Out of curiosity, I asked her how?
She went further to tell me that her father is sick, bedridden and in the hospital.
Her mother is a petty trader in Afor Igwe market, Ogidi, Anambra state.
Her siblings are in secondary school, two of them and she's the breadwinner of the family because her mother's source of income isn't enough.
She told me that, she doesn't like her job of sleeping with different men for money but she doesn't have an option either. All the men she met for assistance would always ask for something in return. Her body.
She told me that the least she makes from her job is enough to provide three square meals for the family and her mother thinks she makes them legitimately.
Most of our young ladies are in this shoe. They are the breadwinner of their families from a little age and that's okay.
Some of you, your elder sister, is the father of the house. The mother of the house and everything in the family.
Some of you, your Ada is everything and the hurtful part is that most of the time, when they struggle to make a little stipend for the family, there is always one sibling that is stubborn and wouldn't want to know how the money is being gotten.
Some of you are elder sisters but you carry the weight of a man on your shoulder. If you don't struggle, you won't eat. Your mother wouldn't eat. Your father wouldn't eat either.
Some of you are being forced into early marriage as that was the only option to elevate your family from poverty.
I can go on to list all but I guess they are endless.
7th August was International sister's day and I personally used this opportunity to wish you all well.
We are saying to you that, "You are trying" and the Good Lord will surely reward you all.
