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What being young and pregnant taught me

Fashion designer Mwende Mbae with her daughter . Photo by WILLIS AWANDU

When faced with an undesirable situation, there are two choices – fight or flight.

When Mwende Mbae, a pastor’s child, found out she was pregnant at 24 yet she was unmarried, she at first contemplated the flight option – terminating the pregnancy – but quickly tossed the idea and decided to face the reality of becoming a mother while still in college.

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