Jul 24, 20218 minWhen We Face FearI couldn’t go through with having this baby. I just couldn’t. Even though I knew my own safety was in jeopardy, I acquired two ecstasy...
Apr 28, 20219 minSaying Goodbye to the ShadowDespite the façade my dad wore the majority of the time, I’d also seen what was behind the mask. My Grandad used to call him “Jekyll and
Feb 24, 20218 minOn That Fateful Day| This is the 563rd story of Our Life Logs® | Rat-tat-tat-tat! I yelled. I screamed. I couldn’t move. I was ready to die. I am originally...
Feb 2, 20217 minNever Turn BackI remember washing my armpits in the sink of the bathroom at work, layering on the deodorant, all while hoping nobody would notice the...
May 26, 20207 minFrom Trauma to Freedom In that moment, my body was no longer mine; I couldn’t move or speak. He didn’t speak either. The only sound was his heavy breathing...
May 11, 20208 minWho I Am at the End of the JourneyMy mother had what some would call a “dirty” pregnancy, meaning my parents weren’t together and my father wasn’t in the picture...
Apr 23, 20209 minWalls Break Down, the Sun Comes InIn this moment, I find myself looking back on a road that almost broke me and amazed that I’m still standing...
Apr 10, 20208 minWhat I’m About to Tell YouAs I begin to tell you my story, please know that it is painful. Even so, I wish to do so for all the victims out there so that...
Mar 30, 20207 minI Look to You, Dear DaughterAs the baby of the family, I was the apple of everyone’s eye. My dad was a businessperson who worked at a supermarket...
Mar 17, 20206 minThe Girl Who Fought Her Own BattleI remember the fear in my mother’s eyes...I remember the pounding of my heart. It was the first night my father came home drunk...
Mar 5, 20208 minShe Will Not Live This WayGrowing up, I saw thousands of faces in my town. I was born in Kasur, Punjab, in Pakistan. Kasur is a very small city...
Mar 2, 20208 minLetting Go of ShameThe first 15 years of my life was bliss. I was born in the city of Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 2000, as an only child to my parents...
Jan 22, 20208 minI Am Not WeakI’ve often wondered what drove me to have those wicked thoughts of wanting to commit suicide. Did I, in fact, have a mental illness?...
Dec 13, 20196 minTo Return to MyselfBut what I wish I didn’t remember— what I wish I forgot so completely—was my father’s drinking. My father’s hands as they beat me...
Dec 12, 20198 minThe Anatomy of a WarriorMy wheels are a chariot to freedom rather than a temporary crutch to prop me up from the harsh aspects of society...
Nov 26, 20198 minThe Great BetrayalFor as long as I can remember, it was always a constant battle for survival...hunger was our close friend...
Nov 19, 20196 minAt the Start of My JourneyMy childhood was not sweet, to say the least. Instead of love and security, it was filled with mockery and humiliation...
Nov 18, 20198 minWhispers of the HeartMy story began before I was even born, when the traditional values of the Pakistani culture sunk into the hearts and minds of my parents...
Nov 14, 20198 minA Light at the End of the Tunnel...Lagos, Nigeria, a sparsely over-populated city with a mix of lifestyles and cultures. It was like the America of Nigeria...