Hi everyone, I'm Ayodeji olalekan, a graphic designer. Kindly Repost if this comes to your Tl, so I can get someone to hire me to help them solidify their brands and make more profits. I'm one DM away ๐ฉโค๏ธ
Let's do magic ๐ฅ
Happy birthday baby girl.
So proud of you, despite everything you went through to become who you are. I'm in awe of you and wish you all the happiness in the world.
Mr Neo, I understand your point, and honestly, I don't completely disagree.
Parents should provide for their children. Parents should plan ahead. Parents should do their best to create stability for their families.
But life doesn't always go according to plan.
The reality is that many of us are dealing with circumstances, not ideals.
Some parents fall sick, lose jobs, lose businesses, or simply become unable to do what they once could.
You see a victim. I see a son helping his family because he can.
I'm not sacrificing my future to carry everyone. I'm simply doing what I can while still building my own life.
The day helping my family becomes a burden that destroys my future, I'll rethink it. Until then, I'm comfortable with my choices.
Not every act of family support is trauma. Sometimes it's just love.๐๐
If una really know where some of us dey come from, the kind load wey we dey carry for head, the responsibilities wey dey our neck and how hard e be to reach this level, una no go just open mouth talk some kind things.
Everything no be for social media. Everything no be couch, TV stand and fine room pictures.
Some of us dey sponsor ourselves, support family, pay school fees, take care of parents, settle bills and still dey try build a better life little by little.
The fact say my room never look the way you want am make e look no mean say I no dey make progress.
The things wey matter to me fit no be the things wey matter to you.
Before you judge person from one picture, remember say you no know the full story.
You no know where the person start from, wetin him don pass through, and the sacrifices wey him don make to get where him dey today.
I no dey compete with anybody. I dey move at my own pace, and I thank God for how far I don come.
One love ๐๐
Imagine witnessing heartbreak as a childโฆ some peopleโs character development started very early ๐คง๐
My mom left when I was just 8 years old. Since then, my dad had to play both father and mother all by himself. Till today, I still donโt really know what motherโs love feels like.
My dad was a truck driver, always on the road trying to survive, so I had to learn how to take care of myself at a very young age. Cooking, cleaning, washingโฆ all those responsibilities came early for me.
My primary school days were really tough because there was nobody there to properly look after me. After primary school, I was sent to boarding school from JS1 to SS3. Throughout those 6 years, it was still just my dad showing up for me.
My mom never came around.
After WAEC in 2018, I had to stay home for an extra year because my dad had already spent so much on WAEC and NECO fees. I started hustling on my own just to raise money for JAMB in 2019. Eventually, I gained admission into Federal Polytechnic Oko and started my ND1.
Things became harder during my second year because of my dadโs health challenges. I had to leave school and join โHKโ in Onitsha in 2020 just to survive.
Those 9 months were some of the most traumatizing moments of my life. I eventually had to run away from there for my own safety in late 2021.
I went back to the village and continued hustling however I could, while also trying to pursue football.
Then in 2023, I started my tech journey. I left Anambra for Bayelsa, but things didnโt work out as planned, so I relocated to Uyo in early 2024.
In February 2024, I enrolled at MitaSchool to learn Web Development. The program lasted 6 months. After graduating, I was preparing to return home when I was given the opportunity to stay back as a student teacher for about 2โ3 months.
After putting in the work and doing my best, I eventually got employed in early 2025 as a tutor for the same course I once came to learn.
And here we are todayโฆ
I may not be where I want to be yet, but looking back at how far Iโve come, I know for sure that better days are ahead โค๏ธ