The presence of a pivotal figure. Ladies of hive community competition 186

Life is full of blessings in guise of lessons. I became an orphan quite early in life. Lost my Mom at about 6years and my dad when I was done with highschool in preparation for college while still a teenager.

I am the last child of four siblings and because of that I was pampered and spoilt. I couldn't do anything useful for myself because they felt I couldn't handle it. Little errands that children my age would run successfully I couldn't because I lacked the technical know-how. I Couldn't cook, clean nor wash to save my life. Until one of my Mom's sisters (aunt) who got married and was pregnant as at the time, called to seek for my presence only to realise i had nothing good to offer her and her family because i could do nothing tangible. Feeling sad and disappointed, she almost gave up on me. She realized I needed help and she's the only person to offer that help. She started by teaching me to lay my bed, clear the dishes after every meal, do the laundry every weekend. Initially I thought she was being cruel and unfair as I was made to do the chores I wasn't used to. But looking back at how far I have come in life today, and being a wife and a mother if i hadn't stayed with my aunt or if she had given up on me and retuned me to my home i would have been miserable not knowing how to keep a home nor be a good manager of finance. She is still a very huge part of my life which I'm grateful for every minute of my life.