one thing i'll say, is that, this is the first thread ave read that people have bored their minds without much criticsm. i can't really say i had a step mum, but i had a stepdad, who made it a duty to disengage me from my mum's love, and i tell u, he tried so hard. i ran away from home, came back, stayed away from home, because i just never did anything right. when he couldnt find fault, he began to make up stories and guess what the cheapest lie you can tell against a young teenager is that she's promiscous. so much wahala, so it came as a shock after my mum passed that he insisted i stay with him, so i sort of had a stepmum. guess that must be my mum's death having an effect on his thinking, because right after the mourning was over, took himself a woman friend, who had kids as well, soon enough she moved in with us, and in no time, her kids began to experince the fire i went through. my sort of step mum, was not a woman who wasted her time on niceties, so we made a deal to avoid each other. thankfully i was semi financially independent, so i had no cause to rely on either of them for cash. but the malice, backbiting and gossip almost made me mental. i just stayed away from home.
i just was a dull good for nothing chic as far as he was concerned, even when i began a radio-tv face, i still didnt get it right according to him.
his pain, was he never really got me to subject myself to him.
then the one way to get at me came, when i fell pregnant, without much ado, he told me to pack out of his house. today i look back at the gang up, the malicious lies, deciet and am here still standing tall, doing well, living well and my dreams intact.
i forgive him, but i am not sure i want to have anything to do with him again.
even when i took my kid to visit, the reception was so cold, why? because we were looking so good and so well. infact, they just see me on tv, or hear am travelling someplace. and am getting married soon and aint inviting them.
bottom line is, we've all been through shitty times, but we learn, and they only make us tougher and a story to share to encourage others.
iave read some sad stories today but hey i can only say this, lets get over our griefs, and ensure that we don't make this same mistakes our parents made, by making sure we look before we leap. and please let
God do the directing and not you.
thank you!!
