Reacting to the one of the blogs shared last week, I was saddened by the truth that young women and girls would rather contract HIV than fall pregnant. I was taken back by the alarming figures shared, but it is the sad truth. I remember when I was in school and the thought of falling pregnant was like a death sentence. It was a death sentence because your peers, parents and those around you had evidence that you were sexually active. This was the biggest fear and the thought of the shame and stigma that one would face led many girls in our schools to do many life threatening things.

The fact that my father has been  A WOMAN

There is always good memories of her within me.

she sacrificed her time for me

she was always there when i got hurt and roughed up

she always comforted me

Good manners is the fabric that she gave to me

she instilled calmness in me

Her presence always left me energized