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Lawyer recounts how he lost his mom to Christmas day banger

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A Nigerian lawyer has taken to social media to recount how he lost his mother on this day 19 years ago.

Jerry Chiemeke in a thread of tweets via his Twitter handle @J_Chiemeke on Wednesday morning shared the story of how the Christmas celebration of some random guys in his neighbourhood in 2000 left his family in pains.

He said while members of his family were in their home in Warri, Delta State, some unknown men threw crackers into their compound and the sound threw her late mom into shock she never recover from.

She died the next day, Chiemeke said.

He wrote:

“On this day nineteen years ago, some random guy threw Christmas crackers into our compound in Warri. My mother, rather hypertensive, went into shock & ran short of breath. She was taken to the hospital. By 4.25am she was pronounced dead. Merry Christmas, mom.

“The jollof rice she made before she passed on was never eaten. I practically don’t eat jollof on December 25. I don’t care much for decors either. This is not about grieving anyways, this is just deep reflection. I guess everything changed that day, even if I don’t admit it.

“Well, I’m done running from the need to fully process the grief, I’m done looking for her in older women, & I’m glad I didn’t use her passing as an excuse to be an asshole. I didn’t turn out badly, but who knows what would have been? Hopefully she has new friends over there.

“Sometimes I imagine it’s still Dec 24, 2000 and my entire life so far is a vision of the future and she’s threatening not to give me Christmas salad if I don’t know the dishes, but I guess that’s how bargaining as a stage of grief looks like. Should have washed those plates.

“This thread is not to draw any kind of pity. I fucking winged the life without her, I’m good. It’s just reflection. When y’all talk about your moms praying for you, when IG comedians do skits, I can’t relate, sadly. But 28 is too old to whine. She wasn’t here, deal with it.

“Treasure what you got. Pick your mother’s calls, understand that sometimes her overbearing nature is out of love. I envy those with mothers who hound them with BCs & complain about their social media photos. My dad’s wife is aiit, but what ain’t yours ain’t yours. We move.”

 

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