Women’s Chronicles

“There are times I cannot believe we have the same parents.

Today as we celebrate Mother’s Day the journey into motherhood shared by two mothers in 2021 is reprinted.

“Sometimes I ask myself where do you draw the line? These children are so much more informed and many times if I don’t catch myself I will become the child and he will be the parent.

“There are times when I ask God what did I do wrong?

“I feel alive. I feel okay. You know there are moments that you feel everything is crumbling?

“Is not the best job, but is a job and I guess I got to be thankful.

“It wasn’t the easiest thing and I had to battle with it, but now, looking back, I believe I made the right decision and have no regrets.

Today my sister Svetlana Abrams tells the heart-warming journey of supporting her young daughter’s dream of becoming an entrepreneur.

“It is a battle I go through every day. Sometimes I don’t want to fight and other times like I don’t have a choice.

“I don’t know. I believe that is all I can do for them now and for me it make me feel good, even if at times I does feel that they taking too much.”

Last Wednesday, International Women’s Day was observed.  This day is observed on March 8th annually and seeks to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.

Many times when we say women are unsung heroes it is in reference to them doing great things in their career path or their work or actions impacting the lives of many.

“I just needed to go out and work. I don’t know if it is the right thing, because is like I am still working it through.

“I so happy that she doing better, you know. Is like if me aunty come back.

So over the last week, Guyana welcomed a movie star to our shores.

There is no ‘I am wrong but…’. And this is what I want to say to that mother of a student of St Angela’s Primary School who attacked a teacher recently and ended up standing in the school yard topless.

“It really hurts and sometimes I am drained and overwhelmed because I am tired of the accusations.

“Better to raise your child alone than to go through Guyana’s court system,” said a mother who has been attempting for months to hold the father of her son accountable by having him pay the court mandated sum for child maintenance.

“It has not been easy but I love children and so it makes it easier for me.

Some months ago, I turned a year older. Like with many women, I realised that, well, ‘a getting a lil old’ and with that myriad thoughts, chief among them the fear of what the future holds.