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My pain, my win!



Having gone through depression as a child in my sister’s house, I wished to settle with a loving man who would give me a better hope for the future or possibly wipe my tears but I was wrong. Firstly, why would I think marriage was a solution? I thought so because that was the only thing my parents planted in my head, instead of education! At 14, they had started preparing me for marriage, reminding me that my elder sisters married early so it has become a norm! Well, they finally succeeded, and got me married to a total stranger at 19! This was possible because I was already becoming depressed at home, as admission to University was already challenging with no support from no one. 



At 23, I had gotten three children, despite the constant verbal and physical abuse. I was far from being happy, I was not fulfilled, I felt deprived, I just knew the only way I could regain my strength and get empowered was going back to school. So the journey began, I struggled my way to the University at all cost, rather than wait to study my dream course...Law, which will warrant me staying more at home, I opted for any other available course just to ensure i don’t stay at home any more! I got admission to study linguistics and my local language. Was I happy with the course... hell NO!



To be continued...

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