Had To Go Back - A Freewrite
Become married and become somebody's wife, where instead of you know, finish school, I start to think of a career, I build a future, get access to opportunities, and economic empowerment. The next thing for such young girls would be so it would amazing. That's why the exposure is for my own family. You'd be amazed at even. As a 25-year-old girl, Charles, I wasn't sure who I was. I was still trying to find myself as a 25-year-old graduate. So it took me time to,
SourceI started, I had to go back. I had to take time to understand who I was. What are the challenges women like me face? How can I be part of the solution and not the problem? And I was different because marriage was not a priority for me.
My mother. I would put it in prayers that, oh, why will my daughter get married? Oh, Lord, because for them, that was more or less like the next best thing for a woman after school. But I was very comfortable not being married.
I wanted to stay unmarried for as long as possible. But hey, you know, the biological clock. I know it's always a factor for. Made me give you at some point in time, but family plays a major role. I think there have been a lot of changes for a lot of young girls these days.