Dear nairalanders

I have come to discover that it is an indisputable fact that for one who is from a poor family to make it to the top is a very challenging one especially if the individual Is the only bread winner of the family coupled maybe with the fact that he is the firstborn child of such a family with siblings to take care of.

It has made so many people not to actually make progress early because they would want to help make their younger ones to attain some progress and to also cater some family needs which most people see as the responsibility of theirs, I mean the elder ones in the family.

It takes some level of determination and resolution from the individual in question to really make breakthrough under such and really get a footing in life, coupled also with the grace of God, other than that such an individual from such home will be so grounded and limited and at the end may not attain to the height he hopes for himself because he tries to help and cater for others from his family or are his relatives or siblings.

I am not saying that one cannot help or do some things for his siblings,relatives or family but to totally abandon your own dreams and all just because you are a firstborn and you have siblings and family to cater for is a NO from me, this has made the first sons from poor homes remain somehow stagnated and not making great result in life.

My dear just do the ones you can, but never ever take because you want to please famiy and you abandon your own dreams in life, I know it maybe look like somehow to you but know this that doing the right thing is better than doing the nice things.

Don't just allow that.

©Theopneustos

Eeyah🥲

Whether you're the first child or last or whatever your position is, or family social class, just make sure you focus more on yourself and support your family in your own little way. Don't bear the burden of the family. It's not yours to bear!