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So true.

Very true.

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Op is right but its not african, its just limited to southwestern Nigeria. I had anakwa ibom neigbour den dat called his eldest sister by first name. Though he couldn't try it with the yoruba neigbours

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hahahaha african parents are really demi gods.plus no make up till you pass your waec and i see your results it was really so funny.they were always like so won tin ko love letter si iwona abi

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Network!!! almost made fp

100% truth. My parents always come first in class upto University level and my Dad didn't make a 5.00 first class.


Me: Mama, i don't know what to wear to church today.
Mum: Go to my box in my wardrobe and choose one wrapper and wear.

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Topic that is almost 2yrs old.

hmmmmmm

I can totally relate to these.



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hahahah....men awl dis African parents feeling lyk James bond

that is not possible

Its Possible.... Maybe They are Traditionalist..... U knw wat I mean na

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Better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie.
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Chai my mother e... That woman! She will beat the living day light out of you, if you dare mess up. The scar on my ankle from her bite is still a reminder. I love her to bits

israel007:
As you may or may not be able to tell, I am on a mission to educate America about Africa – all 54 countries – and what is to be African. Okay, so I’m kidding about knowing everything about all 54 countries and I cannot speak for all Africans as it turns out. Still, I love making sweeping generalizations in my free time so why not do it about an identity I at least identify with? I have always found it interesting that no matter where they actually grow up, African children, at least of my generation (and probably socio-economic class), are pretty much raised the same way. So, here it goes:

1. Your parents are basically demi-gods. It doesn’t matter if you learned that the sky is blue. If your parents say the sky is orange, the sky is in fact, orange. At least, in their presence.

2. Your parents will seldom ever admit they are wrong. And if and when they do, you will be too stunned to even believe it.

3. Your grandparents are the only people who can put your parents in their place. (And you will enjoy those moments.)

4. Your house is a free for all. At some point a relative, twice-removed, will be invited to stay for an extended-period of time.

5. You will likely be raised the old-fashioned way -“you spare the rod, you spoil the child” kind of old-fashioned way. In your adulthood, you’ll largely be grateful for it and you’ll always be able to tell the difference between people who were raised the same way and people who were not.

6. God help you if you’re living under your parent’s roof and you yell at them, slam a door in anger, and/or curse in their presence. Yeah, God help you.

7. The youngest child will be blamed for everything….until he or she is able to talk.

8. The oldest child will be blamed for everything that the younger children do.

9. If you cry while being accused of something, it is assumed that you are guilty.

10. Your parents will call you from upstairs, downstairs, outside, etc., to hand them something that is literally 10 centimeters away from them.

11. You will not leave your parents’ home without learning how to cook.

12. Religious attendance and practice is not an option.

13. Everyone who is older than you is your “auntie” or “uncle.” Calling them by their first name is basically a crime against humanity.

14. You will probably never meet all of your extended family because there are just so many of them.

15. This one specifically applies to most Nigerians (although I have to hand it to papa and mama Biakolo for not putting this kind of pressure on us): Doing well in school is not an option and by doing well, parents have expectations that you will be the best at everything. Example: If you get a 98%, they might ask, “What happened to the other 2%?” If you get a B, your parents will likely ask, “The person who got an A, do they have three heads?” Just do well in school.

16. Your friends better greet your parents first when they see them or that friendship is pretty much over. R-E-S-P-E-C-T is H-U-G-E.

17. Sleepovers at friends’ houses are mythical tales or basically only happen when your parents have known the family’s family since the beginning of time.

18. Another mythical tale – being in a serious relationship with anyone when you’re in your teens. And until your parents believe you are of, “courtship age,” they will refer to anyone you are dating as, “your friend.”

19. You will still be expected to have a traditional engagement/marriage regardless of where the person you’re marrying is from. (Have fun explaining the details of that to all your significant others!)

20. Your parents will talk to you in a lot of proverbs and metaphors. For example, when I was 12, I spent half a day trying to figure out what my dad meant when he said, “When I talk to you and advise you, do I talk with water in my mouth?” I eventually got it.

21. You will have maybe 3 conversations about sex with your parents – one when puberty starts to take its course, the second one when you start secondary school Biology, and the third one when you are about to leave home. The will all surprisingly sound like the Mean Girl’s quote, “Don’t have sex because you will get pregnant and die!” followed by “Do not bring shame to this family!” Got it parents, I can’t start dating until I’m married and I can’t have sex until after I’ve had children.

22. Your siblings will be the first people to bully the crap out of you. Later on, you’ll realize that they were preparing you for a big bad world out there.

23. If your entire full name is being called, and your native language is also being spoken, the day shall not pass without tears.

24. Soda in the fridge? Either your parents were in a REALLY good mood or there are visitors coming over.

25. Surprisingly, alcohol is a hit or miss with African parents. It depends on the set that you get. My dad drinks, my mum doesn’t (at all). I got to choose. I chose my dad’s viewpoint.

26. You won’t realize how incredibly hilarious and somewhat bizarre your upbringing was until you reach adulthood. And you’ll burst out into tears of laughter when you’re sitting next to an African woman who is telling her child who probably just got a B, “So the person who got an A, do they have three heads?” Hang in there kid, they secretly boast that they have the best children ever, just not to your face

wow a nice trend. Everything here is d fact no doubt about it.

8. The oldest child will be blamed for everything that the younger children do.

15. This one specifically applies to most Nigerians (although I have to hand it to papa and mama Biakolo for not putting this kind of pressure on us): Doing well in school is not an option and by doing well, parents have expectations that you will be the best at everything. Example: If you get a 98%, they might ask, “What happened to the other 2%?” If you get a B, your parents will likely ask, “The person who got an A, do they have three heads?” Just do well in school

I can so relate to number 8.
I always put my big sister in trouble for my actions.

And number 15, my mom will go through my report sheet, see that i passed all my subjects and still tell me that I did badly cos I got some read ink here and there in my report sheet. But she never compared me to anyone ever.

some sooo true.... while others arguable

The fear of my mummy being sad always restrain me to do so many things.

She always refer to the death of my dad and she would make everything look like torture.

SoSo True.Number 10 ehn so pisses me off.chai.

damiso:
Love it.
Exactly my parents to a T esp the academics part.I got 6 A's at SSCE but a P in maths(my weak link)that P cancelled out the 6 A's automatically

You mean you got 6 Distinctions (A1s) in your SSCE.......na your uncle by the examiner??

This is an exact picture of my family life...loool















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Seun must see this..

what happened to this thread before that it's only hitting fp




quite a description I must say

so true....

so true!

Omg,you are 1oo percent right.let me add mine

i remember as a pre teen one boy in jss 3 sent a love letter to me.there was no phone or social networks then and he put the letter in one colourful enveloped,perfumed it and sent it througj a juniour in jss1.when i read the letter he sent to me ' you are the love of my life,i cant sleep without thinking of you,you are the most beautiful girl i have ever seen and other bull sh1t like that,i was so happy i kept the letter so closely and when i got home my mom asked me to remove my school uniform and go and spread it on the railings.meanwhile the letter was inside my school uniform and i forgot it was there and so the letter fell off my pocket while she was washing clothes,of course she saw the wind blowing it off and she said shewa go and bring that paper ( in my mind i was like moku o) i said it is just rough paper and she said abi ori awon ale baba e daru ni,i said go and brinmg that paper that flew off from your pocket.if that paper should go i will kill you today.

Anyway i chased the letter and gave her.she read it out and stood up to adjust her wrapper again.she said ha shewa otiku leni.ti awon ota e mati baje. i was already vibrating.she said so because you are already growing breast,you want to bring pregnancy into this house abi.she started beating and biting me.she said dont you know if a boy start sending letters to you he will touch you and if he touches you,you will get pregnant.it is today i will kill you.so you have started following boys you want to waste my money abi

the woman beat me like tomorrow no dey.when my dad came back from work she showed him,my dad said so you want to get pregnant abi.otirinrinkurin,oya kneel down since then,they changed my school to all girls school
today when i remember,i laugh at my self

lols mine was even worstest gonna tell u guys soon!!!

Hmmm...in my own house we're nt allowed to have male friends nd wat we were told was dt if u shld go close to d opposite sex,u wil get pregnant.

I absolutely do need to show this to my parents; I'm very sure they'll laugh and agree with most, or if not all of op's point..Story of my life.

lmao.............. just reminded me of my fathers beating.....if he slaps you and you form boss/strongman or you act like you didn't feel it
never really understood ibo that time
alll dawned on me not too long ago
he would say "so you are forming teminator for me nicholas,i gbago dimkpa right??"
after this statement you had to follow this rules if you wanted to survive

Rule 1:don't try to run
Rule 2:maintain maximum eye to eye contact
Rule 3:don't try to call my mums name while begging (my mother will from nowhere plant 2 "saddam hussein type bomb" slaps on your cheek)
Rule 4:don't shout too much...complicates things
Rule 5:always stay on his left hand side(he's left-handed so the force of the slap won't be that heavy if you position well
Rule6:if he's using a cane and it falls off his hand,act very fast;pick it up and hand it over to him ASAP
Rule7:don't anticipate "the end"...........the end might be 2 weeks later