I lied to my parents about having an abortion.

I was 19 when I found out that I was pregnant. I had no intention on keeping the child, I had plans to abort the pregnancy. I didn’t tell my parents at first, it was supposed to be a secret. I never told them that I got pregnant and had an abortion. I just didn’t want to hurt them with the news and I didn’t want to get shamed. They are very religious. I told them that I had a miscarriage instead, and they were devastated. I didn’t want to see the pain and sadness that they would’ve felt if I had told them that I had an abortion. I lied to them for years about the whole thing. I just didn’t want them to hate me and feel ashamed for having to explain to family and friends why I had an abortion. It was the biggest lie that I’ve ever told them, and it still haunts me.