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Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by maclatunji: 12:18pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
Do our parents and elders know better? This story from Didi Nwala has me wondering... When the car drove in that day, I had run to it with all the strength I could muster to meet Mama before the car stopped. I had long anticipated her coming since Olamma’s birth last week. My mother had said she would come for omugwo. I was ecstatic because my mother had told me about my grandma and how she used native hands to nurture children which were more effective beyond what our contemporary time presented. I wanted to be part of this; to learn all I could from grandma. My mother said when I was born, she had come for omugwo too. I hugged Mama and carried the bag she was holding. Source: http://storried.com/grandmas-alarming-baby-care-lesson/ |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by Tenim47(m): 12:29pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
i dnt knw aw to read igbo's story |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by Esthelle(f): 12:34pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwww. That is so superstitious 1 Like |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by Nobody: 12:46pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
Child abuse. 5 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by texanomaly(f): 1:30pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
How could this mother allow this to happen to her child? 6 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by 5minsmadness: 3:23pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
What...i don't get it...was the baby circumcised? |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by maclatunji: 3:32pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
texanomaly: People hold on to many things in the name of culture and tradition. 2 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by EfemenaXY: 3:41pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
I.dio.t! Brainless i.dio.t!! Her daughter was circumcised before her very eyes and she makes st.up.id comments like she'll never fully understand what happened? Did she not care to look between her baby's legs to see what was done to the poor child? Even the comment about the daughter remaining faithful to her husband always speaks for itself. Come, Maclatunji, what sort of nonsense story is this, this early Saturday? 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by crackhaus: 4:02pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
Okay I think I'm lost on this story, EfemenaXY help me out if you will - do they use just cloth and hot water to circumcise now, or am I missing a point in the OP? |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by texanomaly(f): 4:09pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
maclatunji: Some traditions aren't worth upholding. |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by EfemenaXY: 4:23pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
crackhaus: maclatunji: ~ What else do you think was in that bag apart from the ~ What did she need the hot water for? Why was the child screaming even before the rag with hot water was used on her? ~ Why didn't the writer stay in the room to see what was going on? #Sickening story.# 5 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by Nobody: 4:29pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
"It will make her faithful to her husband" I just can't..... 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by EfemenaXY: 4:43pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
ileobatojo: Can you imagine? It beats me how anyone can pretend not to know what happened. It doesn't have to be spelt out for crying out loud! |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by Nobody: 5:55pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
EfemenaXY: Funny enough, I wasn't even responding to your conversation, it's just the rationale for this whole craziness that takes my breath away. In a very bad way. I wonder how it's possible that these people and I are the same species. 5 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by Nobody: 6:13pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
Nijiria It is well |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by maclatunji: 9:45pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
texanomaly: Tell that to grandma. |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by cococandy(f): 11:16pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
ileobatojo:i wonder too |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by texanomaly(f): 11:49pm On Jan 10, 2015 |
maclatunji: Don't get me started! Do you actually agree with this practice Mac? |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by Laird(m): 12:26am On Jan 11, 2015 |
TO ME FEMALE CIRCUMCISION IS A BARBARIC PRIMITIVE ARCHAIC WICKED AND DEVILISH UNHEALTHY PRACTICE WHICH SHOULD ATTRACT SEVERE CRIMINAL LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ON PEOPLE WHO COMMIT AND PEOPLE WHO AID AND ABET AND SUPPORT SUCH PRACTICES 5 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by maclatunji: 12:36am On Jan 11, 2015 |
texanomaly: Of course not, but grandma will swear it is best for the child. You can't correct something effectively if you don't appreciate the thinking behind it in the minds of those who practise it. |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by maclatunji: 12:38am On Jan 11, 2015 |
Laird: I don't agree that this is female genital mutilation from the story, it seems more like burning. 1 Like |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by texanomaly(f): 2:04am On Jan 11, 2015 |
maclatunji: Oh...well that's different. Of course Grandma is right. What was I thinking. It's only burning... I hope you caught my sarcasm maclatunji!! maclatunji: Knowing that grandma believes it's the right thing to do doesn't change the fact that she tortured a baby. It dosen't change the fact that the child's private parts have been mutilated. (Oh pardon me...they were "just" burned) It doesn't change the fact that the child will grow into a woman who has had a God given gift taken from her. It won't change the fact that she will enjoy sex less than she would otherwise. Knowing grandma thinks she is doing the right thing does not change the fact that if she doesn't enjoy sex as much her husband will not either. As a matter of fact it may give him more cause to seek a fulfilling sex life elsewhere. Hopefully this disgusting ritual will die with Grandma! 8 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by aishaquest(f): 2:17am On Jan 11, 2015 |
maclatunji: Do Muslims do this? 3 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by jnrbayano(m): 2:22am On Jan 11, 2015 |
Granny of life ......and death |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by okirewaju(f): 3:38am On Jan 11, 2015 |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by red101(f): 4:00am On Jan 11, 2015 |
whether you cut it off or burn it off, genital mutilation serves the same purpose: to minimize a female's sexual desire and preserve virginity. moral: don't let your village grandmother touch your baby. You never know what these deprived old women went through in their time and they will want to put your baby girl through the same. 8 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by LewsTherin: 7:07am On Jan 11, 2015 |
What do you mean by it was "only" burning? The poor child was mutilated and the hot water was used to clean the injury. Sickening. And it's the women who are hurt by these practices that are perpetuating same practices. Terrible. 4 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by maclatunji: 10:44am On Jan 11, 2015 |
aishaquest: You mean is it a part of Islam? No. If some Muslims do it, it would be because of something else outside Islam. I could easily ask if this is a part of Christianity but that would be myopic. 1 Like |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by maclatunji: 10:47am On Jan 11, 2015 |
LewsTherin: Well, the writer did not say so. You inferred, I don't know what the culture is, maybe there is a belief that dabbing a child with hot water there after birth would achieve a purpose. I am reading the story as presented, not adding or deleting details. The writer suggested she experienced the same thing but never mentioned being mutilated. 1 Like |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by LewsTherin: 2:49pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
maclatunji: I know this isn't your story so my angst isn't directed at you. With that out of the way, making inferences from incomplete information is a time-honoured practice of living things. I can infer that it's raining outside from the sounds of water hitting my roof. I don't need to see the drops of water falling from the sky. 1. Baby starts crying before a hot water compress is applied. More like baby starts screaming for her life. 2. Applying a hot compress is a venerable african tradition for cleaning and disinfecting wounds and cuts 3.Grandma said she did something that will make the little girl faithful to a husband she will meet in at least 18 years time! WTF 4. Female genital mutilation is defended as necessary to keep girls from becoming promiscuous. My inference? Baby girl was mutilated. 3 Likes |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by LewsTherin: 2:52pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
maclatunji: I didn't see where that was suggested. |
Re: Alarming Baby Care Lesson From Grandma by maclatunji: 4:30pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
LewsTherin: To this extent, we don't have concrete evidence. Your inference would have been water-tight if the writer pointed out 2 things: 1. Bleeding of the baby. 2. That she is circumcised. African people love using hot baths around the time of childbirth. In Yoruba culture, the mother of the newborn is made to have a steaming hot bath to remove the "remaining baggage" of the pregnancy. There are more than enough "helpers" if she is unwilling to do so herself. I might be wrong but I am interested in what "icho mma" means here. |
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