Omugwo Chronicles -24

MIL came for Omugwo and dollar bills went missing ..LMAO!

Hello Stella, great Job you are doing! 

Omugwo Chronicles is my favorite post on your blog and i want to share mine, though its lengthy, please bear with me. Unfortunately i happen to be an only Survival Child, I lost my Parents and 3 Siblings in a ghastly Motor accident 22 years ago on their way going for a Traditional Wedding Ceremony! 

I was only 11 years old when this sad incidence happened (crying). 

I miraculously escaped that accident because that very Saturday, was my Common entrance Examination! Only for my grand Parents to come to the Exam Hall telling me that we are going Straight to Enugu as soon as i finished writing my exams, i remembered i kept on asking them why they were taking me to Enugu? They lied to me telling me that one of my aunt in America, came back yesterday and she wants to give me the goodies she bought for me, i was soo excited that i couldnt even concentrate in the exam hall, hmm Long story short, we got to Enugu, i didnt see any Aunt!

 I remembered i saw people crying, they were saying "What a wicked World" my grand parents too started crying, Ah ah! people were telling me Nne ndo oo (sis. sorry ok) until one elderly woman like that came in screaming" its not true oo!! so "Ngozika na ezi nulo ya anwuoola" ( so Ngozika and family are dead!!) 

Stella only for me to ask is it my own Mum or another? my grand ma was crying uncontrollable, i fainted immediately and  woke up in the Hospital. Anyway, i thank God for giving me the grace to bear the loss. I later grew up with my Grannies, that you wont even believe they were not my biological parents! they really took care of me like there was no tomorrow!

 Please Dearies be a bit patient with me as i want to pour out my emotions before my Omugwo gist.

 God blessed me with a wonderful Husband! A Man that took me as his world! We got Married 2 years ago, He is blessed with a very good job too and also the bread winner to the family.

 I had my baby last year. before the arrival of our baby Hubby asked who i wanted to come for my Omugwo, I happily told him i want MIL to come, Since my Mom is late, and my grand Ma is not Fit to come ( she suffered Stroke) 

Note that: at the beginning of our relationship MIL never wanted Hubby to Wife me all because theres this lady in her Church she wants Hubby to Marry, but Hubby told me he refused cos he doesnt like her. but it didnt stop me from taking her as my own Mum after my Grandma. 

During my Pregnancy, whenever Hubby goes to work MIL will always come over (we stay in the same city) monitoring the rooms, kitchen, BQ, infact everywhere. she will always tell me to minimize how i buy food items, but i will always tell her politely that Hubby likes buying things in bulk, to save stress of going shopping everyday. Throughout my 9 months pregnancy journey, MIL didnt allow me have peace, but i thank God Hubby understands her very well. he will always tell me to ignore her. But it still didnt stop me from loving her, 2 weeks before my delivery she already came for Omugwo! she came with the little girl that stays with her. 

Hubby told her to stay at the Guest room but she refused and said she wants to stay in one of the rooms upstairs. but Hubby refused, telling her that the 3 empty rooms there are reserved for our unborn Children, that if she is not ok with it she should move to the BQ. I suffered but God helped me! before 5:am, MIL is already awake telling the little girl to come and tell me shes hungry, But i have a rule in my House, We do our Morning Devotion everyday by 5:30am, so i havent done the mistake of preparing breakfast before Morning Prayers, So what i did, i quickly told the little girl that we will soon come down, immidiately i came down, i walked straight to MILs room, greet her with a smile, but she will always reply with "you dont wake early" i told her Mama its still 5:am, dont worry i will prepare breakfast after morning devotion...

 The torture continued until  my bundle of joy arrived. I was discharged 3 days later expecting Omugwo from MIL only for her to tell me that shes only here to rest, so i should take over. No baby bath, massage or cooking from her. but i confronted her 2 days after, asking her for some help to bath my Son, as i was feeling very weak, MIL refused saying "that i want to enslave her in her sons house! that i should have known how to do all this, since i grew up with elderly people" (crying) ohh i remembered my late Mom, Sick Grandma. 

i cried like a Baby that day but it still didnt stop me from loving her. When hubby came back that day he was worried, complaining that i dont look relaxed, i opened up and told him everything, he told me to just ignore Mama entirely. 

So he got a Nanny that comes every 7am and leaves in the evening every day except on weekends. MIL kept on torturing me that why will i allow my Hubby to employ a Nanny, since shes still around, Hubby warned her to stop harrasing me because she is not doing her duty. 1 Month during my Omugwo, MIL was saying she will spend 3 months more, but i was not comfortable with her anymore because of constant abuse. 

On the 2nd Month, Hubby was billed to represent his Company for a conference in the States, he had about 2thousand dollars in his wardrobe for the journey in a weeks time. Hubby came in one evening, told me to quickly dress up, that a surprise is waiting for me at the gate! i rushed out to see  my new surprised car parked outside our gate. 

leaving my baby in our room, cos he was sleeping. The next 2 days Hubby was screaming ''Baby 300 dollars is missing here'' i was shocked, i told him i didnt see any money, he asked MIL and the little girl they said they didnt see any money that they havent even stepped into our room. note that: since 4 days my Nanny lost her Mum, so she hadnt resumed.  The only suspect was the 3 of us.

 i was praying reminding God of his promises telling him to vindicate me. 2 days before Hubbys journey, it was drizzling and i quickly ran out to bring in some food items i dried outside, i saw MIL clothes too, and brought them, one spirit told me to untie the head of her Wrapper! because it looks so thick ,Amazingly i saw the 300 dollars Hubby was looking for, i screamed! rushed into the sitting room, Hubby was asking what happened i showed him the money, Mil was lying on the Sofa dozing! 

Hubby woke her scolding her why she took his money, Only for MIL to start crying calling me names that i accused her, me too i started crying too.¨Only for the little girl to say "But Mama you are the one that took the money, because that day Uncle told Aunty to come and see something at the gate, you told me to follow you upstairs and search Uncles room, then we took the money and you told me never to tell anybody" 

Stella this is a Woman that Hubby gives 15thousand weekly oo! 

From there MIL was yelling "Eeehh that she did it to frustrate me, that have i seen dollar before? Eehh that she dont blame poor thing like me, that i came to finish her sons money! 

hmm i just carried my baby and walked straight to my room thanking God. i was hearing Hubby scolding her " You are leaving this house now, you are a very mean woman.I quickly pleaded with Hubby to come and rest, even the Conference sef he cancelled it, saying that Mama must leave his house! 

MIL was crying begging me to forgive her, i told her i have forgiven her. the next day she said she was leaving, we bought many goodies for her and gave her a huge amount of money. Since that day till today she no longer comes around and i have had my peace too. but i still call once in a while to check up on her.

*Na wah,na real wah!!!