I don’t even know where to start. For the past few nights, I’ve been hearing my mum cry in her room, and it really hurts me because, during the day, she’s all smiles and laughter. It hurts because I know what she’s crying about, but I can’t do anything about it. Things are getting so much worse for my family financially. She started working for a family last year (a retired couple) as a cook after being a housewife for most of her life. She gets paid the minimum wage (N30k monthly), and I’m sure everyone understands the situation in the country to know that it’s not nearly enough. She and my dad haven’t been on good terms for years. As soon as I entered uni, it was as if my dad just completely abandoned her and left her to fend for herself.
She gets nothing from him. My sister was oblivious to all this for a long time, but it’s starting to get to her now. The depression is reaching everybody. My dad isn’t rich; in fact, he’s retired. But still, why does he have to be like this? I’m done with uni now, and living in this house is so suffocating. I can’t even imagine how difficult things are for my mum. I help when I can, believe me, but I don’t have a steady job or a business, and my savings always end up saving me. This is such a disorganized rant, I’m sorry, but my head isn’t in the right place. I don’t know what to do! What do I do? How do I even talk to my mother?
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