The rate at which “Team Mafisi” members are approaching prominent older women is at an all-time high. We are not even sure if it’s because the economy is unforgiving or maybe the boychild is becoming more ambitious.
Barely a fortnight after Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo told off a young suitor, it has emerged that media personality Julie Gichuru has also been propositioned by a young man for a clandestine affair.
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The former Citizen TV news presenter is without a doubt one of the most enchanting journalists to ever grace Kenyan TV, and it is unsurprising that she must have her fair share of romantic suitors.
One of her suitors, however, missed the mark by far after approaching the married mother of five with a toyboy offer.
In response to the young man, Julie took her time to school the young man about underselling himself in an open letter she posted on her social.
She wrote:
Dear Sir
Thank you for taking the time to share a comment on my platform. Allow me first to clarify that my name is Julie, not Judy.
I felt motivated to respond to your comment because you say you are working hard hustling in Qatar. I congratulate you for your effort. I also noted that you seemed to offer or suggest that you are available as a ‘toy boy’, allow me to say that’s not my thing, not at all. I am happily married to a Simba and by the grace of God we shall grow old together.
While I do not judge your apparent willingness to be a ‘toy boy’ allow me to speak to you as a mother would to her son. We all start somewhere, very few are born at the top. Indeed, out of the few that are born at the top, many end up at the bottom if they cannot work hard and work smart. You are therefore underselling yourself and demeaning your own value through derogatory references to your ‘status’. You are a hard-working man, stand tall with your back straight and your head held high. Have pride in yourself. Focus your heart and mind on your goal and step by step, work towards it. There is no shame in hustling, I worked three jobs at one time in University, one of those jobs was literally hard labour, a twelve hour overnight shift in a baking factory. Indeed, there is no shame in your hustle, maisha ‘ni kujipanga my fren’. Fanya kazi kwa bidii, and take pride in that.
Embrace and understand your value and stop offering yourself to women you really don’t know, and underselling yourself while you are at it. Take pride in who you are, make a plan and then live knowing that each and every person is special, is worthy, is of value because each of us are made in the image of the Almighty and HE knows YOUR name!
I wish you all the best on your journey of life,
Blessings,
Julie Gathoni Sumira wa Gichuru
PS: Please, do learn to punctuate. It will be of great help should you need to communicate with potential employers, business partners etc.
