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  1. Oct 2016
    1. He recently built his first house, which he paid for himself. It isn't entirely finished yet—he points to the missing bedroom doors, sparse furniture, curtain-less windows—but with the help of his family, he put the home together brick by brick. Alister has his own room, the house has a chicken coop, and the backyard is dotted with cacao trees.

      It is good to see how he had a change of heart after his son was born.

    2. “What no one tells you is that life can be really hard. Trying to make it on your own is hard," he said. "I came back to my mom's house crying after a few weeks.”

      Sounds like something most teenagers would do if they ran away from home.

    1. a woman who had seen him on the street decided to bring him to the Envol

      Its nice to see that someone was able to give him a chance even when his own parents wouldnt.

    2. However, shortly after learning that their son was earning a steady wage, Baf’s parents began to demand his paycheck from him

      Its sick to see that someone could treat their child like this after abandoning them.

  2. Sep 2016
    1. "Rather, he believes the ideals for which they risk their lives are not being similarly protected at home." He is entitled to his own opinion. There are plenty of people who do not stand for the national anthem, so why are people acting like he is publicly bad mouthing veterans.