On the Couch with CA

It was a cold, windy day, and the crowds were gathering in their numbers to come and listen to the king. I stood on the other side of the giant walls which surrounded the gathering and I could hear the screams and shouts as the king made his appearance.  I was not there to listen to the king, but to try and earn some extra cash from those who were. This was my first attempt at becoming an entrepreneur and I had dragged my third eldest sister along to come and assist me in this venture.  We had arrived early that morning after I had dropped off my daughter with my second eldest sister who was to baby-sit her.  I was very excited about doing this and was expecting business to thrive. I was going to try and sell a thousand rolls and because I thought it was a great opportunity I shared my idea with a colleague/friend who then decided she needed to also take advantage of the opportunity.  I never thought about competition as I believed there was enough to go...

It is that time of year when South African high school students are finishing off their final year at school and the levels of stress amongst the students and parents alike are at an all time high. This time of year always takes me back to 1984 when I was preparing for my final exams. I am not sure which exam I was studying for that fateful, fortunate, strange (not sure what to call it) night when I was sitting on my bed studying and listening to the voices on the other side of my bedroom door.  It was the voices of my mother and siblings, and they were having a good old conversation and laugh amongst themselves.  It was at that point that I realised that it did not matter how hard I had tried over the years to get my mother's attention or did everything I could to please her, it was just never going to be enough or even ever happen. I decided there and then that enough was enough for me, and that perhaps ending my life, would be the best thing to do.  I sat ...

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