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In her Shoes: Hagar and the Spring – Pt.1
Anytime people get desperate, the innocent suffer. Hagar was a foreigner and a slave. As Sarah’s maidservant, she […]
TWSC Submission: Starting Over as a Single Mother of 5
The following story was submitted with a request of anonymity. I am a mother of five. I was […]
TWSC Submission: Severe Trauma Triggered My Fibromyalgia
Sasha Lee is a 28-year-old woman who lives in East London, South Africa. She narrated to The Weight […]
TWSC Submission: Starting Over
Sophie Atieno Odumu is a mother of four kids, a teacher and a women and children’s rights activist. […]
TWSC Submission: My Greatest Battle Outside the Courtroom – Surviving Financial Abuse from my Child’s Father
I’m a mother of one and a lawyer. Since high school, I have been passionate about the law […]
TWSC Submission: Pregnant and Alone – How I Found Love After Being Rejected by my Family & Child’s Father
The following story was narrated to TWSC Contributor Kim Mukwa. My name is Portia* and I am 38 […]
A Single Mother’s Experience Raising Two Autistic Children
Motherhood is an exciting journey for many women, but it comes with its own ups and downs. Having […]