Hello great steemians. The back to school fever is around town, parents running helta skelta either to seek admission into schools or purchase one or two school items for their kids. The euphoria in both parents, and students is admirable by journalist who are ready to report on the school situation in the conflict areas of the North West, and South West Regions of Cameroon where I reside.
Today I had a lot to do both at home and outdoor activities for my office. I had to as well go to the market to buy some stuffs for my daughter as she gonna start school this Tuesday. I know many will wonder why start on Tuesday instead of Monday. Everyone in Cameroon knows that in the North West, and South West regions experiencing socio political crisis, Monday was declared by one of the belligerent as a ghost town. So, on Mondays everywhere is shutdown including even government offices.
Today, I got up from bed, prepare myself as my kids were on weekend with their grandparents. I had to prepare myself and went out for sensitization. I had to take a cab to the area where I was to do my sensitization. During the sensitization I had to used cardboard papers, and demonstrate, and equally do some writing to paste in the community.
After the sensitization, the hectic part of the day began. I had to join other parents in the market to buy some school needs for my daughter. When I arrived at the market, I had to buy some toiletries before going for her school needs.
By 3:00pm, I had to go now to where to buy her stuffs. It was so hectic as I was not feeling strong but had no choice. I could not as well get all the stuffs from one single shop. I had to move around for a while. What caught my attention was the number of exercise books for a first grade. To me, this is not good as I can imagine how heavy her backpack gonna weigh her down. Imagine a first grade having 15 exercise books, and 10 textbooks. I paid for the text books and are still in school. I will prefer the books be kept in school but when I propose, the head mistress rejected the proposal.
By 4:00pm, it was seriously raining and I had no choice to come back home under the rain. When I arrived home, I had to arrange everything in order as you can see part I put in the refrigerator.
After I finished arranging everything, I was feeling cold, I’m sure is as a result of the rain I walked under. I had to harvest lemon grass, boiled it with lemon, and then included natural sweetener (honey) and drank it hot.
After taking it, I felt a little bit better, took my bath, and my husband heated food. We ate together, watch a movie, and call it a day. Thanks for reading through and do not forget to hit the comment section, and upvote and resteem.
Your sensitivity for equity is quite commendable. The use of power has not been understood by many, and as my mentor would always say, "when the purpose of a thing is not known, the abuse is inevitable" you did a great job sensitizing on the subject and I believe those who gave a listening ear are benefitting from it.
Sorry for the stress you went through. The responsibilities of parents are sometimes too demanding, you always have to put the child first before yourself. Walking under the rain !!! That's rough play for a lady like you.
This one took me back to my primary school 15years ago when I was in primary 6. I was short from primary 3 because of the huge amount of books and textbooks in my backpack. Meanwhile in a day we could use only 3 of them.
Perhaps if the headmistress could offer another solution let's say bringing forth a timetable to be respected then it would've been of great help.
Sorry for your fever, I'm happy you could go back safely and have some natural medication before spending time with your hubby.
Sorry for the very long comment, it's the effect of writing so we'll that i couldn't help it😅
Thanks for sharing your day, God bless you ♥️
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You can comment for Africa 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Thanks for the compliments. At times when you make a proposal administration seems to give a deaf ear but with time they will implement it. Now they have decided to create lockers in the class, and all the books and kept in school.
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😂😂😂😂 commenting is my hobby😂😂
Thank God they created an alternative 😁
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