It is a common staple of some understanding that a mother only brings a child into this world, but knowing that they chose to stay and nurture is a blessing. Gladys, the rarest of young mothers, has proven to be an outstanding example of those women who have suffered more than the rest of us, worked harder than most of us and created more good than the rest of us.
Having been abandoned as a child, raped in her teenage hood and introduced into early motherhood, this wonderful young woman has endured so much ranging from ridicule, anxiety of an uncertain future, difficulties of single parenthood and rejection from her peers.
However, instead of bitterness, Gladys made good her pain by working hard in school, exuding strong will to learn extra skills such as sewing, caring for her daughter the best way she could, and never complaining about a thing. In another sense, she saw good in the reign of bad.
Currently social distancing at their remote village in western Kenya, this young Momma vowed to live to be a good example for her daughter by forgiving and letting go of the hurt others caused her. Further, she is proud that what was once considered to mark the beginning of her lifelong misery has turned out to be the source of her greatest joy.
