No child should have to live through the childhood she did. This story of a young Mumbai woman and her mother is one that needs to be heard.
Shared on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page, this young dancer's experience proves to everyone that a mother has immense strength in the face of the toughest adversity, especially when her children are involved.
Her post explains how she was just seven when she watched her alcoholic father beating up her mother. Having begun on this grim note, it continues to a happy ending, one that will leave your heart full. She even shares a heartwarming note on what it really means to be a family, and her message cannot be ignored.
Read her story below: