Thandiswa Mazwai Shares A Throwback of Her With Siblings and Opens Up About Tough Childhood

Thandiswa Mazwai Shares A Throwback of Her With Siblings and Opens Up About Tough Childhood. We know them as stars, dominating the entertainment industry. But beneath that star power are some scares they bear from a troubled childhood.

Having lost their mom when they were young the Mazwai siblings were bound to have a tough childhood. Being the eldest, Thandiswa had the big responsibility of helping raise her younger siblings. A few years back, Ntsiki took to Twitter to appreciate the exceptional job her big sister did as well as the hardships that came with it. A year ago, the outspoken media personality, poet and musician, publicly sang Thandiswa’s praises again.

Pulling on our heartstrings even more, Thandiswa shared a throwback picture of herself with her younger siblings. The picture was taken on her brother’s first birthday, which also marked their mom’s first death anniversary. The multi-award winning singer and songwriter shared that the picture makes her sad. This is because it reminds her of what happened to them as kids.

“The picture of me and my siblings. This picture always makes me sad. Because I know what happened to these kids. It was my brothers 1st birthday and the 1 year anniversary of our mothers death. These kids faced such hardship. These kids live with many scars& are still fighting,” Thandiswa said.

On the role played by first borns, and elaborating more on the picture Thandiswa said, “First borns weep for their siblings more times than they will ever know. I weep. I pray. May we have 10 yrs of sunshine. Look at me being big sister, Ntsiki smiling like we don’t know the pain, Nomsa looking lovingly at her baby brother who is oblivious of the pain.“

“Losing a mother is the worst shem. Sending love to all the motherless kids. I’m almost 50 and still healing from all that her death came with,” she added.