Episode 32

"Koena! Tlisa ngwana!" My mom says from wherever she is in the house. My parents have been here for weeks now. The plan was for them to help me out with Thingo, but they honestly just frustrate me. They should have come by after Mthunzi went back to work. "You are so beautiful, my love", Mthunzi says to me as I breastfeed our son.  I look at him and smile.  "We must make more kids. Look at how handsome Thingo is", he says.  I chuckle. I will give him...

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Episode 28

I have been booked off work for four months. My doctor says that I have depression and I need to be admitted into a clinic. Please understand that:• I have a one year old. • My eldest child has been accepted into medicine school, but did not get a bursary and I cannot afford the fees. • My third born just started in a model c school because my husband and I start them in high school; they go to township schools for primary school. • I am...

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