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the impact of secrets parents keep for their children



I am an art activist and art has been a therapy to a lot my problems including my bad history!



when I grew up I was raised by a woman thinking she was my mother, then later on she started to ill treat me which affected me academically,  then I figured out later that she was my mother's aunt. she raised me because they did not want me to know who my father was as they had already accused a wrong person to be my father. This had created a sour relationship between me and my biological mother because she was wondering what will happen if I discover the secret, I was so emotionally broken when I discovered that the person who was said to be my father again was not and met my  real paternal family but thought it was too late because I did not do well at school , could not find a job due to my life that was a lie. It was so hard to cope with the situation but just told my self I am not going to hold grudge but just wanted to know the whole truth about where I belong and try to catch up with life.  



after approaching my mother she told me the truth and now started to give love because she was now released from the chains, I then realized how the secrets we keep for our kids might destroy them more especially a girl child and even steal your inner peace as a parent.



I need a help on sensitizing women more especially teenagers on the impacts of doing this, how it ruins the future of your child because it is common in our country

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