My boyfriend’s been in prison 5 times, I’m raising our daughter alone while he’s locked up, folk say I’m crazy to stay
A PRISON girlfriend has revealed what it’s like raising her child alone while her boyfriend is locked up.
Valery, from the UK, says her partner has been jailed five times leaving her to raise their daughter alone.
Speaking to Truly, she said: “We’ve been together for seven years, but in total he’s been in prison five times.
“People usually judge my relationship on social media. Someone said ‘delusion is a real thing.'”
But the mum-of-one doesn’t plan to give up on him, instead, she double-downed on her love for her man by getting matching tattoos with him before he was locked up.
“When Mo got out of prison, he wanted to do something exciting and fun,” she explained.
“So he thought, let’s just get matching tats. And I was like, yeah, why not? So he got king and I got queen, because I’m a queen and he’s my king.”
The pair started dating when they were 19, and within six months of their relationship Mo was behind bars.
But Valery says she couldn’t imagine life without him.
She added: “He really does annoy me, that he always end up going back to prison, but I feel like whenever he goes back, I just can’t abandon him. So I’m always there for him.”
The mum admitted that her family are against their relationship and tell Valery she can do better than criminal.
She swore in 2022 that if he did go back it would be the end, but she decided to stay put when he was locked up again and she was three months pregnant with their daughter.
Valery admits that it was tough going through pregnancy and labour alone.
Now their child is two years old Valery is acting like a single parent while Mo is in jail.
The pair keep in contact with visits, phone calls and letters, but Mo is currently looking at a 6 to 12 year sentence.
Despite Valery thinking Mo wouldn’t wait around for her if it was the other way around, she plans to be there for him until he’s out of jail.
UK Prison Brides
- Tracey Bottomley married double murderer Ernest Otto Smith in the US after meeting through a prison pen pal initiative. Tracey, from West Yorks, knew he had been given a life sentence with no possibility of parole
- Rebecca Short, from Oxfordshire, told her family she was on holiday in the US in 2022. Little did they know she was marrying double murderer Manuel Ovate Jr, who was on death row
- Paula Williamson, an actress who appeared on Hollyoaks and Emmerdale, married the infamous Charles Bronson in 2017 after they became penpals
- Karen Charves married Kenny Richey while he was on death row in 2014. He had been convicted for starting a fire in 1986 that killed his ex-girlfriend’s daughter, aged two. Karen and Kenny’s union did not last and she claimed he was abusive.
- Naomi Wise, from Essex, married Victor Oquendo, nicknamed Animal, while he was serving a 24-year prison term in a US jail. They split up in 2022 but have now rekindled their romance
“Whether we’ll be together or not, I’ll still be there for him,” she added.
The clip was a hit with viewers and many took to the comments saying Valery deserved better.
One person wrote: “Sometimes we really can’t help people.”
Another commented: “That poor baby will have to grow up visiting her father in prison for the rest of her life. Worst first impression for a kid about the man that should be setting an example.”
“Prison is all he knows he’ll continue to go back. You better off moving on, and live your life,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Wow, that’s some next-level naivety and stupidity. The icing on the cake, the neck tattoo.”
“Seems like he’s more committed to the people behind bars. The first time you get arrested you can actually learn from it. But this guy consistently gets arrested. 2 minutes in I stopped watching,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “Valery, please realise you deserve to have someone who can build with you, someone who has enough self control to value his freedom and your relationship. Is this the role model you would want? Is this the image of life you would want to paint for a little girl or boy.”
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