The Disappointment of a Former Teacher

Pete was 17 when he had his first child with then-teacher Ali. He left school aged 21 to marry her and have a baby in the same year. Pete says they were living according toAli's plan, but she didn't take responsibility for it. The pair now live together on their own farm near Orangausta,. South Africa. They are raising two children - one of whom is autistic. Peter: "I let it happen. It takes two" Read an edited extract from Seventeen by Joe Gibson here.