Actress Biodun Okeowo shares story to encourage single parents following son’s graduation

Nollywood actress Omoborty has encouraged single parents raising children alone not to get tired or give up as she reflected on the sacrifices behind her son’s graduation abroad.

Sharing her story, the actress said no one should make single parents feel their sacrifices are in vain, revealing that every kobo she earned went into paying international school fees. 

Omoborty disclosed that there were days she sold some of her gold jewellery to pay tuition, cried with her son during video calls, and spent sleepless nights trying to make everything work. 

She added that while many people assume she is wealthy because her child studies abroad, they do not see the responsibilities, sacrifices and financial struggles behind the scenes. 

Describing the graduation as a moment paid for with prayers, tears, faith and sacrifice, the actress said seeing her son succeed made every struggle worth it.

She wrote;

 “I’m sharing this story to encourage every single parent out there doing it all alone. Don’t get tired. Don’t give up. Don’t let anybody make you feel your sacrifices are in vain.

You see this my hat? I wish it could be bigger than this because it cannot even contain how big my head is right now. 😀

Ha! The story is long o. Where do I even start from?

I don’t know if people notice that I don’t usually slay that much or attend too many parties. I can’t. Every kobo that comes into my account is already allocated. International student fees abroad is not moi moi money, so how exactly am I supposed to be slaying up and down all the time?

Should I talk about the days I had to sell some of my gold jewelry to pay school fees? The days I stared at bills and wondered how I was going to make everything work? The days my son and I would stay on video calls crying?

Jesus, I am grateful. I give You all the glory. It is not by my power or by my might.

Sometimes I even ask myself, “Biodun, who sent you?” Because taking a child abroad to study and paying the fees in full is not the kind of responsibility you fund by borrowing here and there or asking people to contribute. People look at you and think, “If she can send her child abroad, then she must be very comfortable.”

The funny part is that some people look at you and assume you have money to throw around. They see social media and think everything is easy. Some will ask for help, and when you do the little you can, they are disappointed because they believe you have more than you gave.

What they don’t know is that responsibilities don’t post themselves online.

So yes, please permit me to flood your timeline a little. This celebration was paid for with prayers, sacrifices, faith, tears, sleepless nights, and the grace of God.

Seeing my son graduate makes every single sacrifice worth it.

Above all. Olu Orun momore o! Ese Alagbawi eda. 🙏🙏🙏”.