ONE Mother’s Day, three years ago, when the media had carried photographs of babies born on that day, Ms Kim Peters and her twin daughters were featured.

Being very proud of her ‘babies’, she decided to pop in at the Chronicle with a photograph of the girls, Akaila and Akela, “to show how big they have grown,” and we couldn’t resist the outpouring of admiration when she showed us the photograph. The girls are stunning!

The identical twins will be three years old come May 16, but their photograph was taken when their mother had just given birth to them at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Birthmarks on one may serve to set them apart, but their mother does not need those to distinguish them; she can tell who is who, because she is in their company each day, and, of course, she is their mother!

“They are playful, joyful and helpful in so many ways,” their proud mother said of them.

Originally from Kimbia in the Berbice River, Mrs Peters now lives at Grove, East Bank Demerara. She said she also plays the father’s role in the girls’ lives because their dad seems uninterested in them. He has moved on with his life, she said, and wouldn’t even call to hear their voices.

“I am a single parent and (am) bringing them up without a father. It’s like (I am) doing a man’s job and a woman’s. I still have a woman’s job at home to do, apart from working all day. There is no one there to assist (me) in guiding them,” she expressed. Mrs. Peters has two other, older daughters, and is hoping for the best for all her children. She is doing her best to care for them.

“Being a mother is about showing love and taking care of serious responsibilities. Sometimes I feel so tired, but I have to continue, because I have the girls to look after,” she said.