Dear Chosen Becky,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy belated birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My name is Barbie and I am a fan of\nyour music. I instantly fell in love with your personality the first time I\nwatched your TV interview a year ago and since then, I have been silently\nfollowing you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, I sat to watch another of\nyour many interviews where I saw your father and mother clad in red matching\nattire heading out for a valentine’s dinner date arranged by you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In that interview, I heard your\nfather say that you recently bought him a boda boda and that you have been\nhelping him pay school fees for your siblings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just right at that point, I wanted\nto hug you. I instantly did rewind the video, watched it for the second time\nand silently thanked God for you on behalf of your parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Becky, you are indeed\n“chosen” to be the gum that binds your family together, to restore\nhappiness in your family, to bring pride to your father’s household, to teach\nyour age mates that the right thing to do when one is in a better position in\nlife, is to carry everyone else on their shoulders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then I remembered the Kobe Bryant\nRIP Facebook post where you were branded by commenters “A village girl\nfrom Masaka” who has no authority to discuss anything to do with\ninternational issues such as that plane crash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bullies picked daggers and stabbed\nyou from all angles, descended on you with an aim to crush your self-esteem by\ntrying to isolate you along urban_ rural upbringing lines. I felt your pain\nBecky because I know how it feels like to be publicly humiliated on social\nmedia by demeaning, demoralising comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Becky, you and I are village girls\nand this is the one thing we have in common. I would wish all village girls who\nare new in town to gather here and learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A village girl trying to fit in this\ncity lifestyle first wages war on all small voices in her head which constantly\nwhisper that she is not enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This girl fights with all her might\nto keep a high self-esteem, she finds council in herself and builds confidence\nwithin her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She asks as many questions as she\ncan until she understands what spaghetti is. She chooses a few friends who\nuplift her, she is slow to get into relationships, she values her job when she\nhas one and she makes sure to pick her village mates or old school mates as a\nsupport system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A village girl in town ignores all\nthe rubbish said to pull her down. Ugly remarks about her choice of clothing\nare not taken in bad faith for she knows her value and dresses accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When village girls conquer the fight\nin their souls, they become unstoppable! They overcome their fears and face the\nworld with bare knuckles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They outshine their older selves,\nupgrade, but most importantly they NEVER forget who they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From a distance, I see that you were\nwell brought up Becky. You are up for bigger things in life for you are young\nand talented. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It does not matter whether they call\nyou an ignorant village girl, you are on the rise. You are a bright shining star;\nyou came to win! You are a superstar in the making, you are unique and there is\nonly one Chosen Becky on this universe and you have the support of your fellow\nvillagers like myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Becky, you are beautiful. You have a\nyoung vibrant skin, a genuine smile and you are in an enviable position as a\nmusician. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many young girls look up to you and\nwhen you internalize that, you will make the best of a brand you envision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My husband and I never skip your\ninterviews so when you sit before that camera, know that two fans will be\nwatching in cheer. We hope to meet you sometime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enjoy your new year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dear Chosen Becky, Happy belated birthday. My name is Barbie and I am a fan of your music. I instantly fell in love with your personality the first time I watched your TV interview a year ago and since then, I have been silently following you. Recently, I sat to watch another of your many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":14162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip"],"yoast_head":"\n