Every morning I always prepare breakfast for my husband before going to work and children as well before going to school. Tunde is six years old while Toyosin is eight, it has become my normal ritual I perform every morning before going to work. Sometimes I do go to work very late, because I have to prepare them for school and attend to some house chores before leaving to work. Another challenge is getting a cab to work some days I get them so easily while some times I have to use the bus or pick a drop using tricycle.
I always try as much as possible to pickup my kids from school during my lunch time, then take them to stay with my friend Angela and her children, before I will finally close from work, Angela's house is very close to where I work. Angela will always say "please try and get some rest, you are really over stressing yourself", "I already take it be a normal routine for me and I'm use to it, so Angela don't worry much about me I will try to catch some rest as you said earlier" I replied to her. The day i left those two at home my house was all higgledy-piggledy i almost went insane. My husband Ayo don't know how stressful it can be managing a house as a mother and at the same time going to work after been stressed out at home. He always complain that my work don't give me enough time to take care of the house, the children and him as well. I had to get my children double uniform, so that I could be doing my laundry once in a wek, but he still complain about the children looking dirty while going to school. "You need to resign from your work and concentrate in managing this house" he said to me " I can't quite my job" I replied "okay then you have to make out time for the children and I because the house chores you do is not that much and difficult, maybe I think you are been lazy to perform all your duties at home" i replied angrily " I'm not a slave in your house, I'm just a helper, and as a father you barely have time for your kids, you don't help them in their assignment, I do that always but I've never for once complained, I always take a cab while going to work instead of following you but no I will still stay back to make sure I keep my house clean, so always appreciate every single effort I put in to this family" I went straight to the bed and lay. I continue my daily routine as usual after our fight last night. The next day I greeted him and answered angrily I never took that to heart because is a normal thing for a fight to last two days without talking.
Some week later I was assigned on an assignment down to oyo state at my office, and it will take two weeks with some of my colleagues. I was happy and a bit nervous about my husband's response. Hhuu! I exclaimed, I went ahead that fateful evening to break the news, he was so angry but at the end he has no option than to let me, because he knows how passionate i am about my job. I was sad at because i was gonna miss my children and the same time happy because he's going to experience what it means to take good care of a family.
I Left the for my trip very early the next morning, i make sure i prepared enough soups that will last at least one week. From the moment i traveled i began to receive several calls from hubby telling me how much he misses me, when i ask him how is the children, he always says fine and he will be silent for a while, then i get to realize it has not been easy with him and the children.
The business meeting was going on successfully, after ten days i left i got a call from hubby " when are you coming, is it not up to two weeks now" i replied "is just ten days we have four days more to go please be patient my love" how is the children i asked " they are fine" he replied " have they taken their evening bath? "I don't know, i left them at the sitting room watching cartoons, i believe they should be in their room by now" he replied sounding tired, okay dear please make sure they take their bath tomorrow morning been Saturday. "Okay he replied reluctantly" good night love.
The day to return has come, I was happy returning home to my family, on getting home I met the house so messed up i don't even know where to start, i had to call Angela "please can you come to my house, is looking so higgledy-piggledy please come and help your friend" she replied " okay" she came and we cleaned up the house, i thanked her and she left. Immediately hubby came back and met the house looking so neat he hug and give me a peck, then he apologized for calling a lazy woman. Thank God you now understand what it means to be a mother.
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A nice read, you should space your write up next time to ease stress for your readers.
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My apologise I have done just that