My dad cheated on my mum with a single mother, and out of anger and heartbreak, my mum left the house, leaving me behind with my dad when I was just 6 years old.
Not long after, my dad married the woman and brought her into our home.
To be honest, I hated her at first.
I thought she would make my life miserable due to stories I've heard about single mothers.
But I was completely wrong.
From the very first day she came into our house, she treated me like I was her own biological child. In fact, there were times she cared for me even more than her own son, who was just 3 years old then.
Four years later, she gave birth to a baby girl for my dad, and we became one family.
Then tragedy struck.
Nine years later, my dad passed away through accident.
Life became very difficult because he wasn't a rich man, but instead of abandoning us, she took full responsibility for me, my younger stepbrother and our little sister.
She made sure I lacked nothing.
She fought to keep me in school even when things became extremely hard financially.
The sacrifice that still breaks my heart till today was when she sold the only piece of land her late father gave her just to make sure I graduated from university.
She never complained.
She never made me feel like I wasn't her biological child.
Then, just one month before my graduation, she passed away.
She sacrificed everything to make sure I had a future, but she never lived long enough to watch me walk across that stage and receive the certificate she worked so hard for.
Here I am standing alone on my graduation day, no mother no father, lost mom just a month before my graduation.
As I stand here, both tears of joy & sadness stream down my face.
Mama i finally made it. You saw me through school & all I've ever wanted was to make you proud. i finally made it mama๐ญ
Mama, it's hard, it's so hard to hold these tears mama๐ญ
How i Wish you were here to celebrate with me. I wish you could see me walk across this stage. I wish you could hold my degree & smile with me.
Your absence weighs heavily on my heart. But even in grief, I know you're still with me. Your lessons, your love, & your legacy live on mama๐ญ๐ญ
This degree represents the dreams we shared. i love you mom. Thank you for seeing me through school. I finally made it Ma hope i made you proud & you're smiling down from heaven๐ญ it's so hard to hold these tears Mama๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ"
Till today, I still wish she was alive so I could tell her just one more time...
Thank you Mum, I promise to make sure that my other siblings get best of everything in life. โค๏ธ
@Prince_dc21_ Ow maan ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ andisalili sorry bhuti, and congratulations at the same time ,they're both watching you๐ please do good by your siblings ๐ธ
@SizweDhlomo Even worse if the waiter waitress has attitude how do you tip such a person ๐ it must not be mandatory cause if you got a good service that 10% is nothing