What makes a man?
A Dear Son episode where Fiona from Kenya talks about raising her son, the role models in his life, and what makes a man.
Did you ever look at your life and think you’d never end up here, raising children you once couldn’t imagine having?
Namulanta Kombo catches up with her old Kenyan school friend, Fiona. When they were teenagers, having children felt like something far off in the future. But life moves on, and now they both have sons who are the same age.
This episode is the first of a few Dear Son conversations within this series. It’s a gentle shift from Namulanta’s usual Dear Daughter letters. She and Fiona talk about what it’s been like to raise boys, the memories they carry from their own childhoods, and the futures they hope their sons will grow into. Their chat leads them to a simple but big question: What makes a man?
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Dear Daughter
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