My Childhood Web

Hey there, Its week 3!
I am excited to talk about my childhood and a few people in my support system.I come from a very big family. I have two grandmothers, one maternal grandfather, five Uncles and three Aunties whose children also have children. I am the first of four children in my nuclear family. All my family members care about me and were a part of my childhood; both extended and nuclear. A few who cared, nurtured and influenced me are as follows:

Engr Abayomi Akinsola is a Biomedical Engineer and he is my Father. He cared and nurtured me. I remember that my dad like I fondly call him used to take me out to restaurants. Every new one in town was our next stop the following weekend. My love for food and cooking hobby. My dad took me on dates to restaurants not because the food was more delicious at home; he used to say that "I am taking you out to places so that no boy will take advantage of you, the food is good, restaurants are great, but that should not determine your likeness for a boy. I hope you will do the same for your children" He taught me confidence, independence and the value of money.

Mrs Oluyinka Akinsola. She is a business woman and she is my Mother. She was a stay at home mom till I was a teenager. She taught me about responsibility (by assigning house chores), self-control, about the bible (by reading bible stories to me everyday), and she taught me about being a lady of substance. She used to say that she did not have much to offe me other than the bible, its the way she knew how to get by daily. She would say repeatedly to me "Wisdom is the principal thing" In everything I do she believed that wisdom made the difference, she drew my attention to religion as a way of life.

Mrs Loko, she was my lesson teacher/ home tutor. When my class teacher saw a dull girl, Mrs Loko saw intelligence, I didnot believe that I could get good grades till I met her. She paid attention to me, encouraged me, told me stosies about her childhood to make me laugh. She helped me to work on my spoken English and taught me to stand out and be more confident in my ability to succeed as a child. I owe my ability to be academically sound and confident to her.

Mrs Aina Akinsola is a retired midwife and farmer she is my Paternal grandmother who kept me rooted in my culture. She spoke my local dialect to me, taught me songs, and showed me traditional attires and how they are worn. I remember enjoying her company; I still do because I visit her every week.

Mr Samuel Odunola is a retired Civil Servant. He is my Maternal Grandfather. He used to get me notebooks, Biro and pencil at the beginning of every school session. He encouraged my writing skills. He used to check  my report card and encourage me to try better in the subjects that had low scores. Education to him was an important legacy that he wanted his female grandchildren to have because most of the women in that side of my family were not educated.
Their influences still impacts my life because culture, religion, and education
 are important to me. My social life has a balance, I know that I deserve the best from any man because of my dad. I do not allow any treatment from a man that is less than the best and I have not yet been easily deceived or taken advantage of.
Here are pictures of some of my family members:

Myself and my Paternal Grandmother

Myself and my Aunt Toyin

My mother and immediate younger sister on her 50th birthday last year.

The second is myself and Aunty Mummy as we fondly call her (will tell you the history behind the name someday) She is Omolola.

Myself as a kid with my Paternal Grandmother

Myself and my Maternal Grandmother.

Myself and my immediate younger sister Omololami in a Yoruba attire bought by my Paternal Grandmother

My youngest sister Pelumi and only brother Ifihan who is the last born.

Myself and My Father

Myself, my Maternal Grandmother and my Mother respectively.

Myself, My Maternal Grandfather and Omololami my immediate younger sister.

This is just a part of my childhood web.I am also the first Grand-child of my Maternal grandparents'. My uncles are hardly around because they are busy University Professors and Doctors for pictures but after an upcoming family reunion I hope to get pictures taken with them so I can share.