“I Love This for You”: Mom Celebrates No Longer Being Broke and Bitter, SA Applauds Her Graduation
- A single mother made waves online after posting how she had overcome her broke and bitter stage by graduating
- The awe-inspiring clip she posted showed her as a sad parent with her child, then cuts to her wearing a cap and gown
- Women in a similar situation to her came out in droves to share their struggles and how inspired they felt

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The old internet saying goes that tough times never last, only tough people last. A resilient single mother overcame her bitter and broke days with her then eight-month-old baby only to graduate four years later with her five-year-old son accompanying her.
Rising from the ashes
TikTokker lesa_mango shared her journey online showing how down and out she was when she was 24 years old. The clip was accompanied by a caption that read:
'Because God pulled through🙏🏽 “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us” ROMANS 8:18✨'

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See the inspirational clip below:
Can't keep a strong woman down
The women of Mzansi have such deeply motivating stories to share. The lady in the clip is not the only one who has overcome a difficult situation in life. According to Psychmatters, South Africa has the highest rate of single-parent households with over 60% of them having a single parent.
Of that 60%, 47% of households are run by single mothers. This shows how determined the women of Mzansi are to keep the ship afloat even when things aren't great. South Africa's ladies play a massive role in the counties society.

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Single mothers across Mzansi applauded the lady for overcoming her struggles and the woman encouraged others that things can get better.
Read the comments below:
Uppity African said:
"As an employed mom, I always pray for more moms to get jobs cos I know what they are going through. God bless sisi."
Neo Sebete mentioned:
"Another day for crying for strangers 😭 Khupuka lapho queen may God grant you strength and wisdom to grow that prince and give him the best life."
Danielle shared:
"Unemployed, broke and bitter. 24 and 1,6 years😔😔 Can't wait for my greatness."
BeingmaBee commented:
"Such videos inspire me, I am a young mom I got my daughter at the age of 17 doing matric passed with a diploma, now am 23 and she's 5 am unemployed am always crying am going back to matric next year."
Rinny🌸 posted:
"Congratulations stranger ❤️I'm happy for you."
𝘼𝙨𝙖𝙠𝙝𝙚_𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙖 said:
"This has to be the best "We no longer" challenge. I am so inspired and motivated 🤍"
Itebeng Dingoko mentioned:
"I love this for you mommy 🥰"
More inspirational stories from Briefly News
- Briefly News previously reported that a woman's remarkable weight loss transformation has captured the hearts of South Africans, inspiring many to consider their own fitness goals.
- At the beginning of February, a University of the Free State student, Kabelo Shube, took to his TikTok account to share the pride he felt when he received R7 095 from Fundi to fund his studies.
- One South African lady, Kholiswa Mda shared her inspiring story of experiencing her fair share of being unemployed for three years after graduating high school.
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