Shatta Wale Discusses How The Divorce Of His Parents Impacted Him

Well-known Ghanaian rapper Shatta Wale opens up about his upbringing and his painful experience of his parents’ divorce, which left him sleeping on the streets.

In a Facebook live session, Shatta Wale shared the difficulties he encountered following his parents’ divorce.
Looking back on the challenges he faced, he acknowledged that he had experienced both financial and emotional instability. He emphasized the effect that being raised without a family had on his feeling of self and security.

During the live event, he also discussed how he struggled to cope with the psychological fallout from his parents’ divorce, often feeling vulnerable and powerless.

Shatta Wale said:

“Growing up, I lived with my parents for a while but they did not help me. They made a mistake and broke up. They created a broken home; our home was broken and it affected me so much. Our broken home affected me. Anytime I talked or complained about this, they labeled me disrespectful. So, I left them. I left the house. I run from my parents.

“You know what my parents put me through? Because of them, I slept on the streets, I slept in front of stores. Those days, it was the prostitutes at Nkrumah Circle who were watching over me. I slept at filling stations at Circle including the one that got burnt. I slept on the streets of Adabraka and so on

As a result, I started running from stress, running from people who would stress me. That’s where I learned how to cut people off because I don’t want stress. I cut people off without thinking twice. I am the chief cutter. I have learned that in life, it is important to cut off anyone who wants to bring negativity into your life.”

All children are affected by divorce in some way. Their world, their security, and the stability they have known seem to fall apart when parents divorce. In addition, the child’s gender, age, psychological health, and maturity will also affect how a divorce impacts a child.

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