Despite the physical disability, my life initially felt quite normal as I attended kindergarten at St. Anthony High School. However, that feeling would be short-lived as, due to incontinence, I frequently needed to change my diapers, and this also made it difficult for me to be socially accepted by the other kids in class.
Eventually, the lack of facilities at the time and financial problems led to my parent’s decision that it was best to home-school me. There went my chance of having a normal social upbringing. My father, who worked as a sales representative at a pharmaceutical company, was also a part-time tutor who taught me the basics of math and the English language. I gradually developed an interest in leisure activities like drawing, painting, listening to music, and watching TV. These helped me keep my mind occupied when I didn’t have anyone to play with.
However, I wasn’t always lonely during childhood, as I was fortunate to have the company of my cousins. During the whole year, I always looked forward to summer vacations, where the whole family would come together at our ancestral home for about two months. While my physical limitations prevented me from doing things like playing cricket or going on hunting and fishing trips, I did enjoy playing board and indoor games. Furthermore, the barbeques and family picnics we held will always be one of my favourite childhood memories.
Even though most of us cousins are now adults with full-time jobs and occupations, we try to get together as often as possible to have fun and create new memories.
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