall. \u201cNo, honey, you\u2019re not,\u201d she said. \u201cBut you know you can tell me. I don\u2019t judge.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>So Kendall poured out her whole miserable story and said, \u201cSo I have no money, no job, nowhere to go, and a baby to take care of.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cI\u2019ll give you a job,\u201d Mila said calmly. \u201cAnd I have a little place you can stay but you gonna have to take care of the baby yourself!\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' ee>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' vd _e>\n<div class='\"Ud\"' data-slot-type='\"1\"' data-position='\"in_article_1\"' data-code='\"\/21668216007\/d_amomama_com_intext_01\"'>\n<div id='\"in_article_1-0\"' class='\"Rd\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cYou\u2019ll give me a job?\u201d gasped Kendall. \u201cReally\u201d?\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Rh\"'>\n<div class='\"Th\"'>\n<div class='\"je\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/GZkLeHAwmlV1ot7s8ys3wVY41zsPgaD83iproXFFnzU\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZjAyNmY0YjkxZmYyMjMwODNiNjM5NGQ5NThiY2ZhN2YuanBnP3dpZHRoPTUxODQmaGVpZ2h0PTM0NTYmd2lkdGg9NTE4NCZoZWlnaHQ9MzQ1NiZ3aWR0aD01MTg0JmhlaWdodD0zNDU2.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"fe' uh src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/f026f4b91ff223083b6394d958bcfa7f.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: unsplash width='\"5184\"' height='\"3456\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n</p><p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>\u201cYes,\u201d Mila said. \u201cI have a flower stand at this end of the park, but I\u2019ve been wanting to open another close to the business district. I\u2019ll teach you how to do the flower arrangements and we\u2019ll see how it goes.\u201d\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall was smiling through her tears. \u201cI can do that! I love flowers!\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cWell then,\u201d Mila said. \u201cCome along and see the little apartment I can set you up in.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>The apartment wasn\u2019t far away. It was tiny but very clean and cozy and Kendall couldn\u2019t believe her luck. Maybe her guardian angel was watching out for her after all!\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' ee>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' vd _e>\n<div class='\"Ud\"' data-slot-type='\"1\"' data-position='\"in_article_2\"' data-code='\"\/21668216007\/d_amomama_com_intext_02\"'>\n<div id='\"in_article_2-1\"' class='\"Rd\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Over the next few months, things got better and better. The flower stand in the business district was a huge success, and Mila was very pleased with Kendall. The doctor Mila took her to declared that both she and the baby were healthy.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Rh' sh>\n<div class='\"Th\"'>\n<div class='\"je\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/p0y1A68PJpqVO4ab1C6aVg41VSTFXJQ7l5rOs2JfbY8\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vOWRmZjYwYzM3YTI4OWI3ZDg4MzBlOGJhMTQ3NzljOTcuanBnP3dpZHRoPTM3NDMmaGVpZ2h0PTU2OTgmd2lkdGg9Mzc0MyZoZWlnaHQ9NTY5OCZ3aWR0aD0zNzQzJmhlaWdodD01Njk4.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"fe' uh src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/9dff60c37a289b7d8830e8ba14779c97.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: unsplash width='\"3743\"' height='\"5698\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Five months later, Kendall gave birth to a lovely baby boy she named Michael. Mila gave Kendall three months\u2019 leave before she had to go back to work, and adapting to a newborn was really hard.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Micahel cried all the time, and Kendall was constantly changing his diapers. He seemed to never sleep more than ten minutes at a time and Kendall was utterly exhausted. Then one morning, she woke up with the sun streaming into her bedroom.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cMichael!\u201d she cried and ran over to her baby\u2019s tiny room. Michael was fast asleep, his tiny fists under his chin, looking like an absolute angel. Kendall couldn\u2019t believe her son had slept all night without feeding or wetting his diaper!\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' ee>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' vd _e>\n<div class='\"Ud\"' data-slot-type='\"1\"' data-position='\"in_article_3\"' data-code='\"\/21668216007\/d_amomama_com_intext_03\"'>\n<div id='\"in_article_3-2\"' class='\"Rd\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Then she noticed that the bottle she\u2019d prepared for his night feed was empty and that his diaper was clean and dry. \u201cThat\u2019s so weird!\u201d she said to herself. \u201cDid I feed and change him in my sleep?\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Rh\"'>\n<div class='\"Th\"'>\n<div class='\"je\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/w73MxcQHaHnJMJy5nkHpQJqMIT7j0U-vjZjl7sqjG94\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZDhkMTUxMDgzODU1MjkyN2ZkOTRhZTcwOGRhMDU2ZjYuanBnP3dpZHRoPTMwMDAmaGVpZ2h0PTIyMzImd2lkdGg9MzAwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MjIzMiZ3aWR0aD0zMDAwJmhlaWdodD0yMjMy.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"fe' uh src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/d8d1510838552927fd94ae708da056f6.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: unsplash width='\"3000\"' height='\"2232\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>That night, Michael didn\u2019t cry again and when Kendall woke up in the morning he was fed and dry and sleeping peacefully. \u201cThis is getting really creepy!\u201d Kendall thought. \u201cMaybe I\u2019m sleepwalking or something. Tonight I\u2019m not sleeping!\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall lay awake waiting for the slightest sound from Michael\u2019s room, and at three in the morning, she heard a soft cry followed by hushed sounds. There was someone in Michael\u2019s room!\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Kendall peeked into the room. There was a woman bending over Michael\u2019s crib talking to him softly and changing his diaper. Kendall hit the light switch. \u201cWho are you?\u201d she screamed. \u201cGet away from my baby!\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' ee>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' vd _e>\n<div class='\"Ud\"' data-slot-type='\"1\"' data-position='\"in_article_4\"' data-code='\"\/21668216007\/d_amomama_com_intext_04\"'>\n<div id='\"in_article_4-3\"' class='\"Rd\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>The woman gasped and Michael started screaming. Then the woman picked up Michael and started soothing him. \u201cHello Kendall,\u201d she said calmly. \u201cI\u2019m Martha Douglas and I\u2019m your mother.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Rh\"'>\n<div class='\"Th\"'>\n<div class='\"je\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/D04m0McLrGnl9nDUucPN2MGN9BUOjQp4vvshCqkzctU\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYWUwZjY2YmEwODQ3M2E3N2E1Y2ZhODc3MzAxMTNmZGYuanBnP3dpZHRoPTQ3NTImaGVpZ2h0PTMxNjgmd2lkdGg9NDc1MiZoZWlnaHQ9MzE2OCZ3aWR0aD00NzUyJmhlaWdodD0zMTY4.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"fe' uh src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/ae0f66ba08473a77a5cfa87730113fdf.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: unsplash width='\"4752\"' height='\"3168\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Martha told Kendall her story. Like Kendall, Martha had fallen pregnant very young, at sixteen. \u201cMy mother wanted me to have an abortion but I refused,\u201d Martha explained. \u201cSo she kicked me out, and I had to give you up.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cIt was the hardest thing I ever did and it broke my heart. I was determined to stay in your life, Kendall, so I saw you as often as I could and I sent you birthday presents and Christmas treats.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cLater I finished high school and started my own business. I have a series of flower shops in the city \u2014 over thirty \u2014 so it was easy to get one of my employees, Mila, to offer you a job. This house was my late mother\u2019s\u2026\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cBut why didn\u2019t you say something? Why were you hiding?\u201d Kendall asked.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Rh\"'>\n<div class='\"Th\"'>\n<div class='\"je\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/qwx9xKrnWYeaa4FNgrIh0sgohytEv1Ze0fWESDLysRE\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMGYwZDY4ZDhmNDY5MWQxZTAyNTAwMmJiNWIxYjEzZjYuanBnP3dpZHRoPTYwMTYmaGVpZ2h0PTQwMTYmd2lkdGg9NjAxNiZoZWlnaHQ9NDAxNiZ3aWR0aD02MDE2JmhlaWdodD00MDE2.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"fe' uh src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/0f0d68d8f4691d1e025002bb5b1b13f6.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: unsplash width='\"6016\"' height='\"4016\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Martha shrugged. \u201cI was ashamed,\u201d she whispered. \u201cI know what you must think of me, especially since you\u2019re keeping your baby\u2026 I didn\u2019t mean for you to find out, I just wanted you to get a few good night\u2019s sleep.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>\u201cI\u2019m lucky,\u201d Kendall said hugging Martha. \u201cI have you and Mila helping me, otherwise I\u2019d have to give Michael up too! How could I think badly of you?\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'>Martha had her daughter back and her grandson too, and the two of them moved into her beautiful house. Finally, Kendall had a loving and understanding mother who loved and supported her unconditionally.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' ee>\n<div class='\"Ad-Container' vd _e>\n<div class='\"Ud\"' data-slot-type='\"1\"' data-position='\"in_article_2\"' data-code='\"\/21668216007\/d_amomama_com_intext_02\"'>\n<div id='\"in_article_2-5\"' class='\"Rd\"' data-google-query-id='\"CLD0rPeGiYkDFbZFwgUdp04Giw\"'>\n<div id='\"google_ads_iframe_\/21668216007\/d_amomama_com_intext_02_2__container__\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class='\"Rh' sh>\n<div class='\"Th\"'>\n<div class='\"je\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/s0_EFJP8kx5bKVR6Phk0o7OK-w9EM2ymf6tqDw889Wk\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNDFlZjRlNzI2MDMwZmJhNWM2YTdhMzY3MjhiOWQ2OWQuanBnP3dpZHRoPTM1NjMmaGVpZ2h0PTUzNDUmd2lkdGg9MzU2MyZoZWlnaHQ9NTM0NSZ3aWR0aD0zNTYzJmhlaWdodD01MzQ1.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"fe' uh src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/41ef4e726030fba5c6a7a36728b9d69d.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only source: unsplash width='\"3563\"' height='\"5345\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Qh\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'><strong class='\"lg\"'>What can we learn from this story?\n\n<div>\n<ul class='\"xg\"'>\n<li class='\"wg\"'><strong class='\"lg\"'>No matter how dark and desperate things look, remember there is always a guardian angel watching over us.\u00a0Kendall was homeless, broke, and pregnant until Mila and Martha gave her a job and a place to live.\n<li class='\"wg\"'><strong class='\"lg\"'>Good parents love and support their children unconditionally. Kendall\u2019s adoptive mother threw her out because she was a \u2018sinner\u2019 but her real mother stepped up to protect her.\n\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'><strong class='\"lg\"'>Share this story with your friends. It might brighten their day and inspire them.\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ng\"'><i class='\"mg\"'>This account is inspired by our reader\u2019s story and written by a professional writer. Any resemblance to actual names or locations is purely coincidental. All images are for illustration purposes only. Share your story with us; maybe it will change someone\u2019s life. If you would like to share your story.\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</i></p><p>A young girl discovers she is pregnant at seventeen and her religious adoptive parents kick her out of the house, but she ends up finding help in the most unexpected way. &nbsp; \u201cGet out!\u201d her adoptive mother screamed, as Kendall covered her face with her hands and sobbed. \u201cYou disgusting sinner! 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