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would let her go to bed early and
probably make your own breakfast
in the morning. What I am simply
saying is that you should learn to
be grateful when your baby is fine
and feeding well. Dirty laundry and
untidy house would not kill you if
she didn’t attend to them. Just don’t
give them unnecessary pressure
that might cost you an emotional
scar that would last a lifetime. It’s
unfortunate in our world today,
jobs define people, but not hu-
manity. Remember, the house help
is the person you speak to when
your job is melting you down. She
will readily understand without
questioning when her salary delays
for two weeks. She is the one who
would always go out of her way to
use her money on groceries on the
assumption that you would eventu-
ally refund her, even when in most
circumstances you don’t. SHE IS A
BEST FRIEND YOU HARDLY
SEE.

er, how easy was it for you? How of- have inbuilt heaters. Therefore, one
ten did the baby cry and you joined has to light up a jiko. Let us also
her in crying? What chores did you consider how long a baby takes to
manage to do? Did you tidy up your feed, especially the poor feeders
house the exact way you instruct who give out those little funny faces.
the house help? Did you go to the Normally, one would try as much as
market with the baby and cook early possible to control the crying baby
so that your husband finds food on so as to discourage the neighbors
the table? Did you work on the dirty from making the baby the talk of
laundry and wash utensils in the the town.
kitchen? Did you cook your favorite
food? Did you wake up at 4:00am Sincerely speaking, you should
or 5:00am to do things before the empathize with the kind of pressure
baby wakes up to preoccupy you? your house help would be going The author is a mentor, trainer and writer bear-
Sometimes a baby cries simply for through. If you knew how many ing adequate experiences in business development
no reason at all. The hardest part of times she cries like you did because
all this is when the baby commenc- the baby is crying as well and she and brand management success.
es feeding. Previously, she was just cannot nurse him as best as you LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/robertmmwangi
breastfeeding, but as she transitions would do, then you would go home
you have to make fruits for her 3 early and help her baby sit your
times a day. Then comes cleaning baby. Perhaps, create room for her
her in a warm room, not forgetting to cook and help with the utensils
that majority of Afrikans do not before you go to sleep. Moreso, you

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