- Olukayode Joshua Taiwo, the son of Kemi Olunloyo marks his 24th birthday with an emotional social media post about his struggles since moving to the U.S.
- Olukayode shares feelings of loneliness, isolation, and mistreatment by extended family members after relocating from Nigeria to America.
- He details personal hardships including homelessness, job losses, accidents, theft, and emotional struggles while trying to build a new life.
Olukayode Joshua Taiwo, the son of controversial journalist Kemi Olunloyo, marked his 24th birthday with an emotional social media post, reflecting on the personal challenges he has faced since relocating to the United States a year ago.
While Kemi Olunloyo shared celebratory messages filled with pride and love for her son, Olukayode’s own message painted a picture of the loneliness and hardships he has endured in his new life.
In his post, Olukayode opened up on the emotional toll of his transition from Nigeria to America, highlighting his struggles with isolation and the painful mistreatment he has experienced from extended family members.
He went on to reveal the toll these experiences have taken on his mental and emotional well-being.
Despite the challenges, he expressed gratitude for his mother’s unwavering presence and support, which he said was a constant source of strength during his darkest moments.
He wrote:
“Happy Birthday to me and to being in America for 1 year already. I’m getting closer to my mid 20s and it’s haunting me cause I feel alone in this world and I feel like time is running out. Coming back to a country I haven’t lived in for 11 years all by myself to restart my life from all the abuse and depression I went through in Nigeria from my extended family and only having my mom while I was there. Being here alone with no support system has been hard. No parents, friends or family to support but I’ve made the most of it myself. I’ve been homeless countless times, losing countless jobs, having accidents and ppl stealing from me at my lowest. since being here from being kicked out because it’s clear I wasn’t wanted there to staying with abusive ppl that treated me like a sub human all in the name of that favor. Had a car accident and lost my first car to a reckless driver, had to go to court for the first time cause I didn’t have insurance and I was a new driver, slept outside, slept in my car all while working 3 jobs and trying to pursue a career in modelling. Everything I went through made me stray a bit from God but I’m writing this as something to look back on when everything eventually gets better and also because people don’t see the struggle off social media they just see the good moments. Hopefully I can write a book on everything I experienced so far in America. Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes and cheers to 23. Lemme stop yapping now just wanted to get that off my chest”
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