“In such a people world, filled with a real, immediate, and tangible sense of belongingness, did I spend the earliest years of my life. I was not only wanted, I was loved. I was cherished. The adults in my world, no doubt, had their cares and their sorrows. But childhood, by its very nature, is a magic-filled world, egocentric, wonderfully carefree, and innocent. Mine was all these things and more.” FamilyPovertyGrowing UpChildhoodBelongingSouth AfricaCaring For OthersCarefreeExtended FamilyLoving Childhood Book:To My Children's Children Source: To My Children's Children
“I came to see I was not just alone; I was free. Free of him. Free to be. So many women's lives are hindered, hampered, and ruined by husbands who will not leave long after they have ceased to be husbands or fathers. Dead wearing a hat, these men actively and energetically visit untold woe on those they once had once. I was not thus afflicted I saw.” EducationPovertyEmpowermentMotherhoodMothersFamily RelationshipsFathersFamily Support Book:To My Children's Children Source: To My Children's Children
“I came to see I was not just alone; I was free. Free of him. Free to be. So many women's lives are hindered, hampered, and ruined by husbands who will not leave long after they have ceased to be husbands or fathers. Dead wearing a hat, these men actively and energetically visit untold woe on those they once had loved. I was not thus afflicted I saw.” EducationPovertyEmpowermentMotherhoodLegacyHardshipMothersFamily RelationshipsFathers Book:To My Children's Children Source: To My Children's Children
“What I had not known was that perception of people like us did not quite coincide with our perception of who we were and what we were about. More than anything, however, being a domestic servant did more to me than it did for me. It introduced me to the fundamentals of racism.” WomenPovertySurvivalRacismMotherhoodSouth AfricaApartheidPerception Of OthersDomestic Servitude Book:To My Children's Children Source: To My Children's Children