For
those scolding actress Mercy Johnson for having babies in quick succession,
here is another piece of news—she will soon have another! That makes it four
kids in less than five years!
Not
bothered about critics, the serial award-winning actress said she had charted a
course for her life even before she became famous and she is following her
plans.
“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.
Already,
the actress is back to work after her vacation in the US and she is one of the
cast of the movie, From Freetown, which is written, produced and directed by UK
based director, FD Wuriee.
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