The situation I have no control over
As humans, there are times we will definitely feel helpless in life because as we wake up every morning, we don't know what the day has for us nor do we know what will happen in the next minute.
Being helpless means not being able to do anything at that time or let me just say when someone can't do anything to help him or herself in a bad situation. And no matter how rich or poor we are, we will definitely feel this way sometimes because it is not something we can control or something we can stop from happening.
I have so many times felt helpless but the time it hurt more was when I was a teenager. I was in ss1 and was sent out of school with my twin sister because we haven't paid our school fees. It was that day I realized that it is not easy to be a single mother, I felt bad for my mom and I also wish I had something I could do to help her because I know she would be sad by the time she saw us coming back home.
It was a public school, and we all know how public school run their system, once you don't pay up on time you will be sent back home. On our way home I couldn't look up because I know how embarrassing it is for us to come back home around that time when we are supposed to be in the class. When we were almost home one old woman in our street called us and asked why we were coming back home by that time.
There was nothing to say to defend the situation because we had our school bags at our back and our lunch box hanging on our shoulders so what kind of lie do I want to tell? I just told her we were sent out of school and left. If you have lived in the area where old people are, you will understand that. I felt embarrassed and I cried on my way, my sister couldn't stand seeing my tears so she joined me and another woman called us then asked, "Why are you two crying? And why are you not in school?" I couldn't answer her so we just left without saying a word to her.
The question made me helpless more because if only I had the money I would have paid our school fees without hesitating. When we got home, my mom knew we were not happy about what happened so she sat us down and said, "This is the reason why I want all of you to have handwork so that you won't feel this way in the future" That touched me more and I cried my eyes out because at that moment I just wanted to do more to make sure I never feel helpless again.
That experience made me strong and I also promise myself never to feel that way again, though I don't know what the future holds but I am working so hard so that I won't have such an experience again. I can't say I wouldn't face a helpless situation again but not the exact embarrassing moment I faced back then.
The main thing that caused the helpless situation for me and my siblings was my dad's absence my mom tried all she could but the lapses were still there, not anymore anyway. And that is why I will never be lazy to work.
Ohh so sorry to hear what are you going through . So I can say that we are a little bit lucky on our eduactional system because it is all free we just need to spend for snacks and school supplies for my school..
Awww it's not like that here in Africa, our parents pay for everything including pen and pencil
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I have experienced that many times in my life too, I remember one of those days I cried my eyes out on my way home after I was sent for school fees, I even concluded that I was not going to school again because I was tired of being sent home almost everytime. I know people think they are being concerned by asking why are you coming home but honestly , it's very embarrassing to start telling them you were sent away for school fees , I understand the feeling. It's really not easy. Well, here you are today, God is faithful, you have a story to tell tomorrow.
Am telling you I always cry whenever we were sent home because the embarrassment alone is much for me but I was helpless the situation was beyond my power
It is well ma.. sorry for that experience
Your story is really sad, but I give you strength to make an effort and not to go through that kind of situation again where helplessness prevails. Something positive came out of the bad.
It was a very sad moment for me back then because of the embarrassment I face for not paying school fee on time
Believe me I understand how you must have felt, though I never really experienced being sent home from school because I attended a boarding school but there are times when I see some day student in my school hang around the school premises whenever they are sent home due to unpaid school fees. That shows how embarrassed they are to go home at that time.
Well, it is all in the past now and I'm sure the experience have made you stronger. Like they say what does not kill us make us stronger.
As in that experience is not something I would like to experience again or my children and that is why I am working so hard to have what it takes to be a wife, a supportive partner at that
Hehe Reverse is the case for me then, whenever they send us back from school, it's an holiday for us, we would gladly pack our bags and still mocked the pupils on the assembly ground, to enjoy their boring time😂
Ogijo Community High School then , so much memories.
Hahahaha 😂 giran boy, it's not that the class wasn't boring to me too buh the embarrassment of sending us away everytime makes me feel helpless
At some point in our lives, we tend to find ourselves in a helpless situation but the strength to fight our way out of it is all that we need to keep us going.
Yay! 🤗
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