I Was A Street Kid (Part 1) | Unpacked with Relebogile Mabotja - Episode 7 | Season 3
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- A guest shares his story on how he moved from poverty, to being a street kid and finally living a normal life.
Studio Guest: Thabo Jama
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Your story reminds me about my hardships growing up... Had no home and lived on the streets of Joburg with our mother, went to 11 schools from primary till high school where our mother would pay different families for us to stay with us while she would go work at different places and came back month end.. Fast forward went to study radiography at wits tech... Today I am married, stable, and am a successful businessman and a Pastor employing 7 people from 11 due to Covid19
did they also ask for ex/sexual assault you? Its pain
God is faithful
I'm definitely sure you are not stable in your head
@@hlengiwemasondo2858 i think you have problem with people who ask the pertinent questions. I am not you by the way and i have my own reasons for asking this. You probably have never went through the same trauma hence you have issues with me asking it for the reasons that you don't know. Shut ntombazana, uyislima
@@hlengiwemasondo2858 you are the one who is not stable in the head! just be quiet you clearly don't know what you are talking about.
Oh man I was balling my eyes out watching this.... Thats why i always make sure i tip the uber driver, the mommy at the robot, the anty selling brooms and veggies... U never know u might be that person's last hope for a whole day of begging. Oh Jesus am so greatfull for the little i have but stil able to bless someone else 😭🙏
His been through alot
This is one of the reasons why I have fear of bringing a child into this cruel world. Most of the family members are never there for your children when you die
I have the same fears😭
Same here
And yet there are people who will hound you about having kids
Ausi Boipelo, fear is of the enemy to steal a blessing from you. The enemy will convince you so much with his tricks just to steal that form you. I feel my brother Thabo's pain as I've had friends who were once beggars in the streets before. You seem to be a selfless person, I admire that a lot because you don't want to see someone you brought into this world suffer, my question to you, what if that beautiful person (like you) was going to live in abundance? Are you that sure that by the time you bring that baby into the world they will suffer? Aren't you denying someone an opportunity to come through you and indulge in this thing called life? Only a woman can carry babies into this world. That baby that you're afraid to bring into this world might the very person that will bring unity into broken families, might the one to employ other people, might be a lawyer to someone falsely accused, please don't keep that blessing away.
One way or another, you will experience sporadic challenges, however, when life gets hard, we don't site down and cry, we change the narrative, we have the ability to do that. Fortune favors the brave. Who said that you will die before you see your kids being self sufficient. When you pray, remind God of His promises of long life and He will keep them for you and your babies. If you have a love of babies, fear should not be a reason enough to not have one yourself, get you that hunk husband and make those babies, they will surely be provided for, fear is the greatest trick the enemy used on our ancestors and is still winning using it in us. Blessings my lovely ausi Boipelo.
@@KagisoMogaole I'm teary-eyed rn...... So deep....
"The way are being buried am gonna reburry u one day" I felt that 😭😭😭
I couldn't stop crying 😭. Your story reminds me of my mom. I miss her daily 💔. I struggled so much and I know if she was there, I wouldn't have. Death is a thief that robs us our loved ones what would have been and had.
Honestly some of us don't have families ...yes we might have extended families however once ur parents die u will realize ur siblings is all u have...my parents are still alive but I know once my mom passes away I will only have my siblings for support...
True ey.. our siblings is all we would have if our parents passes on.. Thats why I always encourage people to not have one child only
Wish other children could think like you while there's still time and that would motivate them to use the available opportunity of studying while parents are still around sothat when parents off-ramp this freeway called life, they have something to support and sustain them.
Yoh Thabo went through so much at such a young age 🥺💔
I hope he heals from all his childhood traumas. This was so heavy to watch.
Yes I agree with you, too heavy indeed. Made me very emotional.
This is a real story. You will be surprised how many south Africans and Africans in general go through this. This is the real South Africa not all the things we see on the news on social media and stuff, a large majority of people in this country go through such. So thanks a lot for showing people out there what apartied and colonization has done to people it's heart breaking
I appreciate that this show brings normal people. Its not alll celebraties ams their PR. This is very tough 😥
If there were to be a series where domestic workers were to tell their of abuse under their employers we’d be shocked at how many people are underpaid, overworked and abused. There’s a conversation to be had about such stories…do domestic workers even have unions? If they do then they’re not doing enough because these stories still happen to date!
Nod. That’s why I don’t want to employ a domestic worker cause legally I cannot afford one. I don’t believe in cheating someone financially. I believe domestic worker deserve the same employee rights and privileges like people who work for big corporates.
They deserve basic employee benefits like UIF, pension, provident fund, a written and fair contract etc etc
you can say that again
I never cried so much after this episode, I can relate on the part of not belong after your mom dies
🌻🌻😔peace and love Queen
Same here😭😭
The burial part. 😭😭😭
This man has been through a lot. Can't wait for part 2.
Yohh I cried😭😭💔💔😥😥
Yoh, this is so traumatic 💔
We become adults and have so much scars to heal from. Kudos to Thabo for sharing his story, I'm definitely touched. He should be proud of how far he's come.
😭😭😭😭😭I've never cried this much. I love you brother for being strong.
What a painful story, I glad he was able to share his story as it will change the way we treat domestic worker even their children. The employer was wrong to kick kids out of home. If she had a heart she would have keep them until they can be independent. It's wouldn't kill her to let them stay until they independent take them to school. I pray to be a better person to other people. My heart breaks for him no child should live the life of uncertainty. I'm so sorry you have to go through so much trauma.
Raising children isn't easy and can be expensive. The least she could have done is to involve a social worker to secure a home for them.
Yoh they went through a lot 😭😭
I have a lump in my throat. This is painful. No child ever has to demonstrate his "strength" this way. He did well, he just did not have to go through any of it. I am heartbroken.
I legit cried hle. No one deserves this.
Sending Thabo lots of love. Everything happens for a reason and all I see is a strong and resilient man, not your past. God has kept you this far for many reasons. One of those reasons was to tell your story of conquering the odds that were against you. This story is going to inspire people that are currently in difficult situations and it's going to prove to them that the terrible place you're currently in, is not the final destination for your life.
Eish ja ne.... I had a similar childhood. This broke my heart..😔
@SinahXfit thnx hun
Am sure God protected u through it all...am sure ur story changed
HIV did wonders, my mom also was taken by this disease. I was lucky coz family did take me in. It wasn’t a bed of roses but I had a roof over my head to finish school
What do you mean it did wonders
@@miguelkalombo5512 It destroyed a lot of families. Killed so many people. COVID is nothing compared to AIDS
wonders..how?
@@lwanzkhabo156 wonders meaning it destroyed a lot of lives. People were dying left, right and center
the burial part, i just want to cry...my brother you've been through the most hle
Eish jo
An instalment of a painful story of resilience.
Yhooo I've been delaying to watch this episode. Can't divulge much, but I thank God you are in a better place.
The experiences we go through are to build and not break us. Some times they do break us, but hey, God is always there.
Just holding back tears.
Wow my brother thank you for staying strong for your siblings
No child should go through what he went through but he's done a very admirable job
His story is so close to home and I pray one day I will be brave to share my own experiences growing up 😢
Relobogile o hlola pelo yaka. May God embarrass you with blessings and give you all that you desire. The stories here are so deep, and we can relate ❤
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I had to take breaks while watching this yohh💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭sometimes thato ya modimo e bohloko
O man Love your story. You never let poverty bring you down. A true fighter.
What a touching story Thabo.You reminded me how we grew up,there is nothing painful to know the situation in your family and you need something from school and you cant even say it to your parents coz of the situation.When i was at High School i used to be expelled for school fees around 1993,one day i was fed of being expelled, i wrote the letter to the Headmaster with my left hand so that the handwritting will be diffrent from mine,and i wrote that letter in sesotho language writting to the English Headmaster but i am a Big man now.God bless you Auty.Admin thanks for your brilliant interviews may God bless you as well🙏🙏
This guy is so brave . Survival ne
I am so proud of you T bos, kindly keep up the good work.....the future is bright ahead of you
Mare as black people, we have serious traumas, how do we become fully functional when we go through such bathong
I agree...we strong
We really go through a lot
Everyone as long as you are black, you can tell the story
Before anything else lets Unpack!! Love love this show
Impatiently waiting for part 2
Unpacked show is the best wang understanda ?
Yes!
Kea leboga ❤️
What a heartbreaking story.... waiting for part 2 now!
Thank's for sharing your story. So sad what you have gone through. May God bless you, purity your soul. Lebo you are great.
Very sad episode 🥺 but great show ❤️…
Kodwa some of the questions Lebo asks are questions that he clearly won’t have answers for.
am in tears...
This was a painful and interesting story and I'm curious to know where Thabo and his little brother are and what's happening with them.
😢😢😢😢 it brought back many memories
I will never understand why the hospital does that. 2002 they kept saying my sister has been discharged, then when my mom goes to the hospital to fetch her they said they are waiting for new crutches (she was crippled,so she was using crutches and special shoes). Second time they said they are waiting for new shoes. Next thing we know she passed away. It still feels like yesterday.
If they tell you straight that your loved one has passed on ,it will bring shock to you or even unexpected death. So they take long to tell us and in the process of that ,your mind is being prepared to receive the bad news. Actually that is the right way to inform people about the sad news. Some people can lose control ,fight nurses and even break things once they are told immediately that their loved ones are no more.Some people can even run mad. So to avoid those reactions, they take long to give us the sad news.
Sorry for the pain you endured.
did i not just cry the entire episode...mind you am at work
Yho Thabo 🥺❤️ he really went through a lot
Just can't stop crying while watching.
I cried throughout most of this episode.
Dumelang ko hae ❤️
Dumelang 👋🏽
After listening to this I feel so ungreatful 😭
It's great to learn from other ppls experiences.
shuuuu what an emotional episode... im in tears
Can't wait for part 2
This is so sad the children suffer when parents go.
Yooh his story is painful I'll wait for part 2
Time to Unpack
Can't wait for part 2🥺
I’m shedding tears as I’m listening to this
Said story indeed
I can't wait for part 2🤭
Can't wait for part 2 ❤️
Can't wait for you to watch it!
@@relebogilemabotja215 when is it coming hle lebo
This is so sad...what a painful story
We are strong the story remind me what I went through
Wow what a story!
What a painful story, I pray God heals hun 🥺
Such a sad story 🥺
Iyo your story make me cry
Some people are cruel😭😭😭
So sad I hope he heals
🥳🥳🎉📍 unpack time ❤️
Hmmmmm.... As a single parent so heart broken....
Same
SO SAD😭😭
💔Yho, this broke my heart.
I promise I am not crying..
Lol, your Mom is a very smart lady. Had it not been for apartheid she could have been great in any career she delved in.
ps I don’t condone the show situation, but her tactic was smart in providing for her kids. I also admire it because she didn’t hurt anyone in doing so except the store, but at least stores have a budget for damages
May the Lord lift you higher than anyone you have met and never bothered to care for you!
Yhoo im crying😭😭😭😭 yhoo hayi
I knew that they were gonna end up getting raped, it is very sad. If your relative do not take you in , someone is gonna take advantage of you.
Go rough ka ntle!
😭😭😭😭 such a painful trigger
So heartbroken. Botho bokae?💔💔💔💔
Kanti what happened to it takes a village 💔
Top10
It shall be well
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R300 in 2001 was so little. Black people have suffered a lot. I don't know how we made but God loves us regardless.
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Hey aus Lebo, can you please let the person tell his/ her story without assuming because we interested in hear the whole story without assumptions.
I hope it finds you well .
Next episode?
Hayi kodwa the sister naye is not responsible
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Swaziland here
Hiii 🇸🇿 🇸🇿
Yoh ha! Please forgive me if I am ever ungrateful.
First here 🙋🤣🤣...
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R300 a month? Yoh 💔
Yuu🥲