Manmie Yayi fut á la fois une mère, une conseillère, et une amie. Si vous n’aviez pas eu une raclée de sapates de la part de manmie,  c’est parce que vous n’aviez jamais joué au pocket ou bien vous n’aviez jamais fait de la bagarre en sa presence.  De retour en Haiti après mon mariage, j’ai ete voir Yayi, puis elle m’a dit ceci:” Martha ou hypocrite, ou mariyé ou pa menm invitém. Sé nan bouch moun mwen konn sa.”  Ces genres de conversation prouvent bien que manmie Yayi  colle bien  á ma peau. Elle s’est coiffée tantot du chapeau de la mère tantot de celui de la copine. Elle restera toujours gravée dans mon coeur.

My grandmother was no one to be played with! One of her favorite phrases to tell us growing up was “Mwen! Marianie Simon! C mwen’k manman manman’w oui!” Despite her stern tough love nature, she was caring and always wanted the best for you. She was a fountain of knowledge and guidance. There honestly will be no other presence like hers, and she will be greatly missed. I was with her up until her dying moments and I hope that she is proud of me and everyone else and will continue to watch over and guide us through life.

There are not too many women whose presence looms larger in my childhood and subsequent adulthood memories more than YAYI! This no-nonsense, witty, proud, badass woman showed us all the future generation of women how to be capable, to hold our own in a world determined to convince us at times that we were not enough. We, best friends of her beloved daughter Carie, first, feared her (no Haitian mother could instill more fear into you than this woman!); then later as we became adults, we learned to love,  respect and admire this fierce warrior and role model. YAYI, 96 years do not seem enough as there was always so much life in you.  Your indomitable spirit will never extinguish as we will carry it in us always. Thank you for gracing us with your presence and being part of our journey. 

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