MY CHOICE MY MISTAKE

why should women be the one to experience all forms of violence at home in the public and private places we should be given the opportunities regardless of our mistake.

i was 19 years old when I got married is the desire of every girl of my age to have a husband especially when we are in a community were respect and honour is given to those who are married.

Before our wedding he promise that married can never hinder me from going back to school , few months later in his house I became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy my son became the source of my happiness when he was a year old I propose to take him to my mother so that I can continue my education but I was told that the promise he made to me was just for me to accept his proposal and when my son is at school age he will be taking away from me and sent to foumbot , how will I live somewhere and my son is elsewhere we stated quarreling and I was beating without any mercy I took my child and ranto my parent place where my mother decided that I will not go to that house she said a man who beat a woman is an animal and my child will live with me and the Almighty will help us through.

Three months I got the informationthat he has remarried but I still love him despite the situation one day he called me that i should came back home I told him that for me to came back my mother most accept.

He came to our house pleading, mymother forgive him saying that he will be a father to my son and not my husband.

One faithful Thursday he came and ask for permission to take the child out I accept but later it was almost night and he was no where to be found Icalled and called but his phone was switch off I got a call from him saying that if I want to ever see my child I most obey his instructions I had no choice as every member of the family blamed me for being stupid and foolish i was fell with painsi enter the house took20,000frs which I was sarving went to a bus station and headed for Douala I reach about 9pm I went straight to the house because my husband had built a house there but they where gone my husband and his new wife together with my son, fortunately I saw his brother who told me that they have left for Yaounde i cry but there was no one to help, that night I went to dutch were I could fine late night buses i went straight to Yaoundé to hisfriend's place i reach at 3am the cool was undesirable i had nothing as food except tears for my son I was at van when his friend took me to his house he bought me food but I had no appetite he finally called my husband he response and ask his friend to tellme to came to bertoua i followed him ,I reach at 6pm to where i saw my husband, his wife and my son we all leftfor tchadwhere we spent the holiday and cameback I was still having misunderstandingalmost every day and one day he divorce me and seiz my child i had to go back to the same family I abandon

My mother enrolled me in an evening school where I had my advance level I now work with an NGO in theimplementation ofthe sustainable development goal but in future I will like to creat my NGO whichwill help the young divorce girls but for now am just sensitizing them not to give up in life.

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