“I was alone. I had no one. No mother, no father, no brothers, no sisters, no grandmas, no grandpas, no uncles, no aunties, no cousins, and no tribe. I’d seen the children at the orphanage laugh or cry when they received news about a family member. I would never receive such news and no family would laugh or cry for me. That day I understood with sharp clarity that I didn’t have a mother who wanted me.” InspirationalFamilySelf LoveHeartbreakBraveryIsolationAutobiographyAbandonmentOrphan Book:Africa's Child Source: Africa's Child
“In order to survive her tumultuous childhood, Mary created another Fat Mary, a companion and consoler, who took away her hurts, fears, and questions and kept them safe until Mary was older and mature enough to process the abuse and neglect she had endured.” InspirationalSelf LoveSurvivalPsychologicalChild AbuseAutobiographyChildhood TraumaOver Coming Odds Author:Maria Nhambu
“Mary’s childhood was rough. She was frequently beaten and chastised by the nuns who served as her protectors and brutalized by the older girls in the orphanage. Oh how I wept those first few years of my life. My tears came like tropical storms. Every pore in my body wept. I heaved and shuddered and sighed. Everything around me seemed dark and terrifying.” InspirationalMovingSelf LoveInjusticeAutobiographyBrutalityOvercoming ObstaclesOrphanageOpressionSystematic Abuse Book:Africa's Child Source: Africa's Child