I used to dread going home from school because of my mum, we never saw eye to eye. That’s why, even when she offered to influence my NYSC posting so I could serve from home, I declined. NYSC is now over and I’m back home, but this time, I decided to “gentle parent” her and it’s worked better than I imagined. We no longer have screaming matches. Okay, maybe once or twice 😅, but now we actually talk. I’ve also helped her let go of her hyper-fixation on marriage. I showed her real-life case studies including her own experience of how marriage often favours men more than women. She’s come to accept my stance: if marriage happens, fine. If it doesn’t, that’s also okay. I’m truly comfortable being by myself. As a first daughter, getting to this point hasn’t been easy but we’re here. The world is healing 🥹