My Mother Knows by Iryn Namubiru

This is a story of pain and hope. This is me finally speaking out. Born into a dysfunctional family, I grew up with an unpredictable mother and an absent biological father that I only knew by name until much later. Being the only child from their union, my mother, step-father and step siblings openly made me feel like I was an abandoned child who would amount to nothing. Over the years, I have endured many hardships; surviving drug set-ups in Japan, money scams, and family land disputes that have threatened my safety- but the worst of it has been the realisation that my own mother has been a cheerleader, enabler, orchestrator and supporter of most of the pain that I have gone through. In this memoir, I am finally echoing my truth, my whole truth . I am finally revisiting my childhood, my passionate musical journey, and the joy of the family that I have created along the way - my two beautiful boys. I am testifying to the pain, the lies and the perseverance through it all. I am finally healing. THIS is my story - my truth – and MY. MOTHER. KNOWS.