'He changed overnight and became unbearable. I became so ashamed of letting anyone know what I was going through. I buried myself in prayers. Trusting God.' Relationship Nigeria Family
“My sister, my story is that of a stupid and naive girl. But I must tell you. I’ll request you to publish it in your column for other ladies to learn from.
“My mother-in-law started calling. Later, the message from their ‘marabout’ was that I was a big queen in the marine kingdom with so many children there. At first, it was amusing to me. But it wasn’t to my husband. He changed overnight and became unbearable. I became so ashamed of letting anyone know what I was going through. I buried myself in prayers. Trusting God.
“To cut the story short, I endured all manner of abuse from them before I finally threw in the towel. On the December 18, 2008, after two days of severe beatings, I moved out. No one from his family asked of me. It was a period I did not know I would survive. That period changed me. A month later I discovered I was pregnant.“My family wanted to tell them but I refused, I had several miscarriages in that house, was accused of eating the children in my womb.
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