In a display of determination and perseverance, former Miss South Africa Ntandoyenkosi Kunene graduated with an MBA degree from the University of Witwatersrand on Thursday. The proud former beauty queen took to social media to celebrate her achievement.
Ntando’s Celebration
Ntando shared a quote by Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth to express her feelings about her accomplishment. “Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out. Not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years. And working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it is a marathon, not a sprint,” she wrote.
She concluded her post by saying that “yesterday was magical.”
Ntando’s Struggle with Mom Guilt
In 2021, after enrolling to further her studies, Ntando admitted to feeling guilty about being a mom. “Another thing we don’t talk about is mom guilt. I had to work on that when the year started. Now it’s much better. I don’t feel as guilty, but when I was still adjusting to going back to school, working, and the other stuff that I do, and also just being a present mother, it has been hard, but it is much better now,” she said.
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How Ntando Copes with Mom Guilt
Ntando shared that she copes with the guilt by prioritizing spending quality time with her son and striving for balance between home, school, and work. “I feel better. I make more time to be with Oyinkosi, even if sometimes it’s just him coming into my study, and he can do whatever he does as much as I am still working, but he’s about and he’s there. Sometimes when I come downstairs, he is going to say, ‘Mommy go study’. Sometimes I feel bad. I am like, ‘Is that how you know me now?’” she said.