Shanie Love - Pregnant -2011-12-31- Target -2021- -

That night, I made a quiet promise: I’ll find my way. I’ll build something stable.

Fast forward to —New Year’s Eve again, but a very different scene.

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#ShanieLove #PregnancyJourney #TargetMemories #10YearChallenge The Story:

January 1, 2022

I was —young, excited, and scared out of my mind. I was pregnant. Not just "maybe" pregnant, but "due any day" pregnant. And instead of partying like everyone else my age, I was sitting on the edge of my bed in sweats, rubbing my belly, trying to figure out how I was going to bring a baby into the world when I didn’t even have my own life figured out.

Why Target? Because that’s where I worked. Not as a temporary cashier, but as a . The same place I applied to five years ago, desperate for a steady paycheck and health insurance for my kid. And today? Today I was picking out a new tablet for my daughter (yes, that same baby from 2011) and a bottle of sparkling cider to ring in 2022.

If you're out there and you feel stuck—pregnant, broke, scared, alone—hold on. Your "December 31st" will come again. And when it does, you might just find yourself in a Target, smiling at the person you’ve become.