Ma Thi Di (Sa Pa town, Lao Cai province) - the main character in the documentary "Children in the Mist" by director Ha Le Diem shared emotional stories about her life in the talk show "Out of the Mist" organized by the Vietnam Women's Museum.

- Many Mong girls around 13, 14 years old want to get married, why does Di oppose the custom of wife capture?

At home, I could not help my parents at all. When scolded, I was sad, angry, and argued back. Even though the guy's family agreed, I felt I was not mature enough to be his wife.

I want to go to school, if I have a husband and still go to school, my friends will stay away.

Ma Thi Di at the talk show 'Step out of the mist'.

- What difficulties do Di and her peers face?

Where I live, many women are still not protected, face many difficulties, they cannot fulfill their dreams.

At my age or even younger, some of my friends were forced by their parents to get married, not allowed to go to school, and not even allowed to work to help support their families.

Parents' prohibition makes you feel unloved, unsupported, and unencouraged by your family, so you leave.

- Can you reveal a little about your husband? Did you two come together through the custom of wife-pulling?

My husband and I live near each other, we met and liked each other and then moved in together. I followed him home without anyone pulling me. My husband is 26 years old.

- My husband is 7 years older, this is also quite special for the Mong people?

When I came to my husband, I did not follow the custom of taking the wife, I came back by myself, and people said a lot, and he was much older. But I ignored it all, just need to find someone who loves, understands and together we try to build a future.

My husband's parents worked very hard but both of them sent their children to university, it was a good foundation, I had nothing to worry about.

We came home together to make our dreams come true. I started a brocade weaving business. At home, I worked in tourism . After the film Children in the Mist , I became known to everyone and had easier access to development opportunities.

- In the movie Children in the Mist, when asked "what will you do when you grow up", Di said she didn't know, what about now?

Now I have a family so my current dream is to develop culture and preserve national identity.

I want to open a homestay, then I can create jobs for women around me. Exploiting local culture for tourism is the best way to preserve national identity.

When women have jobs and economic security , they will be more respected by their husbands. Because many women in the highlands still suffer from domestic violence.

The women here admired my mother because I took her everywhere. Even though my father drank a lot, he still loved and cared for my mother.

Many women want to have such a life, so I think if I succeed, I will help women here gain more knowledge, get in touch with people outside, and know that the world out there has many interesting things.

Thanks to appearing in director Ha Le Diem's ​​film, I got to travel to many places and realized that I still lack many things. I will go back to school to gain new knowledge.

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