Looking
very closely at these two different meanings of motherhood, one will agree with
me that ‘‘Every Woman’’ is actually a mother, regardless of the fact that they
may or may not have children of their own.
This
is embedded on the fact that the female gender is equipped by God with all the
inner materials to show tenderness and affection.
Consequent
upon this fact, I can proudly say that I AM A QUALIFIED MOTHER IN ALL
RAMIFICATIONS with a PHD in MOTHERHOOD, having bored a son biologically and
fostering others.
Now
to my point. The Bible says that those who work in the vineyard of God, that
God will in turn work in their own vineyard! Agree?
My
11year old son, the prince of my life, one of the things I look back at and
give thanks to God for, passed all the entrance examinations he took to enter
secondary school recently. One may wonder why this is important to me right? It
actually shows that my labour in the vineyard of God has not gone unrewarded.
Well,
I am not ashamed to acknowledge the fact that he entered in for the entrance
examinations in five different schools and in all, he came out tops.
And
you know the best part of it all? The school where he is graduating from right
now, gave him the same remark I got while I was in school.
Could
this be coincidence? I beg to disagree! Because everything that concerns us had
been written and planned out before we were born by God.
To
women all over the world, I am proud of you.
To
raise a child, to nurture, care or even foster? Hmmmmmmmmm! This is a very
daunting task that money can never quantify. I am one amongst the millions of
women who are taking care of their children single-handedly and at the end of
the day, what do we get in return? Criticism and Condemnation from people who
may not have the slightest idea of what MOTHERHOOD means in its practical form.
I
therefore challenge everyone who thinks it’s easy to have a child, to go get
pregnant, carry on for nine months, enter the labour room, come out in good
health, breastfeed exclusively (like I did) for 8months, carry the child on
your back like I also did everywhere you go, regardless of status, fame or
position in the society (Patience Okeafor of Galaxy Television, Lagos, will
bear witness), nurse that child (ren) into an adolescent and adult, then you
will understand in full, what MOTHERS go through.
I
am proud of my gift from God, Raymond Chimnonso Ekwu and proud of every MOTHER
other there.
Congratulations
MOTHERS. We make the world what it is.
Eucharia
wrote this piece on her facebook page on the occasion of the Mothers Day
Celebrations of July 5th, year 2013.
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