This is the story of my life: I am not a loose woman. I am
just a woman who loves her husband very much and didn’t
want to lose him. I just did what I had to do to save my
marriage even though I feel guilty sometimes. It was not
easy but I slept with my driver so that I could give my
husband a child, but instead, God gave me twins, a boy and
a girl.
I was married to Philip for eight years. We had no child. “The
worst was that I never got pregnant even for a day.” His
mother became so impatient that she started breathing
down my neck as she gave me no breathing space at all. She
moved in to live with us and practically made my life
unbearable – in my matrimonial home.
I cannot drink water and drop the cup because she must
insult me. It got to a point that she stopped eating my food
because, according to her, I should be feeding my children
so that they would grow healthy and stronger and not her.
“Monica, if you had children, you are supposed to be
feeding them with all these food so that they would grow
healthy and strong. I am getting old so I don’t need all these
nonsense you call food. Take them away and give me
grandchildren,” she would scream.
Even after she had left, I could still hear those insults in
my head so I decided to take a bold step – I seduced and
slept with our driver...
Before then, my mother-in-law also stopped talking to me,
however, the only time she talks to me is when she wants to
insult me and remind me of how less a woman I was.
Philip and I love each other so much that he stood by me
despite all his mother did or said to frustrate me to leave
him. We visited different specialists and they all certified us
medically alright. I have visited churches, held vigils and
even fasted for days, drank various concoctions of varied
colours and combinations all in the name of getting
pregnant so that my mother-in-law can stop humiliating me
yet I couldn’t get pregnant.
At a point, I stopped coming out of my bedroom because it
was obvious my mother-in-law had vowed to frustrate me
out of her son’s home. Most times, I just stayed in my
bedroom and either cries, pray, think and then sleep off
because I was scared of his mother confronting me. To make
things worse, she sent away the house help because she
said, “You don’t need any house help because there are no
children to take care of. Take care of your house yourself
and stop wasting my son’s hard earned money.”
It was just the three of us living at home, “God, I was always
so terrified even when I hear her voice from a distance.” It is
so agonizing to say this but my husband usually pleads with
me to come out of the room and this makes him feel so sad
especially those times I refuse because I don’t want to come
face-to-face with his mother. When her troubles became too
unbearable, Philip practically threw her out of the house just
to make me feel safe and comfortable in my own home.
Okon is a young man in his late 20’s. He is a graduate of
Mechanical Engineering but because he could not get a good
paying job, he opted to become a driver. I promised to get
him a good job if he sleeps with me just once but I never
disclosed the reason for this. However, Okon thought I just
wanted to cheat on my husband with him. I planned it
during my ovulation so that I could get pregnant, although it
was not easy sleeping with another man. I knew I was
betraying my husband but I saw it as a necessary action.
After a month, I discovered that I was pregnant. So, as
promised I got a job for Okon in a friend’s company where
he started earning almost N150,000 per month. When I told
Philip that I was pregnant, he was so excited. “Sweetheart,
God has finally answered our prayers. I am pregnant,” I
revealed.
When I was five months pregnant, he informed his mother
and she immediately returned to the house. She pampered
me like a baby and also took good care of me. I never
wanted to do any scan but my mother-in-law insisted. When
I finally did the scan, it showed I was pregnant with twins, a
boy and a girl. My mother- in-law and husband were
extremely happy while I felt much fulfilled. “God thank you
for compensating me with a set of twins after eight years of
barrenness,” I muttered.
When the twins were born, the girl took ill for some time. It
took a while before she fully recovered after several
treatments and this got me worried. Philip and I insisted that
blood test be carried out on them to determine their blood
group and genotype and then came the shocking revelation.
The doctor informed us that although their blood groups are
both A, however, their genotypes are AS for the girl and AA
for the boy meanwhile Philip and I are both AA. I wanted the
ground to open and swallow me up because I felt Philip
would ask questions but to my surprise, he did not. He just
said, “Sweetheart, lets go home. We have had quite a long
day, you and my babies need to rest.”
Three months later, he held me closely and said:
“Monica, don’t be scared. I don’t want to know who the
father of the twins is. I know whatever you did, you did to
save our marriage and I am very proud of you. I promise to
always love you and my babies. I promise this will be a
secret between us. I love you sweetheart. I know we will
have our own children someday.” I wept as he wiped my
tears with his hands.
I know what I did was wrong but at least my mother-in-law is
extremely happy with me, that is all that matters. Although,
everyone is happy but I feel guilty that I selfishly used an
innocent man to achieve my aim. But before anybody judge
me; just put yourself in my shoes and think for a moment
what you will do?
- Monica

Hmmmnnn! Very touching. What else could Monica have done?! Well, she tried, even though it was wrong. She only wanted to save herself from the everyday insults and embarrassment from her mother-in-law. Thank God for the kind of husband God gave her, dude is understanding and gentle. Kudos to him. May God continue to bless their union, that's if this ain't some fairytale. I'm right in support of what Monica did, obviously, 'cause I praised her already. And hey, don't ask me if I would have taken that if I were the husband, let it happen first and then wait for what happens next. Nobody is perfect!

hawdi:
Hmmmnnn! Very touching. What else could Monica have done?! Well, she tried, even though it was wrong. She only wanted to save herself from the everyday insults and embarrassment from her mother-in-law. Thank God for the kind of husband God gave her, dude is understanding and gentle. Kudos to him. May God continue to bless their union, that's if this ain't some fairytale. I'm right in support of what Monica did, obviously, 'cause I praised her already. And hey, don't ask me if I would have taken that if I were the husband, let it happen first and then wait for what happens next. Nobody is perfect!

i must ask you o....What would you have done if you were monica's husband? say the gospel truth.

@ her husband that's what I call love , am sure he must have placed himself in her shoes and thought about it deeply before asking her that question , it so rare to find men with so great understanding .



But instead of committing adultery , adoption would have been a better choice.

Elantracey:
@ her husband that's what I call love , am sure he must have placed himself in her shoes and thought about it deeply before asking her that question , it so rare to find men with so great understanding .



But instead of committing adultery , adoption would have been a better choice.

Adoption?a BIG no....How would that have appeased her Evil mother-inlaw?

arvinsloane:

Adoption?a BIG no....How would that have appeased her Evil mother-inlaw?

if she plans it with her husband there could be ways for her to make her mother-in-law think its hers .

arvinsloane:

Adoption?a BIG no....How would that have appeased her Evil mother-inlaw?

Exactly! The mother-in-law wanted to see the process; get pregnant and then give birth. Not some sudden child sprouting from nowhere.

Elantracey:



if she plans it with her husband there could be ways for her to make her mother-in-law think its hers .

Really?? mother-in-law will be outta their lives or sight for about a year?! Only if they traveled out...which work might not permit 'em for that long!

arvinsloane:

i must ask you o....What would you have done if you were monica's husband? say the gospel truth.

Well, I doubt if I would have done more or less than the dude did. It could be tough though, but then......

I don't even know what to say to this.

What the woman did is adultery, but she did to keep her marriage.

There are many medical ways to get pregnant without sleeping with another man.

All I see is a man that's loving and understanding.

tintingz:
I don't even know what to say to this.

What the woman did is adultery, but she did to keep her marriage.

There are many medical ways to get pregnant without sleeping with another man.

All I see is a man that's loving and understanding.

What are these other medical ways? You can educate us?

So the mother in law determines what happens in their marriage?

Ok so what do they want us to do for them now?

mu. mu wife, the father will someday come for his children.

Acidosis:
mu. mu wife, the father will someday come for his children.

Its easy to judge others.

arvinsloane:

Its easy to judge others.

sure

MabraO:
Story for the gods

Op thanks for summarizing a Nollywood movie for us to read as a real life story u hear

U ve got talent use it well

arvinsloane:

U know say I no lie na
I don even forget the movie title sef I for. Expose u well well

Hmmmmmmmmm