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Let's be realistic, if trying to build a career, being a mother of two and a wife is hard already, then try to add to these being a student.

To put it in another way, it's hard to be a woman , and it's harder to be a successful woman because you need to know priorities, you can't take your responsibilities lightly and above all you will feel like all the odds are against you.


I can still remember the lyrics of the famous song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, a great duet called " Woman is the Nigger of the world", and it says you know , woman is the nigger of the world, yeah, if you don't believe me, take a look at the one you're with, woman is the slave to the slave, ah, yeah, if you believe me , scream about it. Well, Mrs. Oko you were right , most of the women today feel like slaves to the slaves.

Almost every day I see students most of them are girls, young successful girls - who are extremely tired and exhausted , especially the ones with kids at home . The ones with kids are frustrated, have no time for their children, overwhelmed by the number of assignments they have to finish , confused and feel like the college is sucking the life out of them .

Girls, I know it's challenging , even finding topics for simple daily conversations with your peers can sometimes be challenging , but you can survive anything.

personally , I forgot what i answered my lecturer two years ago when she asked me about the reason i want to become a teacher ! I don't want to "discover " myself, or my strengths , or my talents , I know i don't want to inspire others. however there are so many "dos'" in my life , I" do" study, I "do" memorize, I "do" work through problems, I "do" the laundry , I "do " wash the dishes , I "set" the table every evening to my family, I have so many "dos" in my life that they make the "donts'" so powerless and ineffective.

all things considered , as a mother, a student , a wife and a woman i would like to share with you what i have learnt through my journey at college , i have learnt that i can overcome any obstacle that might face me, i can finish any assignment, prepare tons of lesson plans, teach difficult classes and survive any environment.

" good mothering" is not me being a good role model for my children . it's me teaching them the values i have and pass them on to them , it's me showing them how important my education is to me and reminding them every second that i love them and care for them. " good mothering" helps me function well as a student.

and, if I can do it then you all can do it.

by:
Aml