Tuesday, February 11, 2014

THE "MRS" RACE

Momc be driving me crazy right now.

So yeah I just had my birthday and that morning she came into my room very early praying all the prayers of life, this year marking a turning point in my life and God lifting me higher etc which don’t get me wrong I totally appreciate but then she goes on to say how I will have both male and female children. Ha!!! Again I am not against childbirth and all but just saying children like that. Has she paid a sperm donor ni or does she intend to jazz me?

Nigeria is not easy at all. Back in the day I used to have friends talk about how family members are constantly on their necks about marriage. Some I pity, some I think are exaggerating. To some, I say ignore them and don’t give a damn, while silently thanking God that I only have few nosy extended family members on my case at family functions.  Upon adding them to blocked list and changing my whatsapp number, I have majorly solved the problem.

I have read countless blogs by single girls going on about all the single issues and all the pressure and I have been of the school of thought that girls just blow things out of proportion and in most cases are too desperate. I have now seen the light. It is not easy to ignore. In fact it is very difficult. I am not 30 yet. But shout out to every girl above 30 who isn’t married yet.

Everyone around me is driving me nuts I tell you. A good number just believe you are not serious. Everyone just has their own beliefs and pre-conceived notions, not giving you a chance. My mom be getting revelation after revelation and prophecy after prophecy. There was this one pastor I used to call the whole of last year who used to give me prayer after prayer. He seemed like a nice guy and did not make any funny demands so I’m like, what the hell? Is it not to pray? That can’t hurt anybody. If he ever asks me to do anything funny and suspicious or anything that doesn’t sit well with my spirit then I’ll stop calling.

I kept calling under momc’s supervision though. She’d come into my room occasionally and say the guy said I no longer call. To be honest, I’ve had some really brutal experiences that until they happened to me, I’d only seen them in movies. I’ve had it really bad I tell you. But after the middle of last year all my ginger for guys totally died. Not like I’m totally a cynic now oh. Yes I’ve had that “all men are evil” stage too but I’ve totally outgrown it. I am at a phase now where I am just calm. If it happens, I’m thankful. If it doesn’t I still am thankful. Daily I see people who can’t feed. Who feed families with half what I earn. One woman and her son beg at the busstop when I go to work. Cancer of the face. I can’t begin to find the words to describe that face and God forgive me I doubt that he will make it. I have learnt to be thankful. I have been at a point where I was desperate and it only resulted in me being mistreated. What I’ll say about that in the end is that the guy kept giving me times when it would happen. And it hasn’t. It didn’t. Till last year ended. I did send the guy a token. And his reaction was not encouraging at all. Don’t want to go into details but that just started killing my spirit. God forgive me.

I have work issues and to some extent I’m grateful for some of the stress cos I don’t even get time to think about these things. I have a friend who was so desperate. She found someone. Four years now, no job, no kid, his family is killing her. She was best student in her set and moved into some rural area with this guy. I’m not trying to be mean but I’m just saying I can totally be calm. I have so much to be thankful for. But they just won’t let me. My aunties. My uncles. A few married friends. Have a family wedding in weeks. I am dreading it.

Main reason for this post is momc came into my room again this morning with some instructions. From yet another pastor. To start with fasting. And by tonight she wants to know when I intend to start the fast. Insists we'll do it together.For once I’m going to tell her to just let let me be. And stop reminding me. I’m not leprous. Just single. She needs to chill. And my aunts too.

This is the cycle - I’ll go along. And fast. And pray. And give him gifts. And time would pass. And nothing will happen. I have peace with myself. I need to enjoy it.

Can they all stop ????????????? Or am I overreacting ???? Have I lost my faith ?

Sorry for the lengthy post. There was no humor or nothing interesting I know but it’s a personal blog. Bear with me.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Much love

Xoxo.

20 comments:

  1. Is this my valentine's day present?!? lol

    Anywho, in this day and age, i find myself struggling to understand the rush to the altar for women. Back in the olden days, it made sense. Women didn't have as many opportunities and yaddi yaddi ya. But now, when women have the chance to go to school, work outside of the home, etc, i have an immense amount of trouble seeing why to bother getting married in the first place (other than love, and not wanting to live in sin lol).

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  2. Yes boo it's definitely your present. I'm just tired. No more words. I've ranted enough. I'm home keeping a straight face now

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  3. Oh wow! I can relate to some of what you're going through and from one babe to another...hang in there! Don't lose your cool, don't internalise that pressure. It only becomes pressure when you internalise it. If marriage is what you want, have faith and stay positive. I'm also preaching to myself here. The other I started asking myself if it would ever happen, heck, if anyone will be good enough for me, if I'm too picky and if my own is too damn much! LOL! It affects you spiritually too sometimes cause it's like you're praying for something and there's no change yet. I like in a ocuntry far from Nig and I'm planning on taking a break from it and the men there (haha) and going somewhere else...NO, not for man really but to take a break! To enjoy somewhere new, enjoy some sun and heat and make new friends and networks. Girl, I'm turning this into an epistle, wish I could hug you tight. I strongly feel in the end, it will all work out well for us, we will marry well and wonder why we ever stressed.

    Shalom! xx

    *pardon the double post, wanted to comment with my google account*

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    1. Awwwwwwww ain't you the sweetest ? Thanks a whole lot dear, and abt the double post thing, I kinda figured and published just the right one.

      And Amen too.

      Love you.

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  4. Happy birthday in arrears.
    As for being single, I am available. If I am handsome enough and you are fine enough, by all means...

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  5. Na wa oh! This marriage thing is serious! God help us all! I don't blame you on not calling the pastor guy. I'm usually weary of such 'men of God'. I believe God can hear my prayers and that I don't need a mouth piece. My Dad is in a different camp tho. He keeps telling me that nobody is chasing me from his house! Lol!

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  6. LOL. Youre lucky tho. My dad has been kinda mute these days too. But I'm not buying it. I have a feeling he pushes his wife forward to come get all the gist and keeps a straight face in the background. But I know he's a lot more chilled sha. God help us o

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    1. Laughing real hard @ your "My dad has been kinda mute these days too. But I'm not buying it. I have a feeling he pushes his wife forward to come get all the gist and keeps a straight face in the background". So on point! My dad never hassled me, he never asked nor asks me questions about my single status.

      Last year, I fast-tracked to this year imagining what my mom would say on my 30th birthday. I plotted how I would avoid her calls and possibly a visit to the house...only she wasn't there when I clocked the big 'tiri zero'. *whew* No one is pressuring yet but I'm sure after the pain eases, my dad will take over.

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  7. May God help us. Welldone. God Bless You.

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  8. Mehn my sister, unfortunately it will continue till you marry and I only found out when I got married that when you married next thing is children they will be on your case! We were less than a year married when my mum started saying I shouldn't delay having kids etc she is lucky she only brought it up once cos I was ready to say Abeg Biko it isn't your call when we have kids. It is me and my husbands. Just hang in there and don't let then pressure you. Tell her that you don't need a pastor to tell you what to pastor. Bible says we can pray ourselves. Hian!

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  9. Mehn my sister, unfortunately it will continue till you marry and I only found out when I got married that when you married next thing is children they will be on your case! We were less than a year married when my mum started saying I shouldn't delay having kids etc she is lucky she only brought it up once cos I was ready to say Abeg Biko it isn't your call when we have kids. It is me and my husbands. Just hang in there and don't let then pressure you. Tell her that you don't need a pastor to tell you what to pastor. Bible says we can pray ourselves. Hian!

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  10. hmmmmmmm... my mom's silent, it's her mother (my grandma). She does it quite subtly though (thank God). Every year for the last couple of years when it's my birthday, she calls me up and says, eg. "2013 is the year", then she keeps that mantra up for the rest of the year and then another year comes, another birthday, and then the mantra changes. This year's mantra is "2014 is the year". It really doesn't help that my birthday is in the early part of the year. I must admire her though for that, cos every year has been the year for a while now and she doesn't let up on that.
    What irked me though was when some 2 years ago she tried to hook me up with a late friend's grandson (oh boy!). She plus this guy's dad worked on it, and either I wasn't interested enough or the guy wasn't interested enough. I really am just wondering who arranges these things these days? The most annoying part was the guy doesn't even live in Gh but his dad does and he decided his son should marry a Gh girl, smh!

    Sweet, everything will be just fine. We (and obviously they) don't know it yet, but it will.

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  11. girl I can write an epistle about this but I have decided not to let anyone make me feel deficient. I have focused on the perceived 5 percent of what is supposedly not going well in my life when 95% percent is going pretty good. Everything God has planned for me will happen as his time.

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  12. This marriage business is serious something, my mum is giving me so much headache nowadays that I avoid her calls sometimes

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  13. I am sure most single ladies and married ladies (who married late) can relate with this.....it's almost like having a MRS is more important that an education sef......pele....this phase will surely pass...and then like @angelbeauty said , it begins with "when will the babies start coming" ......Kai......

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    1. So true Sykik....I can relate to this post when I was single...it was not funny then...so I understand the pressure....TLG, this phase will also pass......then comes to the phase of when are you going to start have children......then why are you only have 2 children... if blessed with only female children, there would be pressure to have males.....why am I saying all these? It is to tell you that there would always be pressures in our lives from people we love and close to us...humans are never satisfied! Simply live one day at a time and be prayerful.

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  14. The pressure......hmmm don't have the words I need to explain the frustration I feel when I hear those inamous words....'when are you getting married?'

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  16. I get where you are coming feom and its only natural for them to feel u want what they want.my mum now is on my case to have a second child which I want but when it comes it will come.I just tell her ur decision is nt mine so let ot rest.take care lv

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