Unlike the typical young diaspora bastards born in welfare clinics, walaashiis/Ire was born in her native Hadaaftimo, Sanaag in 1996 and her family later relocated with relatives to the US in 2000. She was raised in her culture and is not subject to the trash culture of her generation.Her written Somali is too good to be that of a 14 year old diaspora girl.





