So I'm filling out my details on a form and then comes the occupation line. What do I fill? Housewife....Ok.... So I'm a housewife, have been since I relocated to Naija in 2009. It wasn't planned that way, the plan was to join my husband and get a job, only the job-hunting wasn't successful and I got pregnant. Anyways, when I first got back home it was alright for a few weeks until I started getting frustrated with sitting at home. It wasn't so much the sitting at home that was getting to me but the fact that I couldn't do the things I had to do when I wanted to do them. If you live in Nigeria you will understand when I say even a housewife can get frustrated by the PHCN. So many things that need to be done need electricity so it was really getting to me.
So I'm a housewife....actually I found that it sounds posh to say I'm a homemaker; either way I've found that it's the most difficult job to do so I don't really blame the women who refuse to be housewives. It's not just difficult in terms of the labour but also in terms of a woman's self-esteem and the way she is being viewed by society which makes even something as mundane as filling out a form sometimes really difficult.
How have I coped with this so far? This is what the Holy Spirit laid upon my heart to document here. I wonder who will be so interested as to read it but that's really none of my business. I am doing this in obedience to my Father and with that in mind I know this will be a blessing to you, my dear reader and even me. So until I come back, happy reading!
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