survival tactics....
everyone of us thinks and actually knows that they have been through the best and worst of experiences and that is what has made them who they are this day...
My mum( i thank God for her) has given me the basic principles that have guided me until this day
1. I was never allowed to eat at the neighbors house; my mum used to say, "What your mum has not given you is human waste." Her exact words; trust me when you are a kid this is super scary.
2. I would never go to my mum crying without a good reason, even if it was a good reason, you had to hold yourself, talk first and then burst into your tears; which wouldn't last long because she would give you reason to go quiet almost immediately
3. She would tell me time and time again to never ever compare myself to anyone when it comes to how other kids are dressed( she used to tailor-make our dresses in the house, seriously there was no way you could even start to compare.) what they eat; because what she gives you is the best there is, what they had; (in terms of money and all that). I grew up responsible; she hammered it into my head that i went to school alone and i will come out of that school alone; so no matter the a million and one friends you made, the different character you tried to portray out there; at home you are her daughter.
4. She made it clear that she could beat the hell out of you because she's the one who brought you into this world and she can remove you, if and when she wants to. (i was a kid , i totally believed this)
look at me now, i am an adult and i appreciate mum no matter the severe beatings that i went through; although a few times i remind her of how she used to take up a monster's face during the heat of the moment.
Point is, i have come by some challenges and some of these principles have come to play and have saved my soul so foundation is key......XOXO
My mum( i thank God for her) has given me the basic principles that have guided me until this day
1. I was never allowed to eat at the neighbors house; my mum used to say, "What your mum has not given you is human waste." Her exact words; trust me when you are a kid this is super scary.
2. I would never go to my mum crying without a good reason, even if it was a good reason, you had to hold yourself, talk first and then burst into your tears; which wouldn't last long because she would give you reason to go quiet almost immediately
3. She would tell me time and time again to never ever compare myself to anyone when it comes to how other kids are dressed( she used to tailor-make our dresses in the house, seriously there was no way you could even start to compare.) what they eat; because what she gives you is the best there is, what they had; (in terms of money and all that). I grew up responsible; she hammered it into my head that i went to school alone and i will come out of that school alone; so no matter the a million and one friends you made, the different character you tried to portray out there; at home you are her daughter.
4. She made it clear that she could beat the hell out of you because she's the one who brought you into this world and she can remove you, if and when she wants to. (i was a kid , i totally believed this)
look at me now, i am an adult and i appreciate mum no matter the severe beatings that i went through; although a few times i remind her of how she used to take up a monster's face during the heat of the moment.
Point is, i have come by some challenges and some of these principles have come to play and have saved my soul so foundation is key......XOXO
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