Mom

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So, guys I'm going to tell you about my most favorite person in the world. Well it's no other than my mom.... That's no surprise, right? Yeah, it's hard to see a person whose mother is not their favorite human.

They say a mother's love is unconditional; a mother's love is pure, and a mother's love is true. I really do not know where I would be if not for my mom. I do not know how my life would have turned out if I didn't have a mom that would always go before me in every challenging situation.

There is nothing that I attempt without her knowledge and no secrets too. I tell her everything and anything including the good, bad and the ugly. I'd like to say that my mom knows me better than I know myself. I mean why wouldn't she? Right?

There were times where I'd just want to give up, there were times I felt inadequate and every one of these times, she's there cheering and hailing me. My mom makes me feel like I can do anything and everything. She calls me Ojukwu. For those of us from the Eastern part of Nigeria we know who Ojukwu was and the role that he played for Biafra.

The name Ojukwu is a symbol of bravery, courage and perseverance. She also recently started calling me Agu (Leopard), this name came up when I resolved the electricity issue for the second time in my compound. On the day that our power was finally restored, her happiness knew no bounds. She kept singing my praises, then went on to say that the people tagging the girl child as good for nothing, should come and see all what I am doing for her and the people around me. That day I felt really powerful, I felt some sense of authority and of course my imaginary shoulder pads increased.

When it comes to motherhood, I would have failed woefully without my mom's guidance. Back then I was working in another state before I resigned to come back home, she would always visit to assist me. Whenever she's around, life just gets really easy. It's one difficult task juggling motherhood and work, I tried a couple of times to get a nanny for my child but people around my locality are just not willing to work.

My mom would visit and take charge of my daughter, she assists with school run, she assists with housekeeping. For the times I'm working late, I feel at ease because I know I'm going home to dinner and a clean home. For those times, you will see my daughter radiate and glow because she doesn't have to be part of my stressful work routine. She gets home early from school, gets fed dinner on time, bathes and goes to bed early.

My mom is one person I know that will always have my back no matter what. Despite being retired and not having access to money like she used to, it did not stop her from always sending me money at my lowest moment, it did not stop her from sending me food items too. My mom has always supported me in everything that I do.

You see, my choices are usually one that goes against societal norms. But there is my mom holding my hands when everyone tries to segregate and condemn me. I guess no one else can understand me better than she does.

I love my mom and it's not enough to say that she's my favorite person because actually. My mom is my life, and she makes up my entire world.

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Above is my response to the Novemberinleo prompt day 2 in collaboration with the #cleanplanet community, hosted by @nwothini335.

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