Her husband has been working and providing for the family until he had an accident which affected his waist. The company stopped him from working because it affected his mobility and productivity.
She reached out to her mother for capital so she can start a business. The mother refused to help her. She gave him a condition that she should leave the marriage and she will sponsor her to travel abroad.
The mother told her that she is too young to suffer in that marriage, that she can easily remarry.
On that day, the president said: "the fuel subsidy is gone!"
And that unleashed pandemonium you see everywhere.
Instantly, the price of fuel jumped from 245 naira per liter to over 600 naira per liter.
The same thing happened to the dooollar.
From about 500 naira before inauguration...
It jumped to over 800 naira.
Next was cost of transportation.
Where you normally used 2,000 naira to travel to...
You now require over 7,000 naira to do the same journey.
But, it does not stop there.
Food has also become very expensive too.
There is widespread confusion and poverty as the cost of everything has gone up.
As a matter of fact, everything has taken a nosedive that the popular saying has become...
"Let the poor breathe. Do not suffocate them."
But, even the poor are hopeful and keeps assuring themselves that they must surely survive.
Then, all of a sudden...
In the midst of all these chaos and confusion...
When it seemed that there is very little hope left amidst the widely touted "renewed hope" mantra of the ruling party.
You receive an invitation from your brother living in Spain.
He has lived in the country for over 20 years and now he is inviting you to come on a trip.
He is paying for everything.
Your Visa.
Your Passport.
Your flight ticket.
Everything!
All you need to do is simply pack your bag and get on the plane and travel out.
But, instead of you to accept the invitation.
You argue and argue and argue with your brother why he should not take you.
And suggest someone else, another brother of yours, to take your place.
Your brother is reluctant to accede to your request.
But, you mount pressure and tell him that you are not ready for the trip.
You come up with a thousand excuses why it is better to take your brother Derick on the trip instead of you.
Tired of your excuses and having made all the arrangements for the journey...
Your brother finally allow your other brother Derick to go on the journey to Europe in your place.
I am sure you are saying as you read that last piece.
"Nor be JUJU be dat?"
I am also certain you are saying to yourself: "God forbid! My head nor like good thing?"
But, crazy as it sounds...
What you have just read above is a true life story which happened recently.
The person in question is a single mother of 2 lovely children, a boy and a girl, who are presently in their teenage years.
Here is how it happened.
It was a few weeks to the inauguration.
There was so much uncertainty and fear in the air.
Then, out of the blues, came the offer for her to travel to Italy by her sister.
Rather than accept, this woman, I will refer to as Sandra, refused to accept the offer.
Instead, she told her sister whom I will refer to as Dorothy to take her brother in her place.
Dorothy was reluctant to take her brother James in place of Sandra.
Her mind was originally set on taking Sandra.
But, Sandra would not hear of it.
She argued and argued with her sister.
Unwilling to bulge, Sandra practically knelt down on phone and begged and begged and begged....
That Dorothy should take James.
I am sure you are saying: "Who does that? Is she under a spell?"
Tired of begging Sandra to travel, Dorothy decided to take James, her brother, in place of her.
Now, the economic situation in the country has become very bad and it is choking everyone.
Do you know what Sandra wants to do now?
She is now pleading with her sister to send her some money for her to use to start a small business.
As you must have guessed, Dorothy is very upset with Sandra.
And she refused to send money to her sister Sandra for anything, telling her that she is not serious with her life.
That is the golden opportunity that someone who appear to be sane through away in this season!
I learned about the.story from Sandra herself when she came to meet me for advice on the matter.
My response to her was simple: "You have made a very big mistake. You should have taken your sister's offer to travel abroad."
And do you know her reply?
She told me: "It is not only those who travelled that can make it."
You see?
The problem with Sandra in this story is nothing short of a one-letter word.
F E A R
That is what prevented her from accepting the offer of her sister to travel to Italy.
She did not want to leave her comfort zone.
By the way, this is not the first time she is getting a juicy offer like this one.
She has gotten it 3 times.
3 GOOD TIMES.
And she has also rejected it 3 times.
As you have seen, she claim it is not only those that travel out that are making it.
But...
Her sister who travelled has two houses in the community where they live.
Where are her own houses she who has not travelled?
No where to be found.
Apart from her clothes, some jewelries, Brazilian hair, and a few electronics, nothing.
So, what's the point of this story?
Fear is a very big enemy in the lives of many people.
It is usually what is keeping many people from achieving their fullest potential in life.
It is not any village people.
What about you?
Are you allowing fear to hold you down too?
If so...
Decide today to master and overcome your fear.
And you will be sure to begin excelling and achieving your fullest potential as quickly as possible.
P.S. The economy has become hellish and highly unbearable.
This is no time to sit down with hand on the jaw and begin to recount our woes.
It is a time for taking massive action
WITHOUT FEAR
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philus66: Dear one, give yourself an average good life before you say "I do" to someone else for a couple of reasons.
1. Though no one is perfect, but get rid of any character/behavior you know that is not good. Do not allow your future spouse to deal with everything.
2. Make friends not enemies: it might be surprising to you to know that some persons got married to their spouse and also got married to their enemies. Do not allow your future spouse get to make enmity with someone they know nothing about. Your relationship with people will eventually affect your spouse's relationship with them.
3. Be financially okay: yes 'okay' not perfect. You don't need all the money in the world to make your spouse happy, but when there isn't enough of it, your spouse is not happy either. Money is like gas that keeps the engine running. Have a good financial life even though not perfect,it should be enough.
DyingFetus: I'm 21. My mom hanged herself when I was 10 after a heated argument with my dad and her. I recently found out I'm autistic( Galatians syndrome) and i hate myself because of it, because of how obsessed I get over my special interests, because of how weird and uncaring i am with others. I started therapy recently, and yet i feel so small and insignificant. I feel no consolation from knowing that there are others who are in my same condition. If anything i feel like a massive hypocrite, sharing snippets of my life that nobody cares about, and yet here i am, asking for a fix like the lowly addict i am. Is there any hope left for me?
Meritjoshua: If you are to choose between 3million naira to start a business or 50k monthly as a starter at a government institution. Which offer will you accept? As a single individual.
I believe the answer is pretty obvious.
3 million to start a business is far better than 50k government job.
You cannot turnover that 3million to earn at least over 200k income on a monthly basis.
jetroolowole: My banker friend is looking for something he can do on the side without affecting his current job. We have consider different options but what will you guys suggest?
There are so many things he can do on the side.
Freelancing is one of them.
Affiliate marketing is another one of them.
Dropshopping is still another.
He can begin with just one until he is very good at it.
During the course of my ban (nairaland prison ) I came across a thread where a "man killed his 22 yrs old girlfriend in anambra", in another thread I also read about how "a man set his wife ablaze just because she bought a property with her own hard earned money" ...I was so pained, I couldn't comment.
Dating or married to a man who physically abuse or sexually assault you, it's highly risky and is not good. Pls detach yourself away from such man. Onyeka Onwenu said "I didn't want my marriage to end but it could have killed me". Is not a do or die affair, delete those mentality from your head that he will change, he can never change. Violence is in Nigerian men's DNA.
If ladies can hearken to this advice, men wouldn't be setting us ablaze or beating us to death. "Many receive advice but only the wise profit from it"
Ladies, get a job, learn a skill, be business minded, improve yourself, don't sleep over in a man's house, learn to be independent. You're relegating yourself if you beg or ask men for money, there by treating you like a trash.
This last Sunday, a guy took me to "Atican Beach" at ajah, he asked me what do I care for, so I ordered barbecue fish, fried chips with ketchup, and juice (everything was about 9k). Immediately the waitress brought my order, I just handed 9k to her.
The guy was dumbfounded, he was like babe I don't like the stunt you pulled there, that I should've allowed him pay my bill. He couldn't even resist the urge to say I should follow him home. To do what nah? To pick beans? He dare not say that to me.....It's called SELF WORTH.
Nigerian men are full of hatred, evil, wicked, cheat and rape apologist. Yet they compare us with white ladies. Now am still wondering which white lady would accept these sick attitude of Nigerian men.... Mess up with them and they would keep suing your ass to court till you split your boxers into two, Infact you will be left with absolutely nothing. Lol, Funny black men!!
Ladies, Life isn't friendly with anyone, your peace of mind and happiness should be your number one priority. Also train your children uprightly(especially your daughters). Let them grow in wisdom.
Shout-out to strong and Real women like My lovely mom (O. Lydia), Genevieve, Rita Dominic, Joke silver, Ngozi okonjo-weala, onyeka Onwenu, Funke Akindele, Ibukun Awosika and other strong ladies out there!
Mummyfour: There are children that would just do things to provoke you, just like some of us did to provoke our parents, some unintentionally though.
Like I have a son whom I love so much, but he can be playful and absent minded at times.
I teach my children to do chores and they really do that without complaining. My youngest son is like the onion slicer whenever food is being cooked. He is fifteen and when his sisters run away from slicing onions, he will always play the role of the super man, even if it means him screaming and slicing the onions and shedding tears while doing so. Sometimes he even runs to the bathroom, wash his eyes and still goes back to continue 🤣🤣
Last week he sliced scent leaves for me, and carefully arranged it in a plate. I carried the bowl of scent leaves and poured straight into the pot of stew without washing it and by the time I realized it, it was already cooking together with my stew.
I called my son to confirm if he washed it and all he could say was "Eeewooo!". He said he thought he washed it. I said how could he have neatly arranged it in a ready to be cooked way without washing and he couldn't answer me. I was angry. Very angry.
He is a diligent boy, always ready to help fix things in the house, but he is the type that will mistakingly pour sugar into a pot of soup, or if you ask him to cook noodles, would use all the pepper in the house and he will end up helping you to eat it, while telling you "sorry o, it wasn't deliberate" ., And probably offer to help cook another one with less pepper or get you something else.(He tries in cooking for his age though)
If you have a child like that or you did that to your parents, let's share our experiences and laugh it out. Every day mustn't be for politics and tribalistic slurs