Rita Anwiri Chindah, the Global IP Queen ✨️
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Rita Anwiri Chindah, the Global IP Queen ✨️
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IP & IT Lawyer in Nigeria | Podcaster, Arbitrator | Lecturer | Founder IPSERIES. Let's build something amazing together. #IPWomen2020



















Entry #4 She came to see me tonight, after the slap. For a moment, her voice softened. She said she hadn’t been in her right mind. I wanted to believe her. Part of me even pitied her. The fear in her eyes, the way grief and motherhood have twisted her into someone who sees threats in every shadow. But then the words spilled out. She spoke of how no one worried about the young king when the palace burned. How all eyes turned to the scratch on my cheek instead. How I overshadow everything, even the crown itself. Each sentence felt like another weight pressing down on my chest. I have given so much already. I accepted my brother’s death. I accepted raising his son as king while standing behind him. I accepted becoming the regent who must carry everything in silence. And yet… I am still the problem. When she told me to marry the woman she chooses and prove my allegiance, something inside me twisted. Not anger. Not rebellion. Just a deep, quiet exhaustion mixed with a flicker of something hotter. How long must I keep proving that I am not a threat? How long must I shrink myself so others can feel safe? I looked at her and spoke as calmly as I could, but inside… the flame I buried years ago stirred again. I am tired of being punished for simply existing.













