Rejected and Alone
Mari* reveals her innermost feelings about her mother’s lifestyle. MARI says, ‘I don’t ever remember seeing my mother sober in the evenings. She was always drunk and abusive. It scared me, but I truly loved her. I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world.’ Mari was the child that June bore while…
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Rejected and alone Note: Real names have been withheld. I was a form two student when I became pregnant. I had a boyfriend, Mwangonji, who was a few years older than me and had already finished high school. He was my first love, and the only love I would ever know in my life. My…
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