Kemi Olunloyo’s son shares his battle with depression as he marks 24th birthday

• Kemi Olunloyo celebrated her son’s birthday with heartfelt messages and memorable photos.

• The mother expressed pride in her son’s aspirations, while Olukayode shared his own experiences on social media, revealing a more challenging aspect of his life.

• Kemi Olunloyo’s son shared his experiences of hardships since moving to the United States a year ago in a candid post.

Controversial author Kemi Olunloyo’s son, Olukayode Joshua Taiwo, has shared insights into his personal challenges as he celebrates his 24th birthday.

Kemi Olunloyo marked her son’s special day with heartfelt messages and cherished photographs.

While she conveyed her pride in his ambitions, Olukayode took to social media to discuss his own experiences, shedding light on the more difficult aspects of his life.

In an open post, he recounted the struggles he has encountered since relocating to the United States a year prior.

He articulated feelings of isolation and mistreatment from his extended family, emphasizing the significant disparity between their expectations and his lived experience.

Olukayode also acknowledged his mother’s steadfast support during these trying times.

His candid revelations have ignited conversations regarding the intricacies of family dynamics and the difficulties associated with cultural adjustments, especially when adapting to life in a new country.

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”