Perhaps he had aspirations beyond just starting a family, especially at a young age. Unfortunately, things didn’t go according to plan.
Today, One Man, a trader at the Dome Market, reflects on his early parenthood with some regret.
He believes that if he had gone to school back then, he might not have become a father so early.
Speaking on GhanaWeb TV’s Everyday People program, he praised the free senior high school initiative, stating that if he had the opportunity, he wouldn’t have had a child so soon.
“Life became difficult, and I had to work as a cobbler to afford the registration fee of GH¢28.00 at the time. Attending senior high school was challenging back then, unlike now with the Free SHS initiative brought by Akufo-Addo.
“I had my first child in 1996. If I had been in school then, I wouldn’t have become a father that year because I would have …