Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The cost of a better life

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Dear sissy,

How are you and the family? I am well and love being here at Havard university. Who would have thought a boy from Kalingalinga would land at Havard! I miss my wife and kids though. As you you know I left Mary 7 months pregnant. Please check on her once in a while for me. She isn’t so impressed that I won’t be there when the baby is born and will only get to see the baby when he/she is 3 years old. Its a tough choice I had to make but I think my getting a pHD will eventually pay off.

Okey my little sissy take care and greeting to my brother-in -law and the kids.

Yours Max

Dear Max,

It was nice hearing from you and that you are fine. Indeed,we as a family are proud of your academic achievements. However, you should know that your in laws are very upset that you left Mary heavily pregnant with two other kids to look after. I did go to see her. I think you can tell she is depressed. She feels you value your education more than your family.

Max, I sometimes tend to side with her too. You have hardly spent time with your wife and kids the last 2 years. You just came back from the U.K where you were doing your masters. Your family still stay in a small, dilapidated rented flat in Rhodes Park. Max junior calls you uncle Max instead of Daddy because he’s only spent 1 full year with you, out of his 3 years of existence. Now you are talking of coming back to Zambia after 3 years! Your children will not know you. I hope you will at least be coming for holidays.

Anyway. I hope your pHD brings you much happiness. Sorry for being harsh.You know I love you but sometimes your little sissy has to tell it as it is.Your kids are paying a huge price for your pursuit of a better life. Take care.

love Beauty

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34 COMMENTS

  1. LT what the F*** with these boring threads? Set up a freelance section so we can start our own threads. Not vima Dear Jelita/Max S***

  2. This whole letter thing is shallow and i do not believe, the chap called Max is real!!!!!! Waste of time guys.

  3. crazy and selfish.If this dude is on scholarship then he was suppose to go with the family.I have rarely seen a post graduate scholarship with no consideration for marital status.Stop cheating your family Mr Havard.My faince was there for her masters so I know what am talikng about.I’m in the USA and i have met so many africans on family sholarships.

  4. How old was this Max when he left for UK? 3 kids already?! I bet he is also servicing a trailor load of blondies in London with his mighty African tool. It could be a fake story but good for asking ourselves what is holding us in this Western region after all.

  5. Boyd-New Jersey says: Aug 13th, 2008 at 1:20 am Your comment is awaiting moderation.

    LT I await your consideration!!!!

  6. where in the f*ck did you hear that Havard is in the UK?
    what a lame, sick-ass bullsh*t story. fcuking boring if you ask me. get your facts straight

  7. LT I have mentioned before with Womba and all fake letters you create, its unethical to deceive readers. It does not constitute journalistic standards. Please find other ways of engaging readers in lively discussions. Ma rubishi!!!

  8. This is a phony story. Why stay three years without seeing your family when school breaks three months over summer and a month over xmass.
    It is $40,000 plus a year at Ivys , who is paying for his studies ? Anyone paying this amount on tuition should afford a holiday for their student with kids.
    This is a crap LT!!

  9. This story is bare and only exposes the writer as a person who lacks imagination. The concept was interesting but the finishing was rubbish. If LT wants debatable concepts they should introduce a portal where pipo can send such debate provoking situations. On this one naah

  10. Imwe bantu …it’s life style…whats wrong with this story? It just asks as to make choices and set priorities or what u learned people call tough love.

  11. Iwe Max you are there in Harvard consuming aphrodisiacs to improve your s** drive and when your waist is heavy you relieve yourself on your wife and leave the responsibility for your in-laws,come on man be fair.you have acquired a Masters you can do your PHd here.Your parental responsibilities can never be done by any one else.your Kids need someone to call dad.Your wife is been starved emotionally,socially and otherwise.

  12. this should be the last comment onthis thread so we show LT not to post fake letters. Fellow blogs this is the only way they will stop these childish pranks.

  13. Hello Fellows Country Mem and Women,

    I feel compelled to write this as a Zambian that has been away from sweet from home since 2000 and only coming back once in 2004 for two weeks only and seriouly home sick. My family is in no way dependant on me in anyway at the same time any help I offer in any form is appreciated and before I go on I my must state that I ways feel like I am not just ready to go back home I am right now working on coming back home but I have been in schoolever since I left mother Zambia on and off but I must say that I have been quite succesful both careerwise and personally But I just aways feel like I am just not ready to me back. The point is the article might not be

  14. cont but is it provoking your imagination and thoughts come Zambia stop being petty and shallow minded what happened to fiction writing both scientific and drama. A thothful mind always is better than Chibuku mind

  15. Whether the story is fake or not should not be the bone of contention. If you feel you can start your own blogging site you are free to do so. The story should stimulate you to discuss something related. Zambian-bloggers grow up, huh!!!

  16. The cost of a better life?!Whats the point of leaving the family behind?Sometimes you gatta put your dreams on hold for the sake of keeping family together.Alternatively,the family could have joined Max a bit later…A well accredited university like Harvard has some family programmes to carter for students like Max in terms of childcare,spousal work etc
    Max are you ashamed of your wife or what?She is only human and trust me you’ll regret this one day.She too needed this experience for your mutual benefit.

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