My parents are the breadwinners of their families and they provide for everyone of them if need be. This doesn’t mean that the other members of my family are not well to do but they need support in any way, my parents provide for them.
One day, my mum’s little sister, Mama Hannah, called my mum for financial assistance.
Hello sis. Good afternoon, Mama Hannah said to my mum and my mum responded very well. The both of them exchanged pleasantries and chatted for a while. They talked about the things they have been going through and that was when Mama Hannah told my mum that she will be needing our help.
Please, Hannah has just gained admission into the university and we have a lot of fees to pay. Right now, her father has said that he does not have enough money to further her education and I’m left all alone to do everything, Mama Hannah said to my mum.
That’s not a problem. I will send the little amount I can send because I also have projects at hand and I have to attend to them, my mum responded and sent $20 to her. It was a little amount of money but could at least do something.
This is how my mum and dad makes sure that they provide for their siblings whenever they are in need. I thought things will continue to be like that because I had no reason to worry about money and even if I did, my parents can always provide for me but does not mean that we are very rich.
I’ve always heard about tables turning around but I thought they were all lies because some people actually try to get away with the things they do and it works for them.
After a few months after Hannah’s admission into the university, I also gained admission into the university too but was not the same school. Renting an apartment in that area was usually difficult and mostly because I didn’t like all of the apartments I was shown.
Also, the school hostels were full and there was no space for me to stay. I was left with no choice than staying with my aunt.
Right from when I was little, I have always said that I can never need the help of my family members since there is nothing they can give to me that I don’t have or afford.
My dad never likes the idea of me staying in the hotel as well so I was left with no choice than to stay with my aunt.
Wemimo, I think you should just live with Mama Hannah for now till you get a better apartment. It’s better than lodging in the hotel which will be a waste of money and my mind may not even be at peace if you’re the only one in the hotel room, my mum said to me and I understood everything but I was angry that I will be living with my aunt till God knows when.
I went inside my room that night thinking and truly understanding more about life that tables turn around.
After two days, I woke up very early preparing for school and my parents were awake too so that they could drop me off at my aunt’s place.
We got to my aunt’s place and I learned that my mum had called her earlier and she prepared for my arrival. She set the room she wanted to put me in and it was looking very lovely.
I entered the room and I was wowed. I also love the fact that it looks conducive and will be very good for reading.
I started going to school on the next day and I was always eager to go back to Mama Hannah’s house after my class. I loved the house so much and because of how my aunt treated me and I eventually spent my whole four years at the University right there.
I loved how the tables turned around and it even helped me to bond with my family more.
Ever since then, I never said I would not need the help of my family members anymore. I stopped being proud and stopped acting like we’re the only ones who lived well. I even found out that my aunt was living better than us.
When my mum asked me for the first time if I loved Mama Hannah’s place, my response was yes and that was how I used my four complete years in Mama Hannah’s house.