Amakove explains it this way
FOR THE ADVENTURE OF BEING ALIVE…
You need a man who will love you…
What will your children think…
You are embarrassing us…
You won’t get that position in public service…
I am praying for you…
This is for the bedroom not for public consumption…
Are you okay…
Hey, our date is long overdue…
The internet never forgets…
No. I did not want the internet to forget. I wanted to shatter it. I did it with the full conscience that the internet will not forget. And yes, I will still apply for those jobs. And yes, I showed my children all the photos including many that were not put up. We had a discussion, same way we discuss many things with regards to sexuality. They were more interested in the dog to be honest.
And yes, some people feel I embarrass them, but hey, they are stuck with me unfortunately.
And no, don’t pray for me. Your knees will get sore for sure.
And no, we won’t have a date just because you enjoyed my pictures.
I could go on and on but what intrigued me for sure was the assumption that if I had a good man to love me then I wouldn’t have pulled such a move. You see, a good man would love me so “hard” that I wouldn’t see the need to take boudoir shots and worse still put them up for public display. In fact, going by the discussions I had on my social media platform, a good man would “never” allow his partner or any of his close relatives to pull such a move. So yes, I need a good man, according to many. General assumption here being that I do not have a man in my life. Secondly, that I need permission from a man to do anything with my body. Third assumption, only a man can love a woman (but society is not ready for this so let’s pack it for now, shall we?)
So the big question begets, why did you do it? One, why take a bodouir shoot and secondly, why post it publicly? You want to know the truth? Truth is, because I can. There isn’t any philosophical reason to it. Of course celebrating my 40th year contributed to but for the most part it was because I wanted to and I did. Same applies to many other things I do in my life…like driving to the Maasai Mara alone with 5 children in a very low car and through the wilderness (read about it in my blog), or applying for Director of Medical Services position a decade ago with only a few years’ experience because I was fed up with the system and wanted to change it myself. Or when I publicly announced that I was getting a divorce after many years of putting up an appearance from society’s pressures. Or when I said I have taken a break from church last year because of the bile I witnessed “good Church-going Christians” spew over each other on social media during the election period and when I couldn’t reconcile our leaders issuing instructions to kill innocent members of the public and then praying on Sundays… The list goes on. I simply don’t conform for the sake of keeping the peace. I am a free spirit. I have accepted that. I tell anybody who cares to listen that they too should accept me as I am. It makes it so much easier for them.
But it’s all not negative. I was pleasantly surprised to get other messages too…
Amakove, you’ve given me hope to believe that I am beautiful too. That I don’t have to have the perfect figure to rock my body…
I love what you’ve done. You’ve given many women the belief that you do not need a man to celebrate you…
I find the pictures very tastefully done. They are sensual but not crude. Your photographer is certainly very skilled…
You have given me some fantastic ideas to spice up my sex life and also to appreciate my body just the way it is! Thanks doc!
Wow! Doc, you are such an inspiration to many women. Thank you for giving women in their 40’s a new high in confidence! I love the photoshoot!
You are BOLD!
I love your conquering, dare-devil spirit.
YOLO
So is Amakove crazy? By society’s standards, yes. A resounding yes. If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree…
But I leave you with this quote;
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for – and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool – for love – for your dreams – for the adventure of being alive.” – Oriah, Mountain Dreamer
Allow me to appreciate the team that took all of 6 hours to do the photo shoot;
Rich Studios Africa for the skilled photography.
Ginene and Zanta Adeyde for the jewellery
Enchante for their lingerie
Nzuri Luxury Homes for the setting.