jidegirl12: @baby123..... I watched KKs marathon yesterday, I found a new discovery ..... Pineapple juice makes your Vag taste delicious.... Luckily I love pineapple juice, no wonder babè can't get enough

jidegirl12:

I'm making pineapple smoothie tonight and he MUST gulp everything.... I'll give you feedback.

Okay I'm done derailing... going back to work, payroll week!

coogar:

#sprinkles a bottle of holy water on this thread, levitates like a sorcerer and exorcises all the foul spirit in this zone#

in nomine patri et fili spiritu sancte

honeric01: I don't fancy this family section, it's like a village square. all of una know una self reach house ni?

damiso: Hi people hope everyone is well and good.This post might come across as a bit of a rant and i agree it is cos i just needed to vent.

I have this house guest from Nigeria,she is a distant cousin and is stopping by in London on her to way to Turkey to shop for business as she owns a boutique in Lagos.She is a nice person but my grouse is her constant comparison to her'perfect' life in Lagos.Sheesh she is really begginning to get on my nerves.Hubby is not really as diplomatic as i am and yesterday they got into an argument on whether having an underage housegirl is slavery or not(pls am not having that argument abegi its been overflogged on NL ).

I normally love having houseguests but she is begginning to irritate me.Lil snide comments like,

"Gosh you are trying o coping with two under fives and no househelp".

"See if it was in Lagos you will get someone to go pick that up for you"

"Gosh this train wahala in this your london,in Lagos my driver takes me everywhere"

"I cant remember when last i parked"

"Do you and O have a life like this,seems you guys just live for this kids"

"God i really pity you this UK peeps"

"I have a nanny,housegirl,driver,washman and am still stressed how are you doing it?"

" This DIY life kills marriage"

"Cant you get a Nanny.I cant imagine having to deal with my kids all on my own or my hubby washing plates or changing diapers"

My hubby sometimes answers i have to help.cos child slavery is not allowed here .She is my cousin and i am begging hubby to pls censor his tongue cos its not nice to make your guests feel.unwelcome.BUT she is beggining to annoy me.Hubby is even more irritated cos he knows her hubby is a political appointee to a governor.I am.not complaining about my life and i have learnt to multitask(i wont lie sometimes i wish i had domestic help)But must she rub it in

And thats even me that i dont mind paying for peace of mind.I buy my groceries online £5 is so worth the hassle of pushing trolleys round tesco.We take our shirts to the laundry cos me and hubby both hate ironing.Its not like i am stressed but this girl just likes making unnecessary comparisons.Also sooo unhelpful.I dont mind cleaning.but abeg i have two lil kids i dont need to be cleaning up .after an adult when i dont even clean up like that after my husband.I get you dont wash plates at home but is a mug and plate you ate toast in too much to wash?Gosh

She leaves on wednesday cant wait cos na me dey beg hubby to watch his tongue

Rant over.

Vikin: OP, your cousin visited you and you are complaining and looking for where to rant off!

I wish I have like 5 of that your cousin with me now. She go work tire, next time she will go straight to a hotel without even informing me she is around. just kidding!

On a serious note, she is your cousin and since you guys were close those yrs, you should be able to know how to put her in her place and stop all these whining you are doing. If you don't like something, you say it!
What's wrong with telling her your piece of mind while enjoying the moment you have with her instead of waiting for Wednesday to come by.

Next time when she comes back, let her help in changing the kids diapers or make herself useful. If you don't know how to diplomatically do it, create a thread for it, am sure you will get answers.



On other story, what's up with this pineapple thing! When you have a Lott of things you can use instata to get the groove moving

Nashville:

Dont bother yourself and no need to feel jealous. You know why you live in the UK and I am sure you are pretty comfortable too. What she did not tell you is that some of those things she has in Nigeria are absolute necessities. Try driving yourself from Mainland to Island everyday and you will realise you need a driver. Most houses dont have washing machine and that is why they have washaman. Life can be tough in Nigeria if you dont have help and lots of money. No light, sometimes no water, security issues, all sorts of house repairs, etc. There is a price to pay for everything. Abroad the price you pay is called taxes. At home you keep the cash to pay a nanny, gateman, washaman, driver, OPC, bribe police etc. It works out to almost the same thing.

Do not think you are missing much if anything. Nigerians just like to pose and form,

not be surprised if your cousin flew the cheapest airline to come to London. I have had some guest who have done the same thing. They will even expect you to drop everything else you are doing just to attend to them. Something they will never do if you visit 9ja. Not everyone is like that but just a few I must say!

Nashville:

Dont bother yourself and no need to feel jealous. You know why you live in the UK and I am sure you are pretty comfortable too. What she did not tell you is that some of those things she has in Nigeria are absolute necessities. Try driving yourself from Mainland to Island everyday and you will realise you need a driver. Most houses dont have washing machine and that is why they have washaman. Life can be tough in Nigeria if you dont have help and lots of money. No light, sometimes no water, security issues, all sorts of house repairs, etc. There is a price to pay for everything. Abroad the price you pay is called taxes. At home you keep the cash to pay a nanny, gateman, washaman, driver, OPC, bribe police etc. It works out to almost the same thing.

Do not think you are missing much if anything. Nigerians just like to pose and form, I would not be surprised if your cousin flew the cheapest airline to come to London. I have had some guest who have done the same thing. They will even expect you to drop everything else you are doing just to attend to them. Something they will never do if you visit 9ja. Not everyone is like that but just a few I must say!

damiso:

I get your point about me telling her what i dont like,i have actually said to her how expensive it is to get an au pair,how i have a method and routine in place(which she has seen)to make life easy,how hubby helps to lessen the burden bla bla but in the end i just decided to say Ok i don hear abi ,i just dont think its nice to be replying her remarks when my husband is also giving sharp retorts.Its not nice to create an uncomfortable atmosphere for a guest as it might seem like we are ganging up on her.

Though i dont think she will come back,i think she finds hubby a tad bit tooo blunt.I dont know why he must have a retort to everything,last night's argument(on the back of Mrs Thatchers death) was how political office should not be a ticket to massive wealth like it is in Nigeria.I knew he was throwing veiled barbs and i kept shooting him dirty looks to keep his mouth shut.Believe me i think she also cant wait to leave .Who knows she might have a thread on NL somewhere ranting bout hubby.

dayokanu:

Do you think its easy to ignore? I am sure I even with my abundant tolerance and patience can ignore it.

I hate whiners like hell. Someone is helping you and you are here moaning How difficult London is, How their life sucks, How you are better in Nigeria, How cold it is, How you have to wake up early bla bla bla

Next time show them the way to the nearest Hotel so they can show how rich they are

coogar:

#sprinkles a bottle of holy water on this thread, levitates like a sorcerer and exorcises all the foul spirit in this zone#

in nomine patri et fili spiritu sancte

Mayflowa: We are still waiting for Jide's report on pineaple.

jidegirl12:

Lmao.... Honestly it tasted fruity and sweet .... I threw up after cos Pataki said it protrudes ikebe I don't want Ikebe oh

Good stuff

naijababe:

Now she fesses up To think that I have been dosing up every night on pineapple juice. If I end up with zuma yansh, I am suing you!

jidegirl12:

Lmao.... Honestly it tasted fruity and sweet .... I threw up after cos Pataki said it protrudes ikebe I don't want Ikebe oh

Good stuff

debwealth: By the way, ur topic doesn't go wt ur story or is it just me?

damiso:

I already have ikebe so no problem for me in that regard (hubby loves the ikebe by the way )So am carrying on with the pineapple juice thingz,my fridge is filled with the stuff that hubby had to ask why are we no longer drinking apple or orange juice?Pls dont tell me you are pregnant cos thats when you switch and go crazy for one particular food

damiso:

It was a rant thread