A Nigerian layer, simply identified as Amara, has narrated how she waited for 16 years for a child of her own.
The new mother said for years she pretended with her sister’s children because she didn’t want to be pitied or mocked for being childless.
In a series of photos which has since gone viral, the proud mother showed off her new son and said she can’t get over the feeling that she’s now a mother.
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She also showered encomium on her husband adding that he was very supportive and loving all through their waiting period.
She wrote;
“When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.PSA 126 : 1, I still can’t fathom that I’m a MOTHER, I look at my Son steady n say to myself so this is mine? all these years I’ve been using my sisters kids to cover my shame, didn’t want to be pitied.
“I come out strong and fulfilled but in my war room, all I do is cry to God, asking him what I’ve done to deserve this wilderness I’m in, knowing that I got married in my teens…
“The journey of 16 years looked like 16 days coz of this angel I call “Hubby” a man that will take a bullet for me …
“During our wait gave me strength ??and the day we found out we were pregnant, he broke down in tears, for the first time in 16 years I saw my husband cry…”
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