A South African woman, Mildred Mashego, and her daughter Patricia, have entered the record books as the first mother and daughter to give birth to their babies in the same month and for the same man. Times
Live reports that 38-year-old Mashego of Casteel, South Africa, was
pregnant when she learned that her 19-year-old daughter was also
pregnant, and the two were due just days apart. But
her anger turned to shock when she found out that the man responsible
for her daughter’s condition was the same man who was going to be the
father of her child, Vincent Malumane. Patricia
was the first to put to bed a bouncing baby boy, with her mother
following suit four days after, wait for it, another boy, making them
brothers, a nephew, an uncle and grandson. The sharp shooter Vincent Malumane, admitted that he secretly had sex with the mother and daughter. “I
cannot go back now and explain what happened. All we have to do is
focus on making sure that the children are properly cared for.” Mother
Mildred admits that during her pregnancy, she was bitter that her
daughter had slept with her boyfriend and had even considered having an
abortion over the fact that her daughter was carrying a child from the
same man. However, after their babies were born,
Mildred decided to forgive her daughter for the sake of her grandson.
They are raising their children together. The mother and daughter are concerned about what they will tell their children when they grow up.
