01/04/2024
When I was successful with Taju, I said Alhamdulillah, I have really tried.
As a human not to talk of as a mother, you should know you own nothing in this world, you might own a husband or wife temporary till you have to share, you might own children temporary till you have to share, you might own a property temporary till you have to share to your offsprings, that's to show you that you shouldn't be too attached with anything in this world if not, it will cause you your happiness, your peace, your heart, and your soul.
When you are a parent, have it at the back of your mind that, your children will leave you to be with their families, when you are a sibling, have it at the back of your mind that you will have to depart from your sibling to do what's necessary with your lives.
With this, hatred, jealousy, and enmity won't cross anyone's heart than to wish everyone well.
Before, I use to blame my uncles not helping me because I felt like they have, but didn't help as per how Nigeria families want us to think, then I realized, I am not supposed to even be having such thoughts even if I grow up with such thoughts. For instance, my father married my mum thinking he is man enough, so, is his responsibility to take care of his families from head to toes, not to talk of marrying more than one, he is capable, that's why he married more, so, he should take that responsibilities. Now, my uncles or aunties are siblings, they work with their sweats, they are paid for their working, not my dad's. So, for them to even give out from their wealth is their own choice and if they don't want to give, is their own choice, and if we have to look at something, he or she wasn't the one that bed with my parents, so, why put hatred on children because siblings choose not to help?.
Then, I told myself, I won't train my children that way, I will train them in a way they won't feel is the responsibility of my siblings to take care of them wether dead or alive. It should be my responsibilities or theirs if I am not alive, and if Allah wish, Allah will bestowed to them a giver when they needed it like He had bestowed to me when I needed it, so, hatred wouldn't be on Taju or Mumin because they have and they didn't give, no, they should have that mentality that they, my siblings, have their own responsibilities too, which I their parents might not also be able to handle.
Nowadays, the way Nigeria past parents has manipulated the thinking of children, to that of uncles and aunties, to nephew and everything, the envy and the hatred is uncalled for. This ppl didn't tell you to take a wife or a lover and did not have future plans for them, and most of this people self would have been galavanting their youthful time while the so called siblings that became an uncle or aunties were there struggling with their life to put things together, then later, when that one galavanting with his or her life had issues, they manipulate the kids to hate the one trying his or her best to make something for themselves, causing hatred here and there, haba 🤷🏼♀️, who send you In the first place.
A sibling that became an uncle or aunties should want to help willingly with love and care. And, not everyone is a giver, no, someone Allah destined not to give to anyone will never give to anyone, if you like, be dieing in front of them, it doesn't concern them. It takes a good heart to give from their sweat and it's not something we have to hate someone for, not to talk of a mother that trained their child in their shadow, can't give them the freedom to be the man they need to be, to know how to choose and get what they want if it's beneficial for them.
I use to watch comediesp on mother and wife competiting on who to be the one that comes first before the son, making it hard for the son to choose knowing fully well that both are important. How can a mother who has a husband already do that (if you no get husband, is it your daughter in-law fault?, get a husband na😃🤷🏼♀️), the day your daughter or your son have been married out, you have no absolute right over their decision with their family if they are doing well, but, if they are not doing well, the only thing you can say is to advice the two, tell mallams or even take them to court to do the right thing, but imposing yourself on your child? You have really failed, and you are one of the problems of the society.
Forget the fact that your parents were like that to you, make changes, not a repetition, it's the cause of most of the infidelity happening today.
Okay, take for instance, you control your son on everything in his marriage but don't want your daughter mother in-law to control your son in-law over your daughter 🤣, dey play my fans 😏. Or, you as a sister, you control your brother over his wife but don't want your husband's sister to control your husband over you, what a nons_ense human beings 🤣🥱.
It's either we get sense or we don't know what's going on. Like me now, I told my brother, Mr man, the day you lay a hand on a lady, as small as I am which I am still your elder sister, I will deal with you. Also, if you want a good future for your daughter, treat someone own right. I have trained my siblings like I will also do with my son. I don't do decision making for them, I accept whatever good they want and correct the bad in it. I let them be a man and also make them know the important of our mother and who their future wife will also be to their children.
They can imagine what he will do to my father if my mother is being treated bad, the same thing will happen to their children. Most might support him but there might be some of them that has sko sko like me that will set him straight, so, to avoid all that, let him respect himself and have sense.
To mothers, I know our children will always look like a baby to us, but please, let them fly, let them breath, let them have the strength you have, let them be able to take over you because you will never always be there, what will then happened?. Train your children to be who work for themselves even if you are not alive, and they need help, Allah will send helpers to them wether from family members or an outsider, whatever happen, they should never hate on anyone because it's your fault not anyone's fault. You bringing them into this world, it's your responsibility not anyone's, but if it's unfortunate on you to need help, let it come from Allah genuinely and let your children still love everyone around them especially concerning financial aspect as it's not other people's responsibility.
And, if any family member do it when you needed, alhamdulillah, if they didn't, alhamdulillah, when there is life, there is hope🤗.
So, I hope and pray every family get better from this mentality, it's disheartening.