I love my mom, but I don’t want to be like her
I love my dad, but I don’t want to marry a man like him
I loved my childhood, but I don’t want my kids to experience a childhood like mine
For the longest time, I thought admitting this would make me look like an ungrateful daughter but I’ve come to realise that loving the people who raised you and wanting a different life from theirs can exist at the same time
You can love your parents and still choose to break certain cycles. You can be grateful for where you came from and still want something different for yourself and your children
I have been paying my late uncle's wife's two children's school fees since 2024. Each term costs me about 240,000 naira covering both fees and books.
Earlier this year in February, she came to me with a plan. She wanted to start a business so she could lift the burden off my neck. She needed 500,000 naira. I gave her without hesitation.
Last term, she told me not to bother with the school fees anymore. She was ready to handle it herself. She had started selling thrift wears in the market.
Today she called and said she wanted to buy fuel for my car. I casually sent my account details.
This woman shocked me: She sent 50,000 naira.
She launched her boutique last week. She said it was her own way of saying thank you.
Some people will restore your faith in humanity when you least expect it.
Above all, love God.