A Nigerian man has taken to a Facebook influencer’s page, Amanda Chisom, to narrate how he has been neglected by his wife for many years while raising their children, after he sponsored her to study abroad with a loan. The man opted to not reveal his name and told his story to Facebook influencer Amanda Chisom, who posted it on her social media page.
The man narrated with provocation and great disappointment, advising people to think twice before borrowing to fund somebody’s dream. He said, “I will keep saying this! Anybody who tells you to borrow to fund their dream does not have your interest at heart! Borrow to fund Japa. Borrow to fund wedding. Borrow to fund anything. Bigger Japanese flag! Amanda Chisom echoed the sentiment and reacted to the man’s situation.
This man revealed that over four years ago, his wife had left for studies, but since then, she had cut off communication with the man himself and their two kids, who are now eight and ten years old, fully. It was seen how the emotional toll was going high because the man had been living with their daughters alone and struggling under the weight of the burden put on him by the loan he had secured for the sake of his wife’s migration.
He said, “I sponsored my wife to study abroad, only for her to get there and not contact me or the kids for more than four years now. I am now a single father of two girls, aged eight and ten. I sponsored her happily and repaid the loan for 22 months. It is very unfortunate to see the situation degenerate this way. I believe that it is better for family to stick together, and that the financial sacrifice should not equate to desertion.
He added that whilst his wife was away, he had to move his mother from Ogun State to Lagos where he later stayed with his two daughters to take care of them. The story of the man above, therefore epitomizes the emotional and pragmatic upheaval of aiding a partner’s ambition at a great personal and financial sacrifice only for one to be dumped.
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