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Mummy, you are just a housekeeper, don't talk to me like that! Said my oldest daughter!

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Mummy, you are just a house keeper- don’t talk to me like that” said my oldest daughter Danielle. She has always pushed my buttons but that's okay, God knew i could manage as her mother. She is a lot like me....i love that about her. When I was a little girl, I saw my mum do everything. She was a single mother and did not have the luxury of staying home with us. She went to work every day. She sometimes went weeks and months away from home working upcountry or abroad. When she came home, we had all her attention. She stretched her love between 5 children and made sure we had the best she could offer us single highhandedly.   I don’t think she thought about what we were learning from her lifestyle ….her sole aim was to educate us and provide. Because of what I saw growing up, I know I can do it all. I mean, I can go to work, raise the kids, stretch my heart to bless other people and make the world a better place. I don’t commonly think there is anything a man c