SERIES WK1; What family means to me by @nancymboghi

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Basically, a family is a set or group of people interconnected. These ties or connection may be by blood or adoption or marriage

Everyone comes from a family. However, some lose their family earlier either to tragic death, wars or natural disasters. Others get abandoned by their families hence remain untraceable. Some people leave their families and prefer to be alone for several reasons some of which might be the quest for freedom, they think they’ll be better off by themselves, escaping from crimes, better environment and so on

Families in its basic sense are actually different. However, all families are bound by love which is somehow expressed in different ways. Some are disciplined, others strict, some pampering, others modest, some godly, others circulars, some hardworking and others lazy and the list continues.
Nonetheless, families are different in their every approach and daily life yet each is somehow satisfied in their own way. It is very difficult for two families to be the same

According to social classification, some families are rich, others modest and some poor. Some are successful, others progressive and some stagnant. Some struggle to survive while others live as kings. Families actually differ

I come from the first best family on earth. A family of 6; parents and 4 upsprings. From a very solid foundation of Love, unity and understanding, respect is the core of our home. We are one and indivisible and one another’s keeper. If there’s one thing I thank God for everyday, it is my being born into this awesome family.

Born in a humble background wherein my father was a civil servant and mom a housewife, several virtues were passed onto us. Everything in life is a sacrifice meaning to get one thing, another must be sacrificed. The sacrifice my father made was to toil alone for the entire family with very little support from his wife. He tried as much as he could to provide us with all of our basic necessities and more. He was present and the fatherly fear helped and moulded us to be the good and upright people we grew up and became. We saw him hustle everyday and this gave us a lot of inner courage. He would happily work but never would he let any of his children stress up or even work. Not even during holidays 😊. He is my Hero

My mom was a dressmaker but she agreed with her husband to let it go and stay home to watch her children grow right. She sacrificed her life for us. Day and night she taught us how to love, to share, to pray, to respect, to honor and to be all round useful to our surroundings and society at large. She taught us empathy and genuine love without expecting back. She taught us how to care for all whether we know them or not. This woman taught us just so much not just by words but action. Her lifestyle was a clear and open example. She is a unique creature. I grew up watching this woman endure and encourage, love and comfort, support and yet remained a good wife and mother. Always submissive and loyal to dad irrespective. She found her strength in her home and her mood depended on how her home was. Everyone who is chanced to know her, knows her as a mother for all. She is my first role model🥰

The values these two build in us directly and indirectly has served and remains a solid foundation and direction till forever

We must honor our parents. Their sacrifices are unmeasurable. Some sacrifice their time to spend with their family so as to acquire wealth and give them a better life, others their jobs to instill in their kids good morals. All of these are done out of pure love and we must appreciate and respect.

A short story

I am opportuned to work in a family now. This is a completely different environment from where I grew up. Outwardly, it is wow but as the saying goes not all that glitters is gold. It is a very wealthy home and family of 4; parents with two kids. Everything is different here. The house has basically all possible gadgets in our time. There are smart TV sets in every room and corner of the house. Their lifestyle and happiness is quite different. They hardly spend time with each other and the few minutes they do is still by playing phone games like Roblox. The way the parents show love to their kids is by buying for them gifts like the latest IPhones or laptops or whatever expensive gifts of which the kids barely really sincerely appreciate. One parent will try to buy more so as to be loved more; quite strange to me.

Before I got exposed to this new environment, there were times I wished our home was a little different but as commonly said, unless you compare two things you would never really know.

In contrast to my own little family and according to me, these people have actually never really experienced this thing called family love. I cannot see the bonding no matter how hard I try. Everything just looks flat and artificial. This is a lifestyle I never actually knew existed. Parents have no authority over kids and do not direct or control them in any way. This to me is strange