Welcome to yet another inspirational interview with another amazing mom. Our “Supermom of the Week” is Abigael. She is a very strong, multi-talented, industrious, altruistic, beautiful and assiduous lady. A trained Accountant cum Business Administrator, as well as a Fashion designer. She is a proud mom with a son, married to the love of her life, who happens to be her best friend.
What is your name?
Ameh Abigael Oyewumi (Mrs)
Favorite color?
Any bright color will do.
Best Food?
Rice – all shades of rice with chicken or fish
Can you tell us about yourself?
I am a Capricorn. An accountant cum business administrator by training, but a fashion designer by practice. I am a wife to a very handsome and amazing dude and a mother to a great guy and friend. I love good food and make great meals. I love meeting people and adventure.
How many kids do you have?
A son for now
What is your mommy mantra?
No grit, no pearl.
Your most craved food in pregnancy?
Plant protein
Hardest part of being pregnant?
None, I was very strong.
First thoughts when you first saw your baby?
I just murmured “Thank you Jesus”. It is a privilege to bring forth a child.
How can you describe your motherhood style?
Simple but overwhelming. Perpetual failure at multitasking. There is always one thing calling my attention.
How do you balance motherhood and life generally (with career, marriage, business, etc)
Hmmm… It has really been rough. I outsource my laundry, have dinner with my family at a restaurant instead of cooking. I do what I can and leave what I can’t at the moment. In all I have a very amazing husband who helps in bathing our 2-year old every morning when he is around and drops him off at school.
Can you tell us an interesting/funny experience you had as a mom?
Having to dance with my son and do some extremely childish stuffs just to keep his company.
On a scale of one to ten, how loudly have you had to scream with your child (children) and why?
I scream a lot ooo…. I need full concentration to work as a designer, but when there is break in school or weekends, my boy will be with me at the studio and I just have to scream “don’t touch that” …
Tell us what you miss about your life before babies?
We could walk around the house without clothes and do some extremely silly stuffs…. you know.…
What is your typical fitness routine?
I just watch my diet
What is your idea of self-care and how do you de-stress?
I treat myself and my family to a sumptuous meal and go for shopping.
Best motherhood advice?
Love every bit of the process and maximize every bit of it. Soon and very soon these kids will be grown and be on their own. We have been graced as women for this task of nurturing.
A Few lessons I personally learnt from this interview:
She has a personal mantra “No Grit, No Pearl”. I found out that the sea oyster, injured and irritated, places layers upon layers of tear-like fluid called nacre over the damaging grit on its tongue. Slowly, over 5-6 years, the hardship is transformed into a breathtaking pearl. So, in like manner, the journey of motherhood may be plagued and laced with several “grit-like” situations, however, if you stick with the process, by continuing to give your best to the world’s greatest vocation in terms of your time, energy, sweat and love , then at the end you get beautiful “pearls” in your child or children as the case may be.
Also , she admits that sometimes, she doesn’t seem to have it all together and that’s okay. That does not make us any less of supermoms indeed. It is totally normal to occasionally feel overwhelmed.
“Sometimes when you pick up your child you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of your skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood – finding a piece of yourself separate and apart that all the same you could not live without.”
― Jodi Picoult, Perfect Match
Please feel free to share with us how relatable this interview is to your situation or share with us how you are navigating your own motherhood journey. Don’t be selfish, help other moms. We would totally love to hear from you.
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