I had a call from Steve. Steve had been pursuing me for months but I was not paying him any attention. I’d gone out with him on different occasions. It was one of those moments he proposed to me. I said, “No, I can’t date you.” He answered, “I will understand if you tell me you don’t know me that much so you’ll need some time to study me. That’s fine but saying you can’t date me means you’ve thrown out all the possibilities of falling in love with me and that hurts.” I apologized. I said, “I can ask…
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I was at a place in life where I lived from hand to mouth. I had a job but it was something I got with my SHS certificate. So the money wasn’t much. Everything I earned went into rent, transportation, food, and bills. Sometimes it didn’t even cover all my expenses. I couldn’t count on my family for help because things were hard for them as well. I was basically on my own. I didn’t want to keep living from paycheck to paycheck. So I decided to further my studies and get a degree that would help me get a…
I completed Senior High School with good grades but I didn’t have money to further my education so I worked as a hotel receptionist. Everyone who met me said the same thing; “You seem very intelligent. Why are you working here and not in school?” The answer was always the same for anyone who asked; “I don’t have money to go to school.” I relied heavily on my salary to get by so saving money for school wasn’t feasible. My boyfriend, Kweku was of no help as he was unemployed.Then a pastor came along. I met him last year at…
A woman who had expected another routine Sunday with her family finds something unexpected after her instincts push her to look behind the altar. It was just like any other Sunday. Adella made pancakes and eggs for her husband, Shawn, and two kids, after which they prepared for church.The family had developed a routine over the years for Sundays; it began with pancakes for breakfast, followed by the church service, then a visit to the park, after which they would eat lunch out and then….. Read Full Story Here………
For the past two weeks, I’ve been sharing a room with my mom. We sleep in the same bed, and my main responsibility is to make sure she’s okay and doesn’t harm herself. She doesn’t sleep much, sometimes pretending to sleep, but I can tell she’s not really asleep. When she’s asleep, she snores softly. But when she’s pretending, she tosses and turns. Some nights, she quietly leaves the room and cries in the hallway. I notice her leaving, but I don’t follow because there’s nothing in the hallway she could use to…..Read Full Story Here…..
Leila’s story finally gave me the courage to talk about my own. I’m not the only one dealing with demons, I realized. I’m not alone in this battle and that should have brought warmth to my heart but no. This isn’t something to be proud of no matter how many people you know who are going through the same battle. Leila is married. I’m not married. Leila’s husband brought the curse into their home. Mine is a little bit different and I will talk about it soon. One common thing I share with the other girl in Leila’s story is…
I sit here, tears streaming down my face, I can’t help but wonder how life has dealt me such a cruel hand. My name is Nneoma(Image not same as the story sharer), and I’m a single mother of two, struggling to make ends meet in a world that seems determined to crush me. It all began when my husband, the father of my children, abandoned us without warning. No explanation, no goodbye, just a trail of debt and broken promises. I was left to pick up the pieces, to provide for our children alone. But fate had other plans. My…
It started on Facebook. Hello, hi, how are you and what have you been doing today? Those were the things we usually talked about. We didn’t cross those lines until he started getting interested in my life. When we got to that point. he was always in my dm, from morning till evening. I enjoyed talking to him because he always had something funny to say. One day he asked for my number and I gave it to him. There was nothing to it. I felt we’d talked for that long and knew each other so there was nothing wrong…
I consider myself an orphan with parents, even though they are still alive. At this stage of my life, I should be independent, but unfortunately, I’m not. Under normal circumstances, I would expect support from my family, but that’s not the case. My father, who would have done anything for me, is sick, and my mother, who runs our household, treats me like a rival for some reason. I remember a time when I couldn’t afford sanitary pads, which cost GHC8. I asked my mother for help, but she simply said she didn’t have the money, even though she earns…
I had my first boyfriend when I was seventeen. The guy was good to me but deep down I didn’t feel right being with him. I realized that I would be wasting his time if I continued to be with him, so I let him go. After him, I tried dating a few others but it never felt right with any of them either. The longest I had been with anyone was three months. The only physical thing that happened with them was kissing. That’s because I had made a vow to God that I would keep my virginity until…