Mary of Kiambu County recently shared her life story regarding the difficulties she has faced as a single mother of five children whose fathers are various men. In her story, none of the men whom she had dated stuck around after she informed them of her pregnancies.
Mary narrates that she never did have a legitimate romantic relationship during her life because she matured. She explains that all three of her early pregnancies were a result of dating men in taverns, who would get intoxicated and engage themselves in short-time relationships. They never evolved to legitimate relationships, and consequently, she ended up raising the kids by herself.
The disruption in her life was when she was invited to Mombasa by a friend on the promise of job opportunities. On arrival in Mombasa, however, they could not get any job opportunities.
Rather than returning home, Mary met a man and married temporarily. The fourth child was the outcome of this marriage. Despite her desire for stability, the marriage did not last long, and she became a single mother once again.
Her friends advised her to abort the pregnancy, believing that it would be too difficult for her to raise another child by herself.
But being a committed Christian, Mary could not imagine resorting to abortion, believing that it would trouble her conscience. She chose to give birth and continued to shoulder the responsibility of raising her children by herself.
When her youngest was five, Mary made the bold move of seeking chances overseas in search of greener pastures. She does not even know the fathers of her kids, yet she has vowed to do the best she can in caring for them.
Despite all that had gone before, Mary hopes someday to meet love and have a solid, stable, committed relationship like others around her but had not ever experienced it in her own life.
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