Mom Rejects Son Because of His Identity, Mzansi Offers Comfort: “Just Give Her Time”
- A young and pained KwaZulu-Natal man shared that he was kicked out of his home by his mother who wouldn't accept his orientation
- The guy captured himself with tears rolling down his face as he realised how pained he was by the situation
- The online community reacted to the video, with many sharing kind words and offering comfort to the guy
Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly News, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA).
A young and hurt man took to his TikTok account and shared his struggle of having a parent who is not willing to accept him for who he is.
Source: TikTok
In a TikTok video uploaded by @_john.athan, the young man is seen lying down while tears rolled down his face. In his caption, he expressed his hurt, saying that he can't go back home this December to spend the holidays with his family because his mother kicked him out for being gay.
The pain was written on the man’s face. According to his TikTok profile, the young man is working in KwaZulu-Natal. He faced many challenges in his life, but he persevered through most of them. Unfortunately, life keeps on throwing obstacles his way.
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“Just realised I won't be going home this year for holidays after being kicked out by my mother for being gay.”
Young man unable to go home after mom kicks him out because he’s gay
Watch the TikTok video below:
Netizens share kind words with the young man
The video gained over 50k views, with many online users comforting him. See the comments below:
@Tumelo McXhanko expressed:
“You know Cape Town is such a place to be around December holidays. Make a turn and enjoy life the way you want. I can relate 😭😭😭😭 but ke ndayozihlalela.”
@Mpho wrote:
“Just give her time and pray for her to accept you for who you are. Sorry, take heart.”
@Brunö Byron commented:
“I stopped everything I was doing 😭😭😭 I'm really sorry, I pray that she accepts you for who you are so you can also find healing, because what you're going through is not easy.”
@Sphe Shaka M said:
“I’m sorry man ❤️❤️ Love and strength to you. I hope you have close friends that you can visit, it won’t be the same but you will be with people that you love.”
Student helps broke peer return home after exams
In another story, Briefly News reported about a kind student who helped her peer with money to return home after exams.
A loving and kind young lady helped a student without NSFAS go home after his exams. In a TikTok video uploaded, she can be seen moving from her residence room to the guy at the gate with R200.
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