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It's a pleasure to be here sharing this amazing story with you all about my uncle who thought life was unfair to him but in the end, realized that half-bread is better than none.

Uncle Benjamin was one of the rich men in my community, God blessed him with wealth and a beautiful wife. After their marriage, there was no issue, the woman was unable to conceive for almost four years. He was so worried about the whole situation because when they went to the hospital the doctor told them that nothing was wrong with them, but they should exercise patients. Years later his wife conceived and gave birth to a baby girl, the family was very happy that God had finally answered their prayers. Even though my uncle has a quest for a son but he never gave up thinking the next child will be a baby boy.

They were living happily not until the wife still gave birth to another baby girl. My uncle was so angry when he had the news but later calmed down. He came to our house complaining to my mum that he needed a son, not a girl again, but my mum advised him to pray and hope for the best. At that moment he listen to her and still went back to his lovely wife. Two years later the woman still conceived again and my uncle was fully ready to welcome his unborn son. But it was so unfortunate that the wife gave birth to another baby girl. At this point, my uncle left the house for one week without saying a word to anyone he did not even look at the child imminently the doctor broke the news to him, and he left without looking back.

Two weeks later he came back home with this strange woman that he will marry so that she will give him a son. His wife was heartbroken when he brought the woman to his house.

My Mum and my aunties tried to stop him but his mind was already made up. In a few months, he went ahead to marry this woman and after some months she conceived and gave birth to a baby boy. My uncle was so happy to the extent he turn his back on his first wife and three girls. He doesn't give them the full support they needed to the extent he sends them packing. My grandmother complained but his new wife was already controlling him simply because she gave him a son.

His wife and the three girls had no place to stay because the woman was an orphan and she had no relatives. So she came to our house and my mum allowed them to stay with us. she also encourage the woman to be strong for her children and also looks for a small job since she was educated. She went in search of a job and luckily she got one that she can support the kids and herself.

Years after, my uncle was seriously sick and his wife did not inform anyone in my family about his condition. So one faithful day my mum send me to the house to inform him of the upcoming family meeting which is to hold in a week. But reaching the house the woman never wanted me to go in. She told me that my uncle was not at home. I drop the message with her and left. But on my way going home I made with one of my school mate who also lives in the same street so after exchanging pleasantries with her, then she asked what I went to do in that house. I smiled and told her that I went to see my uncle but he is not around.

But she reviled to me that my uncle is around but she had that he is seriously sick and the wife refused to take him to the hospital. Immediately I went back home and told my mum, then she called some of her siblings and headed straight to the house. Reaching the house the man was laying down half dead and the wife left the house with her son. but before she left she dropped a note saying “the son was not his, that she came to the house because of the money, and that he should not even bother looking for her if he survived”😪 hmmm.

My uncle was rushed to the hospital and after numerous tests, we were told that one of his legs was paralyzed and he may not work again. The family tried their best to see that he regained back his legs but all could not avail. That was how he was given a wheelchair at the hospital and up till now he is still regretting his actions even though his wife forgave him and came back to the house with her daughters. The two girls have completed their National youth service while the other one is at the university studying law. The woman is doing well with her job but my uncle lost his job and now he is depending on the family.

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