[LN] Tough Job

Being a single mother is a tough job because I have to play both parts, to be a father and, on the other hand, a mother. In the house it is not easy to raise two boys on my own. But anyway I have to be strong and show my responsibility as a mother. I never thought that life would be as hard as it is now and I have to see that my two precious sons get something to eat at the end of the day.

Being an advert salesperson brings a lot of challenges in my life. I'm such a busy woman, sometimes I have to spend all day on the street in Acornhoek knocking door to door. It is very tough, and when I get back home sometimes it is 5:30pm. I have to cook, clean the house and bathe. Sometimes I wake to find myself sleeping on my couch holding a plate of porridge in the middle of the night not realizing that I am supposed to be in bed. I wake up at 4:30am everyday to help my little boy to go to school.

(Above: is my youngest son eating cereal in bed. He is so tired!)

I have to wake him up at 5 from Monday to Friday and it is still too early for him to wake up, but because I have to leave for my job, he has to. Sometimes we fight because after giving him a bath I dress him in his school uniform and at the same time I prepare our breakfast and my lunch too. Sometimes he tells me that he still wants to sleep. Then I bathe myself and rush to get a taxi to Acornhoek. I have to be sure that I'm in the taxi station at 6:30 because the bus leaves at 7.


(Above: My oldest son finishing his homework in the morning.)

I am a strong woman, as I know myself to be. I'm not shy and I'm very proud of myself in the field while selling ads. I meet different kinds of people. Some people are friendly but others are not. I know I have to be patient because selling ads is not an easy job. But I know how to handle the entire situation because I'm a businesswoman. For four years I've been running my tuck shop, a shop in my house where I sell snacks to neighbors. I wish my tuck shop could grow into a big supermarket. I can spend the whole week begging people and asking for their money to advertise. Some people are rude to me, but I don't mind because I know people are not the same. I feel like a coward or a loser when I fail to bring money into the office and have to admit that people disappointed me. I hope that next time people will change their minds by knowing that advertising in the Amazwi Villager is best for them, because if people can advertise it will be easier for them to be known by the community.


(Above: Here I am selling an ad to a local gospel singer.)