My church rejected me when I fell pregnant
I never imagined that a place I considered my refuge would cast me out so cruelly. I went to the church seeking comfort, seeking solace, but instead, I was met with rejection and words that cut deeper than any blade.
I still remember the moment when I got the courage…
Struggles of being the first born in my family
Being the eldest daughter in a Zimbabwean community is like being handed a crown and a mountain to carry at the same time. From the day I came into this world, it seemed like everyone expected the world from me.
It is a bit like being a stand-in mom. There’s…
Finding out my daughter has autism
The day the doctors uttered those words that felt like a sledgehammer to our hearts. “Your daughter has autism.”
I can still remember the moment so clearly. It felt like everything stopped. The room felt small, and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It was like a giant weight…
C-section mommies are just as strong as natural birth mommies
It’s hard feeling judged just because of how my babies came into this world. There is this thing in our community where they make you feel like you are less of a woman if you didn’t have a “natural” birth. Like pushing your baby out is the only way…
I found light in the darkest of time of my life
I was just a young girl when my mother disappeared from my life, a faceless absence that left me with a void I couldn’t comprehend. Raised by my grandmother, I grew up without the warmth of a mother’s love, her absence like a silent echo in the background of…
Raising my teenage daughter as a single parent
The journey of raising my teenage daughter as a single mom has not been easy. Some days, the weight of responsibilities feels like an huge mountain, but I push through because I love my daughter with everything in me.
The absence of her father is what makes everything even harder….
My journey as a mother started when I was 18 years old
Being a mother at the age of 18 was undoubtedly one of the most challenging, yet ultimately transformative experiences of my life. At that tender age, I found myself standing at the threshold of adulthood, with the weight of motherhood suddenly thrust upon my shoulders. It was a path…
Kedibone’s journey of triumph over countless traumatic encounters
Growing up in a family of six individuals, which consisted of my grandmother, father, mother, uncle, sister, and myself, my life embarked on a challenging journey from the very beginning. I remember one fateful year, 1998 to be precise when I was just a Grade 1 learner, my innocence…