The Ordeal of a Lagos Working Mum
Being a working mom is a dream come true for many women. Most women want to work as well cater for the home. It’s often not as sweet as it sounds ..”am a working mum”…hmnnn. It has its ups and downs…juggling office work and the kids, house chores and the Lagos mad traffic is a special experience . Oh not forgetting our able man of the house..you still have to keep him happy, remember ?
See how Mrs Johnson’s day went, She is a Lagos Mom, Who lives in Idimu and works in Victoria Island.
Mondays are crazy days for Mrs Johnson.Everyone wants to be punctual at work on Monday ,being the first day of the week. So she left her house at 5.05 a.m to join a colleague who’s expected to drop her off at work.
At 5.30 a.m they were already at the famous Oshodi Oke. Mrs Johnson was very happy since her boss always complains of her coming late on Mondays. Unknown to her that their normal route Ikorodu Road was having a massive traffic gridlock.
They joined the road and they were stuck in traffic for about three hours. She finally got to her office at 9.10 a.m with series of queries already waiting for her in her mail box to respond to ..why she wasn’t at her desk by 8a.m.
Ohhhhhh poor Mrs Johnson, it was an agonising moment for her after she left her home very early. That’s office palaver, while thinking of the numerous queries to respond to , she heard her phone ring.
She went for the phone and it was a missed call from her home’s landline. With her heart skipping she dialled the number. After 2 rings the nanny picked, “Madam madam abeg come o Junior dey sick”. What’s wrong with him? “Fever, e high o, e don dey convulse.” She screamed oh my God.
She walked to her boss to be excused so she could go home. Unfortunately for her,her boss said “am sorry you were late to work today so you can’t leave early, let someone else take care of your kids.
Difficult moment of decision, if you were in Mrs Johnson’s shoes, what would be your best decision?
She quickly reached for her phone, called her husband , who was immediately allowed to leave his office. He went home, took junior to the hospital and he was well attended to.
Poor Mrs Johnson, a working Lagos Mum came home at the end of the day feeling very guilty and sad but very relieved that Mr Johnson was available-a hero.
Working mums ..they are heroes too, they sacrifice a lot and go through a lot. In fact every mum who works deserves so much credit because they still run the home. Three hearty cheers for motherhood!!
Please share your experiences and enrich other mums, we are open to learning new ideas. Your thoughts are welcomed on the comment column.
Contributed by Ingo
Ingo is a Lagos working mum, who blogs at leisure time on parentinggist.com . She enjoys reading and writing as much as time can permit her.
