Widow Emotional as Daughters Retire Her With Salary Promise, Video Trends: "Now, She Can Rest"
- A Nigerian widow who spent over two decades raising five children alone and taking loans to survive finally broke down in tears when her daughters told her to stop working
- For 22 years, the mother juggled multiple jobs, endured harassment from lenders, and even built a small drinks business while singlehandedly carrying the weight of her family
- The emotional decision to retire their mother came after a hospital visit showed she was hypertensive, pushing her daughters to step in and ensure she could finally rest
A Nigerian widow burst into tears of joy after working for 22 years to raise her five children, often taking loans to feed them. The children she laboured to raise told her to stop working and retire, promising to pay her a monthly salary henceforth.
This was contained in a video that has gained attention on social media. In the clip, the woman spoke from the heart while shedding tears.
Source: TikTok
Widow weeps as daughters retire her
The video carried a description and caption that explained the touching event in detail. It mentioned that the woman, a mother of five, has been a widow for decades and the only one responsible for the children’s upbringing.
She took loans and worked multiple jobs just to ensure her family survived. Now that her children are grown, they asked her to stop working, promising to pay her a monthly salary.
According to one of the daughters who shared the post on TikTok, the decision came after their mother was recently taken to the hospital for a checkup. Doctors discovered that she was hypertensive, and this scared the children into making the retirement decision.
Source: TikTok
The user, @triplets__delesafa, documented the story in the captions displayed in the video.
The caption read:
"For the past 22 years, our mum has been a widow, working 9-5 job every single day to take care of 5 children. Her income still wasn’t enough, so she sold food, jewelry, snacks on the side to provide for us. But it still wasn’t enough because we’re six in total, so her last resort was taking loans.
"Our mum borrowed so much to the extent that she was often harassed.
"We all grew up and started making money, but our mum kept working her 9-5 office job because she’s a hustler and even built an office for herself where she supplies almost 1000 bottles of drinks per week.
"This week, our mum fell really sick, and when we went to the hospital, they told her she was hypertensive. We were all really scared.
"She wanted to go back to work, but our older sister told her not to and that she should retire and all will be handled.
"Now she can rest and focus on her business while we handle her salary."
A further description attached to the post gave deeper insight into the family’s feelings:
"For years, we watched our single mum carry the weight of the world on her shoulders just so we never lacked. She worked tirelessly, sacrificed endlessly, and gave us a life built on love and strength. Today, with grateful hearts, we finally give her what she truly deserves rest.
"No more sleepless nights to provide. Today, we retire our mother, our hero, our everything. This is for every tear she wiped away, every meal she made with little, every dream she put on hold for ours. Mum, you can finally exhale. You’ve done more than enough.
"Our mum also has a drink business, please do well to patronize her."
As the post made its way online, concerned individuals stormed the comment section to share their thoughts and commend the woman.
Reactions as daughters retire mum
SOIBI said:
"God bless you Tobi and to all your sisters."
Triplets shared:
"A special thank you to our Big sister for making this possible."
Keepingupwithme said:
"And some will say daughters are not children."
Heiress Smith added:
"Imagine raising 3kids alone ah she deserves the world."
Double Ds Twins stated:
"This is so beautiful."
..femininehygienecare stated:
"I don cry tire today,first was for Imisi and now this."
Sassyzoma shared:
"My mom will rejoice over me like this someda."
Reagan wrote:
"Then society will also make it look as if children only belong to men and mothers don’t benefit from the children they give birth too x
RawHairbyWendy stated:
"This was the year we said we’ll retire our mum but she died this year. LIFE."
Omalicha stated:
"My mom could not even wait."
Christabel shared:
"This is so beautiful God bless you all."
Mercy added:
"She is the only one that knows what she went through This will be my mum testimony too."
ENNY’S HAIR/ FUOYE BRAIDER stated:
"One day I’ll do this for my mom."
Perfume Vendor In Lekki Lagos wrote:
" Can’t wait to do this for my mom."
PRO DESIGNER IN IDIMU (LAGOS) noted:
"Manifesting this for me to my mum soon."
NIKE wrote:
"I literally just cried."
jemiqueen40 shared:
"My mum will cry soon but definitely tears of joy inshallah."
Daniella stressed:
"I literally cried…. This will be me soon to my mum, that woman deserves the world!! She has suffered."
Oluwasinaayomi added:
"This made me so teary?"
Tavershima shared:
"I will also do this for my mom,Amen."
joy said:
"May my mother leave long to witness this cause ahhhhhhhh ahhhhh mehn I really cried watching this."
d_jpmstore noted:
"Me too my mom someday,that woman has done alot for me ."
bolu wrote:
"This will be my mums testimony soon too. This is so beautiful."
Marvel said:
"I wish i can do this for my mum later in the future but she’s no more."
Pastor builds house for 72-year-old widow
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a Nigerian female pastor, Juliet Olele, touched hearts after building a house for a 72-year-old widow abandoned by her son. Through her Comforter's Hand of Care Foundation, Pastor Olele first visited the woman in her dilapidated home and promised to build her a new one.
The widow was full of joy when the promise was fulfilled, and Pastor Olele also gifted her cash from a foundation partner. Many social media users praised the pastor’s kind gesture, with some highlighting her mission to put smiles on the faces of widows and the less privileged.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
