SPARE THE ROAD AND SPOIL THE CHILD

After finishing my primary school education, I used to hang with my friends who were school drop out. I remember one saturday they took me to a dance in the social hall in our community till late at 8.30 p.m
The same day my mum had travelled from upcountry. When I arrived home she was so furious for my late coming. She gave me a thorough beating that I was a grown up and needed to make decisions on my own. Hence I told my mother that even if she bet me how much, I won't continue with education as I wanted to become a maid. That day together with my dad they sent me down down and asked me what kind of a life I wanted. I told them I wanted to be free from their cultures as they didn't allow me to do what my peers did. They bought a counsellor for me the next day who adviced me politely.
Today I am greatful because of my parents without their determination to ensure I grew up well, I wouldn't have made it to university. As I finish the university am happy to be different and to have made the right choice.

Location: MATHARE NORTH, NAIROBI, KENYA