Saturday 4th, August rolled along and finally I got an opportunity to have my own Radio Show! My mum would have been proud... I will never forget that memory of when I got a serious beating by my mother. I couldn't understand why at the time, I was really confused. I didn't hurt my siblings, break anything in the house, talk back nor did I not follow my mother's instructions. I just had a passion for music and entertainment.
So what happened was....My mum had two of her friends visiting the house and they asked the common questions that we still ask today of a child of 10 years old "What do you want to do when you grow up?...If only my mum guided me with her squinted eye or twisted mouth I think I would have got the hint, to say nothing or go into the other room upstairs.
But I didn't and joyfully answered with my buck finger sucking teeth "I want to be a Radio DJ, Hairdresser and a Dressmaker like my mum". Whaaaaaaaaaaat! Eiiiiii! Who told me to talk about my mum's business and who told me to mention anything other than a Doctor, Lawyer or Teacher. These are the only professions that Ghanaian parents approve of for their children. After all they did not go abroad for nothing, even if they have to hustle to get theirs.
Now passion decades later comes to fruition; 2 out of 3 - Hairdressing/Cosmetology & DJ. Eiiiiii if only my mum was still alive to hear me on not any station but a Ghana Community Station...I know she'll be vely (very) proud of me despite her lack of support of my childhood dreams. I think I'll play some Beres Hammond and Daddy Lumba, some of her favorite artists.
Right now I'm laughing because as I write this I realize that tomorrow is my first day of returning to full-time education since doing my BA in Social Science/Social Work. My mum was proud to tell her friends that her daughter is a Social Worker. Though I loved this profession I still had a love for doing make-up on myself as well as others. Receiving compliments for my make-up when I didn't know what I was doing demonstrated that I had a gift for it. So it was easy for me to fall in love with the Mary Kay products and business. Now is the time that I embark on the challenge of studying, working and balancing everything else all at the same time. I love it all!
However I wonder what my life would have been like if I followed my passion and dreams earlier on...hmmmm
It's tough being a parent, I know that now....having five sons of my own. Of course we want only the best for them...we may not understand or agree with their dreams but as long as we are encouraging them to be the best that they can be, I am confident that destiny will eventually find them.
