Nollywood actress and mother of three,
Mercy Johnson has said those criticizing
her for ‘rushing’ to birth her children her
people who do not have direction in life
yet. She said she had always dreamed of
having four children and when it is time
for a woman to get married, she does just
that.
She says it all in this interview:
“I feel that when you haven’t gone through
life and you don’t have a bearing in life,
that’s when you see certain decisions as
unreasonable. Most of these people who
make these statements have not even
realised what they want to do with their
lives yet.
“I had planned my life right from when I
was growing up. I arranged my life the
way I wanted it to go. And that is why
even when I was at the peak of my career
and marriage came, I grabbed it because I
know age keeps going and time waits for
no one.
“It means that I can have all of my four
kids and then still get back to shape and
come back to what I love to do. So I am
not going to say things like, ‘I don’t want
to have kids yet’ or ‘I am not going to get
married and I want to keep acting
because the young shall always grow’, you
are not going to be number one forever.
That is why when it is time for you to do
something, you do it. Yoruba will always
say in their prayers that when the time for
a child to talk has come, by the grace of
God, she will talk. When it’s time to go to
school, he will go to school. That’s what
I’m trying to do. I want to define my life in
a way my daughter will want to define her
own life,” she said.
She further explained how she has been
able to joggle her career, motherhood and
marriage.
“I think what has got me this far is placing
my decisions on a scale of preference. I
love what I do, I adore my husband, I
adore my kids, so every time I have to
make a decision, I pick which is more
important, and I start from there. I
understand the home front is more
important so I manage my home and
create time to do what I have to do. I
think that has helped me get this far,” she
said.
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