The Responsibility We Never Applied For I didn’t apply for this role. There was no interview, no contract, no training. Yet somehow, I became the one expected to hold everything together. The one who figures it out, stretches money, absorbs pressure, and keeps going even when it hurts. If you’re a young woman, a young mom, or a young lady trying to survive adulthood in Nairobi, this reality probably feels painfully familiar. It starts early, long before we even have money. As