My Biggest Fear Would Be My Kids Going Through What I Went Through- Mercy Johnson
Mercy Johnson Okojie has spoken up about her anxieties as a mother and motherhood in general.
Speaking on the latest episode of Mercy’s Menu’, her cooking show, she said she grew up feeling empty and having no sense of direction.
She added that, because she is a protective mother, her children come first on her list of priorities in life. She admitted that she had a really horrible childhood and that she had no one to wipe her tears or feed her because she was poor.
The veteran and versatile actress said she works so hard to prevent any of her children from suffering because of her own experience. She said;
“Hmm. So I saw this quote online, let me start from there. The quote said ‘Overprotective moms are like girls who grew up without being protected’ and that meant something.
“So one of my biggest fears would be my kids going through what I went through. That emptiness and that no sense of direction. So like I always say, my life is like a scale of preference and they come first before every other thing.
“Cause as a child, I suffered so much and I remember crying with nobody to clean my eyes. I can define hunger because I know it. I can define abuse so it is a feeling I don’t want any child, not the one that came from me, to go through. My past is the reason why I am very protective of my kids basically.”
Source – Tru News Report
