Nollywood actress Biodun Okeowo, otherwise known as Omoborty has shared her story to encourage single parents.
Kemi Filani reported during the weekend that the actress had celebrated her son as he graduated from Concordia University of Edmonton in Canada. Biodun said every late night, every bill paid alone, every year she hid, and every sacrifice she made was worth it. She added that she may have walked this journey as a single mother, but God never left her side.
Not done, she shared her story as she encouraged single parents never to get tired, give up, or let anyone make them feel their sacrifices are in vain. She revealed that she stopped attending parties to save every penny she made for her son’s student fees.
Okeowo recalled how she sold some of her gold jewellery to pay his school fees and how she would spend days crying on video calls with him.
“I’m sharing this story to encourage every single parent out there doing it all alone. Don’t get tired. Don’t give up. Don’t let anybody make you feel your sacrifices are in vain.
You see this, my hat? I wish it could be bigger than this because it cannot even contain how big my head is right now.
Ha! The story is long o. Where do I even start?
I don’t know if people notice that I don’t usually slay that much or attend too many parties. I can’t. Every kobo that comes into my account is already allocated. International student fees abroad are not moi moi money, so how exactly am I supposed to be slaying up and down all the time?
Should I talk about the days I had to sell some of my gold jewellery to pay school fees? The days I stared at bills and wondered how I was going to make everything work? The days my son and I would stay on video calls crying?
Jesus, I am grateful. I give You all the glory. It is not by my power or by my might.
Sometimes I even ask myself, “Biodun, who sent you?” Because taking a child abroad to study and paying the fees in full is not the kind of responsibility you fund by borrowing here and there or asking people to contribute. People look at you and think, “If she can send her child abroad, then she must be very comfortable.”
The funny part is that some people look at you and assume you have money to throw around. They see social media and think everything is easy. Some will ask for help, and when you do the little you can, they are disappointed because they believe you have more than you gave.
What they don’t know is that responsibilities don’t post themselves online.
So yes, please permit me to flood your timeline a little. This celebration was paid for with prayers, sacrifices, faith, tears, sleepless nights, and the grace of God.
Seeing my son graduate makes every single sacrifice worth it.
Above all. Olu Orun momore o! Ese Alagbawi eda.
Outfit by @clothingby_authentic”.
After her wedding, Biodun had shared her wedding story as she recalled how she was shamed and judged for being a single mother and how she gave up on her dreams of having a wedding.
In celebration of 2023 Mother’s Day, Biodun spoke out on the frustration of being a single mother. The Yoruba movie star admitted that she had lost her cool on her children in the past and said unprintable words out of frustration. However, she iwas grateful for God’s mercy as she doesn’t look like what she has passed through.
