Listen To Us!!

Talk!! I know you want to say something. Say it!! Say it and be free. Don't hold that grudge anymore. This is the voice of a mother to her child. The child seems to be a teenager. A teenager who is forced to say what she has on her mind. A teenager who has always been told to shut up since she was a child. A teenager who has a lot on her mind and she's fighting so hard to let those thoughts go.

Is it too late? I think it's a bit late for the child. Well, it's never too late. Anything can happen at any time so I shouldn't think she's running out of time. I think it's late for the mother to shout at her that way. Forcing the young lady to talk when she doesn't feel like talking. Leave her alone!!!!

Do you know the funniest thing about African parents? They'll blame you for everything. Oh yeah, you're responsible for your actions but I think they shouldn't blame you for everything. They have faults and I'm gonna prove it to you. I'll give you a few instances to buttress my point.

Every time a child looks sad, something is bothering her. Dear parents, I expect you to ask what's with her and give her time to express herself. Would you believe that some parents will ask the child what's wrong but wouldn't let her express herself fully?

When I was a little child. My uncle used to live with us. This man fondles part of my body but anytime I want to talk to my mom, I'm always scared because I knew she would beat me even before dealing with my uncle. My mom is very harsh and that's why I don't tell her everything. It hurts so bad because this is the first time I'm revealing that my uncle fondled parts of my body because I was too scared of my parents. Due to the fear that my mummy will beat me, I won't say what I'm going through. But now, my mom doesn't beat me again.

I know there are many children out there, dealing with this same issue and they want to talk to their parents but some of their parents are not available while some of their parents are too harsh and they believe that if they tell their parents, they'll be the beating of their life so they'll rather keep shut.

Recently, my mom complained to me in our family meeting that I don't talk to anyone in my family about my issues. I just smiled. I smiled because I've learned to keep quiet which was caused by fear.

Honestly, there are many things in my mind to say but I'm used to not talking to anyone. It's killing me but I find it hard to talk and I don't expect my mom to complain about that anymore.

You may have a child, cousin, niece, or friend who's always sitting alone or not looking sharp. Observe them and you'll realize that they want to say something.

A lot of people believe that a small child doesn't go through a lot in life. In Africa, older ones believe that experience is by age. I don't agree with that.

There are a lot of people who can't control their sexual urges because they also faced what happened to me when I was small.

A lot of us want to talk and be free from that thought in our minds. A lot of us want to talk to get justice. A lot of us want to talk because it's killing us inside but we find it very hard to talk because we have been shut up since we were small.

Just make sure that you're a good listener. I believe that we all want to talk. And I've been sharing some of my life experiences because most of the people reading my articles are not people that I know physically. Writing articles is the major way I express myself. I'm thankful for blogging.

Remember, everyone wants to talk but make sure you listen to us.