There lived a family of five. The parents, Bosede and Oladayo, and their three children, Timmy, Sunday, and Tolu. They lived in a beautiful house with a white picket fence, surrounded by a well-manicured garden. On the surface, they seemed like the perfect family, but the reality was far from it. Bosede and Oladayo’s marriage was on the rocks. They had been fighting for years, mostly about money and their different parenting styles. Bosede was a stay-at-home mom who devoted all her time to the children, while Oladayo was a hard-working
man who provided for the family but rarely had time to spend with them. They grew apart and stopped communicating with each other, leading to a constant state of tension in the house.
The children were aware of the tension and felt it every day. Timmy was the eldest, and he often tried to mediate between his parents, but his efforts were in vain. Sunday and Tolu were younger and more sensitive, and they often cried themselves to sleep at night, wishing their parents would love each other again. One day, Oladayo came home late from work, and Bosede was waiting for him in the living room. They got into a heated argument, and Bosede finally snapped, telling Oladayo that she
wanted a divorce. Oladayo was shocked and devastated, but he knew deep down that their marriage was beyond repair. The divorce proceedings were long and painful, and the children were caught in the middle. They had to choose between their parents, and the guilt of doing so weighed heavily on them. Bosede and Oladayo were so focused on their pain that they forgot about their children and how the divorce was affecting them. After the divorce, Bosede moved into a small apartment with the children, while Oladayo stayed in the house. The children visited their father on weekends, but it was never the same as when they lived together as a family. They missed their old home, the garden, and most of all, the happy memories of when their parents were still together. The children grew up, but the pain of their broken home stayed
with them. Timmy became distant and withdrew into himself, Sunday struggled with relationships and trust issues, and Tolu turned to drugs to numb the pain. Bosede and Oladayo tried to make amends and be there for their children, but the damage had already been done. Years passed, and Bosede and Oladayo grew old and realized the mistakes they had made. They wished they had tried harder to save their marriage and be there for their children. It was too
late for them to undo the past, but they could make amends and try to be there for their children in the present. In the end, the children learned to forgive and love their parents, despite their flaws.
They learned that a broken home did not
define them and that they had the strength to overcome the pain and create a new and better future for themselves. they built new memories and made new traditions, and they became a family once again, but this time, they were stronger and more united.
