In a post on her IG
page this afternoon, actress Iyabo Ojo, shared her
story of humble
beginnings. She disclosed how in the past, all she got
from her ex was N100
to feed her son, her unborn daughter and other
relatives living with
her. According to her, she wasn’t born poor, love
made her journey down
the lane of poverty and hardship. Read her post below…
Be grateful! It helps
u appreciate d little u have knowing fully well
that there are better
days ahead! A time had been when all i got on a
gud day in our one
room apartment where 2 of my inlaws also lived with
us was 100 naira
daily to feed my son, my unborn daugther n my self
which didnt even come
regularly but with love n gratitude i managed it
knowing that i was
still in a better place than someone who was
suffering from one
deadly disease that had no cure n i also believed
that oneday i will
have more than enough to go round bcos i deeply
believed in my self.
i blamed no one 4 my mistakes, i took out my pain n
frustation on no one,
i refuse to be lazy, i refuse to allow my mistake
n situation rule n
take d better part of me ‘yes! sometimes i break
down,most especially
when my babies fell ill n i know say no money,
hummm d tears where
so uncontrollable but i never gave up! I got a job,
worked as a sales
girl 4 a while, sent my self to school doing part
time, later got a
better job n worked as a secretary, i was so hard
working that in few
months i was promoted to a site manager with a
salary of then 18k
monthly until oneday i lost my job bcos they felt a
male was better off.
tho they did gud by paying me a 3months salary
upfront still i was
very unhappy, i had 2 babies! i remember crying all d
way home that i
missed my bus stop, again i blamed no one n i never
lost hope i then
decided to start trading, i went into d business of
buying n selling
clothes, i started my own business with just 30k chai i
lost alot of weight o
bcos of d stress, dont be mistaken i wasnt born
poor, love made me
journey down that lane but now am glad i did bcos i
understand what it is
to be poor n appreciate every little thing i have
achieved! Thank u
Lord! Now am telling part of my story to help
encourage any poor
mother who feels she cant make it bcos she has kids n
u ask ur self where
do i start from, d society is bad, am too much 4
this job, i have
failed so i give up, No No No u can be d best of u,
never give up on ur
self, start anyhow, even if u have to sell pure
water or do odd jobs.
#proudmothers #strongwomen#mytruelifestory
#bemotivated
#beinspired #begrateful
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