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#blamemyparents: Bearing the burden - Robin, Germany

November 29, 2014

When his father died, Robin from Germany was still a student, taking exams and partying just like his classmates. But from one day to the next, he had to be the boss and take over the family business.

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Robin from Germany (Photo: DW/A. Warnstedt)
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#blamemyparents: Bearing the burden - Robin, Germany

When his father died, the world Robin knew stopped existing from one day to the next. His father was his mentor, the person he’d turn to. And as if the pain and the loss weren’t enough to deal with, Robin suddenly had to take over the the family business, even though he was still a student. The now 24-year-old tells Life Links reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim what it’s like to turn your life around and suddenly be responsible for more than 50 people.