SHE IS THE WOMAN WHO BORE AND NURTURED THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD. AND SHE IS WHO SHE IS. A mother watched in pain as her beloved son’s clothes was ripped off his tired and weak body. It felt like her heart had leapt out of her chest, as each lash from the lead-tipped whip […]
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Hello everyone, My name is Adedoyin Omodayo and I am a first-time mom. The 8th of April makes it exactly a month that I gave birth to my daughter and this is my experience. I went for my usual ante-natal clinic on the 7th of March, 2020. After the routine checkup, the doctor informed me
Hello, My name is Oluwatosin Ajose Popoola and I am a lawyer. I have decided to share my C-section story for two reasons. The first reason is to change the mindset that women who had children via C-section are not strong or ‘womanly’ enough. And the second reason why I decided to share my C-section
I remember seeing my daughter for the first time, snuggled up in my husband’s arms after my C-section. She was like a ray of sunlight breaking forth through a dark cloud. At that moment, I forgot the pains I was feeling, ignored the heaviness in my head and disregarded the tiredness in my body. I
” Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws” Barbara Kingsolver What Does it Mean to be a Mother? Being a mother is much more than carrying and birthing a child. Motherhood comes with great responsibility and it is about your ability to love unconditionally and give selflessly while taking on the role
Hello everyone, I am pretty excited to start this series of blog interviews called ‘Motherhood Voices’. This whole idea came to be as I thought about the best way to connect women and mothers in a real way. I know that stories are powerful and always leave us with lessons for today and tomorrow as
“But the most important thing I learned from Mom is that nothing is more precious or sacred than doing God’s will.” Kenneth W. Hagin If there was one thing that you learnt from your mother or parents, what would that one thing be? I was taken back to my growing years as I read RonkePosh’s
“Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” —Anonymous And there are some amongst us – that woman whose womb is calling for a child. This is me writing to you today – To the woman trusting God for a single foetus in her womb. Yes, you.
What Words Are You Speaking To Your Child Today? ‘Awọn ọmọ wọnyi ko wulo’ – Yoruba Language ‘These children are useless’ – English Language ‘Ọmọ yii jẹ apọju.’ – Yoruba Language ‘This child is too dull‘- English Language ‘These children are making my life miserable’. ‘I feel like my life is frozen in time and
A Mother’s Grief She is broken, eyes puffed up from tears flowing down like a river. She looks on in despair wondering if anyone can really feel her pain. She stares into space, gazing at nothing in particular. She turns to her side in very brief moments, just to take in the faces of those
