Daughter refuses car gift from mother who abandoned her as child: “I don’t need it!”

• A mother who abandoned her daughter 15 years ago tried to give her a car as a gift at her graduation, but failed
• The mother accompanied the car with a handwritten card explaining her past decisions, her regrets and her desire to make amends
• However, the estranged daughter refused the expensive gift, claiming she didn’t need it

A young woman, Pendo, has made headlines after refusing a car gifted by her estranged mother during her college graduation.

The emotional moment took place at the University of Dar es Salaam, where Pendo celebrated a major milestone in her life after years of estrangement from her mother.

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According to a YouTube video from Kiredio, the mother explained that the two had not seen each other in more than 15 years.

Their story began in Dodoma, where Pendo’s mother became pregnant with her after a short-lived relationship.

The father left soon after and Pendo’s mother moved to Singida, where she started a new relationship.

However, her new partner did not want to bear the responsibility of raising another man’s child.

Faced with this difficult situation, Pendo’s mother made a heartbreaking decision.

She left Pendo, then only eight years old, with her mother (Pendo’s grandmother), knowing that she did not have the financial resources to care for the child.

“My heart really hurt after I left Pendo with my mother because I knew she also had no money to spend,” Pendo’s mother tearfully recalled.

She left without looking back, built a new life and left her daughter behind.

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Fifteen years later, Pendo’s mother showed up again at her graduation with an expensive gesture: a brand new Mazda CX-5.

The graduation gift was the estranged mother’s sincere attempt to reconnect with her daughter.

It was accompanied by a handwritten card explaining her past decisions, her regrets and her desire to make amends.

But Pendo, who had grown up without her mother’s support, persevered.

“I don’t need it,” she said firmly before walking away from the parked vehicle.

Pendo’s response highlighted the fact that material gifts cannot compensate for the years of lost connection and the pain of being left behind as a child.

Source: TUKO.co.ke