Do not come back to my house.
My sister was so angry that instead of asking my parents to buy her a mopping bucket and a rug to take to school, she quietly took my mother’s and went. My father never stopped laughing about this incident.
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On a good day, I would help my dad to milk the cows. He would help me by restraining the cow in the milking shed and I would get busy milking.
What will you become?
Choices have consequences, so they say. But in our home, my dad came first and then consequences later. Every time you were about to do something stupid or play about with your studies, thinking about my dad was enough to shape you up. My father valued education and the only way any of us was going to enjoy a quiet and peaceful holiday was by performing well. One time I scored a mean score of… Read More »What will you become?
There Is Rest In Death
There is rest in death. She looked at me and said, “All I want is rest. And even in death, there is rest. She takes a deep breath and adds, “my main worry is what will happen to this boy when I die”. Charity is a single mother of a 15-year-old son who is severely autistic. His name is Luke. He is also hypoactive. He is interest is not piqued by anything. Even if you… Read More »There Is Rest In Death
Burnt My House To Destroy Evidence Of Defiling My Daughter
A mother with a 5-year-old little girl with a CP diagnosis needs help. She has two other children. Her daughter with Cerebral Palsy was defiled and while pursuing justice for her 5-year-old daughter with CP, they were threatened that their house would be burned down if they did not drop the case. Four days later, their home along with 29 other houses in their neighbourhood were burnt down. (They were living in temporary housing made… Read More »Burnt My House To Destroy Evidence Of Defiling My Daughter
Does Violence Have a Name? How About a Face?
Does violence have a name? No? Okay, how about a face? I am half awake and from a distance, I can hear a female voice talking. I am not sure what she is saying but even if I am half asleep, I can tell that she is angry. First, I feel convinced that she is in the company of another lady. Perhaps they are leaving a house party and they are as high as kites. I am also certain that they are at… Read More »Does Violence Have a Name? How About a Face?
Inheritable Type of Down Syndrome
Do you know which type of Down Syndrome can be inherited? By this I mean passed from the mother to the child. Down Syndrome is caused by having extra genetic material in the body. We have three types of Down Syndrome; Trisomy 21, Mosaic and Translocation. First, translocation type of Down syndrome which also happens to be the rarest type can be passed from a parent to their child. This type of Down Syndrome will occur when the extra… Read More »Inheritable Type of Down Syndrome
Can Individuals With Down Syndrome Have Children?
Can Individuals living with Down Syndrome have children? While not all women with Down Syndrome are able to have children, some are indeed fertile. However, 30-35% of these babies will be born with Down Syndrome. The fertility of men living with Down Syndrome is limited although there have been at least 3 cases where paternity of children was tied to fathers who were living with Down Syndrome. It is not clear if children born to fathers… Read More »Can Individuals With Down Syndrome Have Children?
Do You Know Why Down Syndrome is Called Trisomy 21?
Do you know why Down Syndrome is called Trisomy 21? First, the name Trisomy refers to the condition in which there are three instances of chromoses instead of two. Trisomy 21, therefore, refers to the condition where the chromosome number 21 is in threes instead of two. You see, during conception, the baby receives 23 chromosomes from the mother and the same number from the father. In total, the baby will have 46 chromosomes which is what a healthy baby… Read More »Do You Know Why Down Syndrome is Called Trisomy 21?