What My Parents Made Me Do That I Once Thought Was Punishment
Hello everyone,
Growing up, I used to think my parents were too strict, especially my mum it felt like everything I did was being watched or corrected at that time I thought they just didn’t want me to enjoy my life like other children but now that I am older, I understand better, and I am even grateful.
One thing I remember clearly was waking up early My grandma would come wake me up around 5 a.m. every morning even on weekends She would tell me, You must not sleep too much it is not good I would grumble, drag my legs, and complain in my mind sometimes I even cried small tears because I was so tired but guess what she made me do after waking me sweep the whole compound and sometimes even fetch water from the well at that time it felt like punishment.
Another one was learning how to cook remember one Saturday when my friends were outside playing, and my grandma called me to the kitchen she said, Come and pound yam I almost cried I didn’t see any other girl my age pounding yam, and I thought she just didn’t like me but she was only training me to be responsible and to learn how to manage a home.
Now, I live on my own and those same habits have helped me a lot i wake up early naturally now I don’t wait for anyone to tell me to clean or prepare food In fact, some people have complimented me for being organized and hardworking and all I could think was, “Ah! So this is what my grandma was doing back then.”
One funny thing i will never forget how my mum used to make me read the newspaper out loud I didn’t understand half of what I was reading, and when I made mistakes, she would correct me with a serious face i used to think she just wanted to stress me but today, I speak better English and i am more confident in public. Thank you, mum
Looking back now, I understand that what I called punishment was actually training our parents knew what they were doing they saw far ahead, even when we didn’t yes, some of those moments were sad and frustrating, but now I laugh at them I even tell some of my younger ones, “If mummy is asking you to do this, just do it you will thank her later.”
So, if your parents or guardians ever made you do something that felt like punishment, try and look at it from a different angle maybe they were just preparing you for the future like mine did.
Thanks for reading
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Hmmm true talk you make me smile 🤩🤗 and I remember my grandma every morning like this sha always wake up early to go to fam
Your mum sha did alot
Honestly I'd have died if i was told to read newspaper 😂😂😂
Even at adulthood i still hate newspapers so much