Don't invest in a business you don't understand. In 2015, a friend and I invested some funds in a catfish business. We registered with a farmers cooperative in abuja. I even flew to abuja to inspect and see things for myself. We had about 2000 fingerlings. The cooperative had
A ready market. A week to harvest and sales day, my friend still sent me videos cos he lives in abuja but had a job he was doing. This catfish business was a side hustle for both of us. On harvest day, we had about 300 fishes left. Apparently, the big ones eat the small ones.
As I was coming back from the market, I went to buy meat for pepper soup (Cold weather)
The Keke man phone rang, and he was speaking in a dialect I understood, and I was sitting with in the front sit.
He collected his contribution money worth #450,000 to add up to the loan he wants to collect to buy a new Keke.
Guess who called him? His girlfriend, asking him if he has finally collected the money, he said yes.
So she requested for 100k to buy clothings, the Keke man was trying his best to talk her out of the amount she is requesting, reminding her why he did the contribution.
We almost got hit by a mini bus, because he wasn't concentrating, the girl was screaming r0bbish and ended the call. He started mumbling with words, I heard all he said.
Before getting to my destination, I plainly ask him if he has parents, he said just his mum, I told him to give that 100k to his mum if you want to give o, her prayers will cover you for life and not that girl, she will leave you for another, I saw his shoulder dropped. And he said "Aunty Sosongo EtieEtie, Abasi Udiong Fi" (Aunty Thank you Very much, God bless you)
I dropped at my junction, I hate nonsense. And he is a very fine young man, women will rush him.
Who taught this generation that relationship has to be transactional? How did we get here?
The pepper soup is ready o, I have white rice 🍚.
In the past 4 weeks, I met two people who recently resigned their 9-5 BEFORE they got a new job. It got me thinking. This generation is willing to walk away from unfavourable circumstances; while it is courageous, it is very risky
My sister slept with my husband while I was in the hospital grieving the loss of a pregnancy. I found out she was pregnant for him, and that was the final straw. I cut both of them off immediately, along with my parents who kept defending them.
They eventually got married and had two children, while I moved on, rebuilt my life, found love again, and now have three children of my own.
Now, years later, my sister is reaching out. She recently lost a baby, and her husband, who is also my ex, was caught cheating on her. She’s apologizing and wants us to reconnect, but I have no interest in letting them back into my life.
My family says I’m heartless and need therapy because I refuse to forgive and forget. The truth is, I have forgiven them. I just don’t want people who hurt me that deeply to have access to me again.
Am I wrong for protecting my peace?