A young Kikuyu woman has attracted widespread attention online after sharing emotional TikTok videos following the death of her father, revealing that she deliberately stayed away from his burial and would not name her children after him.
The woman’s posts have generated strong reactions, with social media users divided over her decision to publicly discuss her relationship with her late father.
According to her account, she chose not to attend the burial because of what she described as a deeply troubled relationship with the deceased. She indicated that her absence was intentional and reflected a decision to permanently distance herself from him.
She also stated that she would not honour her father by giving his name to her children, a position that surprised many viewers.
In the videos, she appeared to connect the strained relationship to painful experiences she claimed to have gone through during her childhood. She suggested that those experiences left emotional wounds that remained even after her father’s death.
While discussing forgiveness, she made it clear that forgiving someone did not necessarily mean forgetting the pain associated with the past.
“The pain I’ve gone through can’t allow me. I forgive you even at death, but the scars are too deep,” she wrote in a caption accompanying one of the videos.
The woman further alleged that certain actions by her father contributed significantly to the breakdown of their relationship.
Her TikTok content reportedly contained references to experiences she said she endured while growing up, which she suggested continued to influence how she viewed her father after his death.
The revelations have sparked debate among social media users. Some expressed sympathy, arguing that individuals deal with painful family experiences differently and that forgiveness does not always remove emotional scars.
Others criticised her decision to discuss the family conflict publicly, particularly following her father’s death.
The videos have continued to attract attention as viewers debate the circumstances surrounding her decision to skip the burial and publicly explain her reasons for doing so.