Diversion - A testimony

 


#Myjourney (unedited)


My life hasn't been as easy as I wished it to be.


I grew up thinking my parents loved my siblings more than they loved me, one of the reasons being because I was always wrong in my parent's eyes; I was always whipped for playing, eating extra chips in one day which I always asked myself why can't my parents sit down with me and talk to me like they did with other kids, but I honestly moved from whatever hurt they caused in my heart because I was a child I couldn't understand why?!!


Growing up always feeling like I was the "black sheep of the family", feeling excluded from my family especially after I lost my grandmother, which I am still hurt from, I always wish she is was alive but fate decided otherwise.


There was a point in time when I felt like I wasn't loved at home. I then went looking for love in the wrong places.

Then I made a mistake that led me to go to NYDO, a mistake I learned from; a mistake that changed my life. I got judged but my social workers (Lesego and Serame) never lost hope in me, always encouraging me to do the best and live my life without regrets and to always learn from my mistakes, which I strived to do.


I never got a chance to sit down with my parents and tell them how I feel about certain things until  NYDO  called my parents for a family meeting and  I was able to express my feelings and emotions, and I'm grateful. 


The NYDO Rise and Shine programme changed every negative mindset I had and helped me to make informed decisions about my life.


The team just always had something positive to say about me which always encouraged me to do better and greater things in life.


My journey isn't the same as others and I never wish for one to feel and be treated the way I have been treated especially a girl because they end up looking for love in the wrong places and they get abused, taken advantage of because they know we are desperate for love and care.


I have learned and I am still going to learn and that's a process of being a responsible and disciplined young adult.

I am forever grateful to all the people who believe in the greatest and the potential I have.


#NYDO

#RiseandShine

#Diversion


NYDO insert: Diversion programmes are created for children in conflict with the law. These norms and values centre around good behaviour, being a model child in society, a well-rounded and ethical child, and exhibit features that society recognises as good behaviour. Our Adolescent Diversion programme is an opportunity for youth to take responsibility for what they have done and to repair the harm that has been caused. 




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