Dear Woman, dear queen, dear mother, as we celebrate us today, please love that child that lives with you. Love that child you “took” from her/his parents- whether they are relatives or non relatives, paid helps or unpaid, whether you call her (or him) “omo odo”, “mai aiki”, “house help”, “au pair”, “nanny”, etc, remember she (or he) is born of a woman, she (or he) is created like you, she (or he) is loved by God, parents and others.
Some of them are younger than your children, yet they have to wash your children’s clothes and dishes, cook for them and make their beds- hmmm.
You take your child to hair dresser yet dandruff is eating away that child’s scalp.
She has no proper footwear, “jiga” is eating her feet away. When she (or he) falls sick, you still get her (him) up to serve your household- without taking her (or him) to get treatment. You even tell her/him to stop pretending and go sweep. She/he sleeps on cold, hard floor in your kitchen or dining area.
When she breaks a mug, you pull her/his ears from here to jericho- haba ma’am!
This is from what I’ve seen, felt and experienced.
Happy International Women’s Day. Let’s #BreakTheBias
8th March 2022
