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The Father Of 26 Children Who's Helping to Preach Birth Control by alabosian(m): 12:29pm On Sep 20, 2014 |
But it is hard to imagine Kouayou Kouayou with a broom in his hand or a pot on his head. He is something of a celebrity in Sakassou, a small community of farmers, deep in the heart of the country. I'm told he's the spiritual healer, some even call him "The Prophet". Kouayou Kouayou, also known as "The Prophet" He is holding court on a raised platform outside his house and orders me to sit down next to him. Kouayou is youthful looking, with just a hint of grey, despite fathering 26 children with four wives. "In our culture the more children you have, the richer and more prestigious you are and I have the record number in the village," he tells me. Despite his exalted status, Kouayou wears an orange T- shirt because he too has been sent back to the classroom. Now surrounded by his super-size family, he's trying to persuade fellow husbands not to follow his example. "If you space the babies, they are born healthier and it is better for the women," he says. But Madame Ba, who works for the United Nations Population Fund, tells me birth control was a hard sell at first. "Some men worry contraception might make their wives sterile," she says. "I explain that a woman is like a mango tree - it bears fruit and then it has a resting period. A wife needs to have time to look after her new baby and to stay beautiful for her husband. If she gets worn out too quickly he will go and get himself another woman. "Other husbands are incredibly suspicious of birth control - they think their wives will use it as an excuse to go have fun with other men and since they won't fall pregnant afterwards nobody will find out. We explain that's not what contraception is about." Her words remind me of a classic comedy actually called The School for Husbands by the 17th Century playwright Moliere. The plot revolves around a pathologically jealous man who tries to force a young woman to love him and it ends with the lines: "If any husband is a churlish fool / This is the place to send him - to our school!" http://m.bbc.com/news/magazine-29258844
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Re: The Father Of 26 Children Who's Helping to Preach Birth Control by Coldfeet(f): 12:43pm On Sep 20, 2014 |
I don't understand what the op is saying can somburry help? |
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