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Mother and Daughter Fighting for Freedom — a True Story
why you need to be a rebel to accomplish your dreams
This is the story of two courageous rebels who decided to take a risk for their dreams. Two unwanted rebels stood against society. This is the story of my mother and me.
My Mother’s Story
She grew up in East Germany, imprisoned behind a 155-kilometre-long wall. Her father was a highly-ranked officer in one of the most socialistic governments the world had ever seen. He adored his red-flagged party because they had saved his life. He was my grandfather. My grandfather came to Germany as an orphan. The members of the socialistic party gave him a home and made him feel part of something. But my mother didn’t know that.
She grew up thinking her father was making deals with the devil, helping to take the most precious thing from a human being — its freedom.
When my mother was a teenager, she cut out the photos of the forbidden shiny West magazine, which she hid under her bed. The photos showed faces of distant places and exotic cultures she craved to be able to see one day. As she grew older, she started to rebel against her dad and the system she lived in. Trading her little money for a leather jacket from the other side of the wall, painting her hair…
