Yoruba actress Mo Bimpe has opened up about a painful period in her life, revealing that she was once left out of baby showers, naming ceremonies and children’s birthday celebrations because she did not have a child at the time.
The actress shared her experience in a video posted on her Instagram page, where she became emotional while reflecting on how she felt during that period.
According to Mo Bimpe, she would sometimes cry because she felt she had nothing to celebrate or a child to talk about, despite genuinely loving children and wanting to share in the happiness of people around her.
She explained that she later discovered that some people had deliberately excluded her from events involving children because she was not a mother.
Mo Bimpe said: “A few months ago, I would never have imagined writing this. Last night, as I returned home from celebrating baby Rakeem, I got emotional. Not because of the party itself, but because it reminded me of a difficult season.
“There was a time when I wasn’t invited to baby showers, naming ceremonies, children’s birthdays, or anything related to kids. Sometimes, these were people I knew personally.
“People I laughed with, worked with, and genuinely cared about. I remember wondering what I had done wrong. Later, I found out that some people intentionally left me out because I didn’t have children. At the time, it hurt deeply.
“Not because I wanted pity, but because I loved children. I wanted to celebrate with people. I wanted to share in their joy. What many people don’t realise is that struggling to conceive is already hard enough. The waiting is hard. The questions are hard. The insults are hard. The silent prayers are hard.
“Please don’t make it harder by excluding people. A woman without a child is not less deserving of love, friendship, inclusion, or celebration. Invite her. Love her. Celebrate with her. You never truly know what someone is carrying behind their smile.”
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