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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