“I regret the absence of a father figure in my boys’ life.”
Few of a woman’s life stages are as mythologised as pregnancy. According to the fairy tale, you and he have rampant birth-control-free sex for three months, you pee on a stick and – cue the tears of joy – you’re pregnant! Now nine months of marital harmony and expectant excitement ensue. Most of us have long since stopped believing in fairy tales. What if, for example, your pregnancy was an accident? You’re not in a stable relationship with the baby’s father? Or even if you are, it turns out your man is not charmed at the prospect of becoming a parent? These moms share their stories with us.
KHANYI
Khanyi (34), the mother of 9-year-old twins, was living with her long-term boyfriend – and was on the Pill! –
