Shenellica Bettencourt from FaceBook: “20 years ago, my mother tried to force me into getting an abortion at 6 months pregnant.

“She didn’t stop there, she nagged me until my son was 6 years old to give him up for adoption. Told me over and over again how I ruined my life.

“I was a senior in high school. His father was incarcerated most of his life. I had no real support system. And instead of being lifted up, people like my own mother made the struggle even heavier.

But let me tell you something…I THANK GOD I didn’t give in. 🙌🏽

“Every tear, every sleepless night, every lonely moment, it all molded us. It built us.

“Against all odds… I raised a U.S. Marine, We don’t do weak. 💯💪🏽”