Nollywood actress, Iretiola Doyle recently opened up on little known facts about her childhood.
According to the actress, her family members, including her mother, were harsh on her when she got pregnant at the age of 17.

Speaking recently at Harvesters International Christian Centre in Lagos, she said:

'You have to surround yourself with people who love and support you. I was blessed to have people around me; unfortunately these people are not family members. My mother didn’t take it lightly with me. I wouldn’t have handled it the way she did because I belong to a different generation. I was nurtured by people I met and they constantly reminded me that my life didn’t end with that bad situation.”

She continued to say:

'I felt I still remained who I was. I came from a very good home, not by wealth but value. Education was not negotiable in my family. I didn’t want that one mistake to define who I was. But it was quite difficult for me because it was the talk of the town for quite a number of years'.

verygudbadguy:
Our communities have zero tolerance for wrong doing. They always forget that teenagers are the most exposed in the area of growing up.

The morals and values our parent imbibed in us during the period of growing up are very key in defining our lives. However, there are few times that we lose those morals due to the kind of company we keep.

I think Africans need to learn from the Whites the way they attack situation and not the victim. If a teenager gets pregnant, it will be very difficult for such gal to actualize her dreams because the community/parents would stigmatized her.

Thank God for the likes of Ireti, Genevieve... Against all odds, they still made it.

Kondomatic:
Why should Africans learn from the whites?

verygudbadguy:


Did you read my post?

I just mentioned that we need to learn how to attack situations rather than the victims.

verygudbadguy:


Did you read my post?

I just mentioned that we need to learn how to attack situations rather than the victims.

verygudbadguy:


Did you read my post?

I just mentioned that we need to learn how to attack situations rather than the victims.

Ehiscotch:

It is easier said than done.
Teenage pregnancy is very difficult for parents to handle even in Western countries.

Ehiscotch:
There is a high proliferation of abortion abroad. Abortions, that is how they handle it.
Or they simply put up the child for adoption.

verygudbadguy:


I don't agree with you. Except you have some verifiable examples to buttress your point.

verygudbadguy:


I don't agree with you. Except you have some verifiable examples to buttress your point.

Ehiscotch:

Clinton even promised to legalize it. Who do you think practice such an evil act?
Mostly teenagers who got pregnant & still feel having a child would kill their dreams etc.

AngelicDamsel:
Its normal for mummy to get angry with a pregnant teenager...................,............ Only this part of the world.