I do not exactly know where to start from but let me sum up courage and be part of this awesome tears provoking contest by @dobartim.
Yes tears can easily drop when you remember where you came from and the things you had to go through to be where you are today.
Life Communications
I grew up in a polygamous family as is very prevalent in most African cultures. My dad was not just polygamous he was also promiscuous. There were days we came back from school to see that he had brought in another woman into the family house especially when my mom had gone on a job transfer to another Town. I used to feel extremely terrible because my mom was good woman, she didn't deserve that.
My mom was a nurse with the local ministry of health while daddy was a police officer. He was tall, lanky and actually every woman's dream. He was very handsome, but he didn't value his family.
Things got worse when we started high school and then college, he literally stopped paying our tuition nor buying books. Our father was a very wealthy Man whose wealth was only spent on prostitutes outside and other strange women. When he came home to his family, he never had money. It was with this manner of pains that I grew up as a child. I grew into hate men and hated them with deep rooted passion. It affected my relationship as a younger girl and made me very apprehensive of men, hence developing serious trust issues .
One day after I was sent home from school because of inability to pay my school fees, I cried home to meet my beloved dad only for me to meet with him with another woman just on the sofa in the living room. They couldn't even have the courtesy of locking doors before beginning their escapede.
I was infuriated so I began to yell and express anger, I called the woman I went to meet with my dad a prostitute, this infuriated my already angry dad the more, he picked up his official gun and corked it, threatening to shoot me. I ran out of the house that day almost naked, that day I nearly disowned my dad because it didn't seem I was his legitimate child.
I struggled to see myself through nursing school and as God would have it, I succeeded as I came out in flying colours. Today I can boldly be called a registered Nurse in Nigeria.
As a Student Nurse
Registered Nurse
FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS
I am currently working as a nurse with the University Teaching Hospital here in my City. I am a single mother with 3 kids after losing my husband for over 17 years it was struggles upon struggles as we strived to survive. My salary was hardly enough for our feeding, accommodation, my children's school fees and what have you?
Then transformations came when I joined steemit. I needed a laptop for a part time job that would help my finances too, but I couldn't raise enough for it.
Then I gained access to steemit, my miracles began to take steady effects. Before long I could purchase a new phone and the Brand New laptop computer.
Steemit Financial Transformations
BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
I started a business from proceeds made from monies earned from steemit. I have always been against one stream of income, but my issue was always raising the initial capital. My mom used to rear poultry bird. I decided to take it to a greater level and read more circles and people.
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Cross Section of my Poultry Business and a Photo of my Academic Graduation
One of my greatest buyers and clients is David and can be verified by this phone number +2348137173927.
Just last week a client from another town sent a mobile SMS notifying me of her demand for 150 birds which I will be supplying by tomorrow. What more can I ask of steemit?
Transaction With a Client
without all doubts, STEEMIT has transformed my life now my children are happier and better off than before my knowing Steemit.
I have also bagged various professional certificates and diplomas in the past few months. I have invested a chunk of my income to self development and education. Many thanks to Steemit.
COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS
perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give—the ability to influence.
Shannon L. Alder
There is a certain dimension of love that giving opens up. Giving wets the soil of love and softens it. Once in a while to the people you love and appreciate, give gifts, it doesn't need to be expensive.
When loved ones share gifts, the importance they have for each other will automatically convert the gift to an important one, not minding the cost, because the greatest cost is that of feeling so dearly about someone whom you risk a whole lot to trust.
We should stop having dry relationships and professing dry love, for even God so loved the world THAT HE GAVE, stop withholding your hands, there is no true love that doesn't manifest in giving. We have quite sadly in the 21st century lost the art of giving to receiving.
This was why assist part of my contribution to society and giving back to the society, I led a team to visit the orphanage home here in Uyo, Nigeria. Truly steemit can be a force to reckon with if we the participants are honest and resilient.
My Visit To The Orphans and Motherless Children
This is what I have experienced on Steemit for the past few months, lives have been transformed and families made to laugh so tell me why you shouldn't share your success story by joining this contest organized by @dobartim , your story might encourage your world who knows?
Many thanks to @aidasfg7 @flysky @dobartim for Supporting this contest and everyone else who stopped by.
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