Video: I was never wanted by my family — Sydney Talker shares emotional story
Abdullateef Fowewe
Nigerian skit maker, Sydney Egere, popularly recognised as Sydney Talker, has opened up about his difficult upbringing, marked by rejection and a lack of stability.
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In a recent conversation with Rasheedat Ajibade, Sydney shared that his early life was profoundly impacted by his parents’ tumultuous relationship and his father’s struggle with drug addiction.
Consequently, he was often shuffled between family members’ homes, missing out on a stable living situation during his formative years.
He said, “I was a child that the family never wanted. I stayed with the rich, the poor, average, village, golden house; think about it, I did everything, finally stayed with my Aunty. And God started intervening in my life.
“My mum was taking me back to my father, my father was taking me back to my mum. Finally, my mum came to accept that she just had to accept me.
“My dad was last born in my family and he was into drugs. So, everybody doesn’t really care about him. He wasn’t focused that time.
“To be honest with you, my mum had me the first time and because of how she saw my dad going up and down, she took me out, I mean abort. Then somebody told her that I was going to come back. That’s how they found my mum and my dad again come back, had a child again, and that was me.
“This time around, she saw my dad going back to drugs, then she was like she was going to take me out again, but my grandma said, don’t worry, bring him, I will train him. That’s how I stayed with my grandma, started staying with family back and front. It was just going until my mum said, bring my child. I stayed with my mum, to a point, I stayed with my Aunty. When things tough, I stayed with my uncle, stayed with my cousin, I literally stayed everywhere. I have seen everything. I literally saw different stuff.”
