“She Fought Back Tears”: Traffic Officer Shares Pain of Not Being Recognised by Her Kids, SA Moved
- A traffic officer from Wallecedene, near Cape Town, shared her most painful life experience, her children not recognising her efforts as a single parent
- The heartbreaking video was shared on Instagram, attracting a flood of comments from a deeply touched online community
- Social media users were moved, with many sympathising with her pain and assuring her that her children would one day understand her sacrifices
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A traffic officer's emotional video captured the hearts of social media users, as she shared the heartbreak of her children disrespecting her by not recognising her efforts.
The clip, shared on Instagram by @share2connect, went viral, gaining massive views and over 2.5 thousand comments from viewers who felt the mom's pain.
The woman, a 40-year-old traffic officer named Ncediswa Koli, was asked in a video what the most painful thing that had ever happened to her was. She responded by saying it was giving birth to her three children, aged 21, 17, and 15, raising them, and having them not recognise her as a mother. Looking emotional, she said it was painful, adding that she tried her best to take care of them single-handedly.
The mom bears the pain of raising kids alone
She added that her children did not even understand how she wakes up every day, stands in the rain and in windy conditions, just to provide for them. When asked if that made her feel unloved, she said she feels something more than that, saying she has anger and pain inside. Ncediswa blamed herself, saying maybe she was a bad mother.
When asked if she feels like she's a bad mother, she said yes, she does, adding that if she were a good mother, maybe one of her children would recognise her efforts. She ended by saying that the biggest pain was waking up every day, wondering where she went wrong and not knowing how to fix it.
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SA reacts with sympathy to the post
The comments section was filled with reactions from social media users who were deeply touched. Many expressed how broken-hearted they were, seeing the mom say those things. Some said the kids were probably misdirecting their anger towards their father to their mother, assuring her that they would grow to see her sacrifices and worth. Others noted how she fought so hard not to shed a tear, wondering how she was when alone, going through the emotions.
User @ke_tshepiso said:
"Don't worry, mom, kids tend to project father wounds on the parent who stayed. Life will open their eyes. They are still young."
User @nsimbi001 shared:
"She fought back her tears so hard."
User @smithbryanzola7 added:
"I'm so sorry, mom! I'm not your son, but I love you. And also know that, even if your children don’t recognise your love today, know that you remain a precious and honoured mother in God’s eyes. Nothing can erase the beauty of your heart and the value of what you have sown."
User @yvonne_chakachaka commented:
"Wow! Sisi, I feel for you. ❤️ Continue loving them, they are your children. Remember, children are not yours; they come through you. They are a gift from GOD. You cannot live their lives ❤️🙏🏾."
User @mildred.mbonjani shared:
"Mama's voice and eyes carry sadness 😢."
User @ladyjustice_j sad:
"You are a good mama. Sending you a thousand hugs, darling."
Watch the Instagram video below:
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