Izindaba zabo gogo mayelana nokubeletha nokulahlekelwa

Ilungu leqembu labogogo ngokumelene neNgculazi (GAPA), u-Alicia Mdaka ulandisa ngokuzalwa nokulahlekelwa kwezingane zakhe.

Ukuhlanza Isizalo

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Ngo-1960, ingane yami yokuqala, uMthuthuzeli, yazalwa. Wafa lapho eneminyaka eyisithupha ubudala. Izingane zami zesibili neyesithathu nazo zafa ezinyangeni ezimbalwa emva kokuzalwa.

Angazi ukuthi kungani kunjalo kodwa ukuthi kwakunjalo ngalezo zinsuku. Izingane eziningi zafa.Ubungakwazi ukuthola ukwelashwa okulungile ezibhedlela, njenganamuhla.

Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi yingxenye yesizathu. Izingane ezimbili zishona ubuhlungu obukhulu, kodwa ugogo wangitshela ukuthi 'Ungakhathazeki ngalokhu.

Uhlanza isibeletho sakho wenzela izingane eziningi ozothola ngolunye usuku.' Amazwi akhe angisiza ngempela ukuba ngibhekane nakho.

Izinsuku Zokukhumbula

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Kwakungu-1964 ngaphambi kokuba ngithole umntwana ophilayo, okuthiwa u-Olive. Ngo-1966 kwafika omunye - uPhyllis, lowo oseneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu onengculazi. UKenneth wazalwa ngo-1969 kanti uPrudence, owashona ngengculaza,njengo-Olive, wazalwa eminyakeni emibili kamuva. Ngo-1972, ngahlifitheka.

Akekho odingeka ukuba abe nezingane ezingaphezu kwezine, kodwa ngaba nomntwana wami wesihlanu, u-Anthony, futhi ngo-1975 okwamanje, uLennox. Yebo, ngikulungele ukukhumbula izinsuku.

Ngikhumbula konke okwenzekile emndenini wami ngezinsuku, usuku lokuzalwa konke, nosuku lokushona. Lezi zinsuku, ngikhohlwa izinto ngezinye izikhathi. Ngolunye usuku ngingafihla okuthile endaweni ephephile, bese kusasa ngikhohliwe ukuthi ikuphi. Kodwa iningi lezinsuku eziphathelene nomndeni wami, ngiyakhumbula ngokucacile.