Mother of drug addict reveals tough parenting experienceMiddle aged Mariam Kahindi speaking recalling the past moments when her son used be a drug addict at her home in Kisarani village in the outskirts of Kilifi town on Tuesday,April,9.2019. Mariam Kahindi, mother of 24-year-old Bakari who started using heroine when he was barely 16, says parenting a teen addict is the worst experience she has gone through. He was performing well and was disciplined, so you can imagine my shock when I was told he was an addict,” says Kahindi. Kahindi says mothering an addict jolts you to the reality that your child will always be an outcast. One of the biggest lessons she learnt when parenting an addict is to show them love.

Source: Standard Digital April 13, 2019 21:05 UTC