Woman: stronger than Family!

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Growing up I witnessed verbal and domestic abuse in my environment. I saw families living together but detached mentally and physically, there was no unity. I saw this daily yet still I imagined a life where my family could become one. I imagined us having family functions, Christmas, and birthday parties. I envisioned a life where my family could come together in love and not through death or an illness. There were moments where family members attempted to make a difference, but it only worked for a while.

I got tired of praying for the best family and started to think maybe I may need to accept that my family will never change. My desire to have my family together made me overjoyed and excited. I watched numerous movies and saw how families came together and I questioned God what was wrong with my family, why he gave me such a dysfunctional one. Later, I understood that my family was a blessing despite their dysfunctional behaviour. My family taught me critical principles in life; I learnt how to:

• Forgive others
• Love myself
• Have gratitude
• Respect others
• Dream and set goals
• Be determined
• Develop a winner’s mindset
• Be creative
• Be responsible
• Pursue purpose

My family taught me how to be great! Everything I saw them do I did the opposite not because I thought I was better but simple because I recognised at a very young age that their methods were not working. I understood that change starts with me and if I wanted to achieve better, I needed to make some decisions quickly. Today, I salute my dysfunctional family and I am no longer ashamed of their behaviour because I understand that behaviour could change only if you chose to make a change. I embrace my family for all that they have taught me and for their unusual love towards me. My family has played a significant role in the woman I have become today. I understand now why my family had to be dysfunctional because if they weren’t I would not have been able to discover me. 

My desire for greater has caused me to defy all odds and reach higher. I created this platform for women to connect and embrace each other. To encourage and motivate, to teach one another that we can create the family we want, so we can become better together. This sisterhood blog is not just a blog, but it was created to build a community. This blog highlights women from all walks of life who can relate to each other because not only are we a community, but we are “WOMAN” and that’s even stronger than family.

                                                                              Written by Kimisha King

                                                                                                  Barbados