{"id":24740,"date":"2025-12-23T05:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/?p=24740"},"modified":"2025-12-23T05:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:49:13","slug":"dear-son-you-carry-my-battles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/","title":{"rendered":"A Father\u2019s Letter: The Battles You Inherit"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Temps de lecture: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contenu des pages<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a211d51c2be8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Basculer<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a211d51c2be8\"  aria-label=\"Basculer\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/#Dear_Son_You_Carry_My_Battles_%E2%80%94_Even_the_Ones_I_Never_Won\" >Dear Son, You Carry My Battles \u2014 Even the Ones I Never Won<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/#Dear_Son\" >Dear Son,<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/#1_Every_Son_Inherits_More_Than_a_Surname\" >1. Every Son Inherits More Than a Surname<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/#2_My_Apologies_Will_Come_to_You_as_Instructions\" >2. My Apologies Will Come to You as Instructions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/#3_Youre_Allowed_to_Cry%E2%80%94Just_Dont_Build_a_House_There\" >3. You\u2019re Allowed to Cry\u2014Just Don\u2019t Build a House There<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/#4_Never_Let_the_World_Teach_You_Manhood\" >4. Never Let the World Teach You Manhood<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/#5_When_You_Lead_Dont_Forget_to_Love\" >5. When You Lead, Don\u2019t Forget to Love<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/#6_Youll_Carry_My_Battles%E2%80%94But_Youll_Also_Rewrite_My_Story\" >6. You\u2019ll Carry My Battles\u2014But You\u2019ll Also Rewrite My Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/#Final_Word\" >Final Word<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"261\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dear_Son_You_Carry_My_Battles_%E2%80%94_Even_the_Ones_I_Never_Won\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"261\">Dear Son, You Carry My Battles \u2014 Even the Ones I Never Won<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"428\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dear_Son\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"428\">Dear Son,<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"625\">Before you were born, I was already fighting.<br data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"478\" \/>Fighting to find peace in a world that offered very little of it.<img data-dominant-color=\"bfbfbf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bfbfbf;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26962 alignright not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images-2-1.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images-2-1.avif 290w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images-2-1-18x12.avif 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><br data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"546\" \/>Fighting to unlearn what broke me.<br data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"583\" \/>Fighting to become the man I wish I\u2019d had.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"792\">And somewhere in that battle,<br data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"659\" \/>I realized something every father eventually learns\u2014<br data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"714\" \/>We don\u2019t just give our sons our names;<br data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"755\" \/>We give them our <strong data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"791\">unfinished wars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"847\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Every_Son_Inherits_More_Than_a_Surname\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"847\">1. Every Son Inherits More Than a Surname<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"938\">You\u2019ll inherit my strengths, my fears, my habits,<br data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"901\" \/>and the parts of me I never mastered.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"1071\">The same anger I buried,<img data-dominant-color=\"f8f8f8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f8f8f8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26961 alignright not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/360_F_601124346_LcyhxP0x0j1jSxS2JZJZHULoxP6jDCjR-300x150.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/360_F_601124346_LcyhxP0x0j1jSxS2JZJZHULoxP6jDCjR-300x150.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/360_F_601124346_LcyhxP0x0j1jSxS2JZJZHULoxP6jDCjR-18x9.avif 18w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/360_F_601124346_LcyhxP0x0j1jSxS2JZJZHULoxP6jDCjR.avif 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"967\" \/>the same silence I mistook for peace,<br data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1007\" \/>the same doubts I carried with a smile\u2014<br data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1049\" \/>They\u2019ll visit you too.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1133\">Not because you deserve them,<br data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1105\" \/>but because blood remembers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1217\">Every man must heal,<br data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1158\" \/>not just for himself<br data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1181\" \/>but for the generations after him.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1349\">For more conversations on African masculinity and healing,<br data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1280\" \/>visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/\"><strong data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1348\">Afrique \u00e9rotique<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1411\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_My_Apologies_Will_Come_to_You_as_Instructions\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1411\">2. My Apologies Will Come to You as Instructions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1504\">I can\u2019t apologize for every mistake,<br data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1452\" \/>But I can teach you the lessons they carved into me.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1640\">Don\u2019t be so proud that you forget how to listen.<img data-dominant-color=\"fafafa\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #fafafa;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26964 alignright not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1333173271-612x612-1-300x200.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1333173271-612x612-1-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1333173271-612x612-1-18x12.avif 18w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1333173271-612x612-1.avif 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1640\"><br data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1552\" \/>Don\u2019t be so busy that you forget how to love.<br data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1595\" \/>And never confuse <strong data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1640\">sacrifice with slavery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1763\">I gave too much to people who gave too little.<br data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1691\" \/>You don\u2019t have to repeat my story.<br data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1728\" \/>Build with loyalty, not loneliness.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1832\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Youre_Allowed_to_Cry%E2%80%94Just_Dont_Build_a_House_There\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1832\">3. You\u2019re Allowed to Cry\u2014Just Don\u2019t Build a House There<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1901\">Pain will visit you.<br data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1857\" \/>It will shape you, refine you, humble you.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1903\" data-end=\"1928\">But never live inside it.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f9f9f9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f9f9f9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26963 alignright not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1308960253-612x612-1-300x200.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1308960253-612x612-1-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1308960253-612x612-1-18x12.avif 18w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1308960253-612x612-1.avif 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"2027\">I spent years turning heartbreak into armor.<br data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"1977\" \/>And while it kept me safe,<br data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2006\" \/>It also kept me cold.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2116\">Learn from me, Son\u2014<br data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2051\" \/>It\u2019s okay to cry,<br data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2071\" \/>Just don\u2019t let your tears drown your purpose.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2170\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Never_Let_the_World_Teach_You_Manhood\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2170\">4. Never Let the World Teach You Manhood<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2288\">The world will try to tell you men are obsolete.<br data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2223\" \/>That your strength is oppression.<br data-start=\"2256\" data-end=\"2259\" \/>That your silence is guilt.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2309\">Please don\u2019t believe them.<img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26967 alignright not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/continuous-one-black-line-drawing-father-son-playing-together-holding-heart-shape-doodle_1098986-4787-300x200.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/continuous-one-black-line-drawing-father-son-playing-together-holding-heart-shape-doodle_1098986-4787-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/continuous-one-black-line-drawing-father-son-playing-together-holding-heart-shape-doodle_1098986-4787-18x12.avif 18w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/continuous-one-black-line-drawing-father-son-playing-together-holding-heart-shape-doodle_1098986-4787.avif 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2488\">You were born male\u2014<br data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2333\" \/>But manhood is not biology.<br data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2363\" \/>It\u2019s a <strong data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2386\">responsibility<\/strong>,<br data-start=\"2387\" data-end=\"2390\" \/><strong data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2417\">patience under pressure<\/strong>,<br data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2421\" \/><strong data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2435\">discipline<\/strong>,<br data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2439\" \/>And <strong data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2487\">standing even when kneeling looks easier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2495\" data-end=\"2540\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_When_You_Lead_Dont_Forget_to_Love\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2498\" data-end=\"2540\">5. When You Lead, Don\u2019t Forget to Love<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2632\">Leadership without empathy becomes tyranny.<br data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2588\" \/>Empathy without boundaries becomes weakness.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2634\" data-end=\"2716\">Find the balance.<img data-dominant-color=\"e8e5df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e5df;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26968 alignright not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grandfathers-guiding-hand-simple-sketch-captures-love-connection-generations_908344-54892-168x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grandfathers-guiding-hand-simple-sketch-captures-love-connection-generations_908344-54892-168x300.avif 168w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grandfathers-guiding-hand-simple-sketch-captures-love-connection-generations_908344-54892-574x1024.avif 574w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grandfathers-guiding-hand-simple-sketch-captures-love-connection-generations_908344-54892-7x12.avif 7w, https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grandfathers-guiding-hand-simple-sketch-captures-love-connection-generations_908344-54892.avif 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><br data-start=\"2651\" data-end=\"2654\" \/>Be firm, but fair.<br data-start=\"2672\" data-end=\"2675\" \/>Strong, but safe.<br data-start=\"2692\" data-end=\"2695\" \/>Present, not perfect.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2861\">Your wife, your children, and your people<br data-start=\"2759\" data-end=\"2762\" \/>won\u2019t remember your success.<br data-start=\"2790\" data-end=\"2793\" \/>They\u2019ll remember your <strong data-start=\"2815\" data-end=\"2823\">tone<\/strong>,<br data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2827\" \/>your presence,<br data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2844\" \/>Your consistency.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"2934\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Youll_Carry_My_Battles%E2%80%94But_Youll_Also_Rewrite_My_Story\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2871\" data-end=\"2934\">6. You\u2019ll Carry My Battles\u2014But You\u2019ll Also Rewrite My Story<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"3024\">You\u2019ll face temptations I failed to resist.<br data-start=\"2979\" data-end=\"2982\" \/>You\u2019ll conquer demons I couldn\u2019t defeat.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3026\" data-end=\"3121\">And that is how bloodlines evolve\u2014<br data-start=\"3060\" data-end=\"3063\" \/>each generation healing what the last one couldn\u2019t finish.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3123\" data-end=\"3211\">My prayer for you is simple:<br data-start=\"3151\" data-end=\"3154\" \/>Don\u2019t inherit my pain as identity.<br data-start=\"3188\" data-end=\"3191\" \/>Use it as a blueprint.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3213\" data-end=\"3272\">Build better.<br data-start=\"3226\" data-end=\"3229\" \/>Love wiser.<br data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3243\" \/>Speak softer.<br data-start=\"3256\" data-end=\"3259\" \/>Lead cleaner.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3296\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Word\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3296\">Final Word<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3298\" data-end=\"3375\">Dear Son,<br data-start=\"3307\" data-end=\"3310\" \/>You were never just my continuation\u2014<br data-start=\"3346\" data-end=\"3349\" \/>You are my <strong data-start=\"3360\" data-end=\"3374\">correction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3377\" data-end=\"3463\">Everything I couldn\u2019t heal, you will.<br data-start=\"3414\" data-end=\"3417\" \/>Everything I couldn\u2019t finish, you\u2019ll complete.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3465\" data-end=\"3539\">Because God doesn\u2019t just bless bloodlines\u2014<br data-start=\"3507\" data-end=\"3510\" \/>He redeems them through his sons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3541\" data-end=\"3625\">So when you feel the weight of my shadow,<br data-start=\"3582\" data-end=\"3585\" \/>Don\u2019t curse it.<br data-start=\"3600\" data-end=\"3603\" \/>Carry it with purpose.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3627\" data-end=\"3709\">I fought to give you better battles.<br data-start=\"3663\" data-end=\"3666\" \/>Now fight to give your son <strong data-start=\"3693\" data-end=\"3708\">none at all<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <img src='https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/dp-post-views\/images\/eyes.png' class='dppv_eyes' width='100' height='100'> 1174","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Temps de lecture: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Dear Son, You Carry My Battles \u2014 Even the Ones I Never Won Dear Son, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erotic-africa.com\/fr\/dear-son-you-carry-my-battles\/\" class=\"more-link\">En savoir 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