Igbo Men And Their Mama

You don't say.
where is  my brother aluminiumEmeka 
He needs to put in a bid
Congrats deepzone on your engagement

This girl you're bad.
TOH is her best friend maybe she can help her get a cleaning job at the subway station
but seriously are you engaged to an Igbo man?
Our men like "fire women" like you
 A no nonsense woman that can handle anyone trying to swindle oga in his trade.
I was told that my grandpa married his second wife because the first wife was very loving and mellow
and in his Okirika business,people were cheating him,buying on credit without paying and being a kind soft hearted man,he needed a fire woman to set the customers straight.
It worked.

… what factor in igbo culture is responsible for the strong affinity between an igbo man and his mother?


@Poster,

After reading your initial post, the italized question of yours above caught and kept my attention. I feel as if the question is directed to me personally, so I've taken time to answer you.

It's true that Igbo culture is a men-centered one, but it's also one that recognizes and respects the role of women in the society.
If you've had the opportunity to read the novel - Things Fall Apart - you'll see this respect in operation.

Now, on a personal note, I must confess that there's this "bond" you talk of between myself and my mother. It's probably so because I'm the first and she was and still is a teacher. We'd normally have more time together after school talking,  before my father came home. She always put me through with difficult math assignments even at age 8 when I was in primary 4. She taught me how to wash plates, how to make up the bed, how to sweep the rooms, how to cook!, etc. Dad on his own part taught me driving and farming…

So I'd say the bond grew over time. Most of her advices I took always came out good. Dad's advices too.

Now as a matured man, you want me to just dash that relationship to the ground?

Moving on now to a general note, Igbos respect women very well. That is why they give their children the name: Nneka (Mother is supreme)

Where I come from, the Umuada is a high level decision making body. Even men fear them in some circumstances!

I hope I've answered your question a bit.

echelon

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