They Said My Children Would Never Amount to Anything, But Today Their Success Is the Answer to Every Insult We Endured
They Said My Children Would Never Amount to Anything, But Today Their Success Is the Answer to Every Insult We Endured
They used to whisper when I passed. Some said it loudly, others said it behind my back, but the message was always the same: my children would never amount to anything.
I am Miriam Achieng, a mother of three from Nyamira, and for many years, shame followed me like a shadow.
My husband, Joseph Ouma, lost his job at a small tea factory, and life turned hard overnight. School fees piled up, rent delays became normal, and neighbors who once smiled started counting our failures.
Every insult landed not just on me, but on my children—Brian, Sheila, and Kevin—who were still too young to understand why adults could be so cruel.…CONTINUE READING.