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TravelRe: Can A Single Mother Thrive On Braiding And Makeup For Colored People In USA by doitforyou(f): 2:30am On Dec 29, 2019
The following info is based on a city in the North East.

1. Stay in a city with a huge black population, preferably with a Nigerian community. From the top of my head cities/states are - Brooklyn, Queens, Newark, East Orange, Jersey City, Maryland, Houston, Atlanta suburbs (Alpharetta).
2. You don’t need anything special to rent an apartment but you might need to pay more if you don’t have a credit score.
3. You are only allowed to take clients in an accredited salon, you can’t braid hair for profit from your apartment. In some states braiders are allowed to rent a station in a salon. Since you can sew, you can make clothes and sell online. There is a market for ready to wear Ankara on Etsy.
4. No clue
5. I am sorry can’t help but if you stay in a city with a Nigerian community you might get help.
6. Tuition and school lunch is ‘free’ for 0-5 and 1st grade - 12th grade. You don’t need ‘papers’ to put your child in a school. Education is guaranteed for children living inside the US.
FamilyRe: What Are Your Goals For 2020? by doitforyou(f):
Nice thread.

1. I procrastinate a lot - I want to increase my work output and maximize my talents.
2. Example of 1. - start an online interior design shop ( I’ve been on that for three years cry )
3. Pay more attention to my health.
4. Travel more.
FamilyRe: My Husband Beat Me On Christmas Day by doitforyou(f):
You didn’t deserve to get beat up on Christmas Day.

Personally, I believe that anytime violence is introduced in a relationship, the relationship is done. It never happens only once especially when the abuser is not remorseful. It’s even worse that your children are exposed to violence.

If you apologize for being beaten or you entertain his silent treatment you’ve given him a green light for future beatings.
FamilyRe: The Disconnect: Mode Of Disflowering Versus Incidence Of Pedophile Rape by doitforyou(f): 6:55pm On Dec 28, 2019
fieryy:
I think she's a female, but a confused one. This is not the first time she created controversy threads about rape. She's just so.... clueless
lol at clueless.

Well, now that we know ‘she’ craves attention from rape threads, then it’s best we don’t feed that craving.

At the end of the day ‘she’s’ a non-factor. There are real victims of rape that live in a society where they will never get justice. Let’s continue (for those that do it already) to channel our frustration to where it matters, the politicians and law enforcement that have the power to draft and enforce laws.
FamilyRe: The Disconnect: Mode Of Disflowering Versus Incidence Of Pedophile Rape by doitforyou(f): 6:10pm On Dec 28, 2019
Bukatyne issa male!

For someone that has been married with kids for a considerable number of time is always missing in threads that need the in-depth knowledge and experience of a woman with that profile. If he’s in such threads, he reels out questionnaires for the OP.

Ignore him, this is what he wants and lives for, back and forth with (f)s in the family section.

No pick-me has such an abhorrent view on rape.
FamilyRe: My Husband Slept With The Wrong Girl And This Happened ... by doitforyou(f): 5:23pm On Dec 28, 2019
CanadianNaija:
Lol...this woman you’re funny sha.

Your husband is busy sleeping with everything but you, yet na you Dey run up and down looking for solution.

I really feel for women like you sha, maybe one day you’ll have sense.
Nobody jazzed him anything, he just doesn’t get hard for you anymore.
Thank you, I was about to type this.

It doesn’t make sense that your husband’s girlfriend will only try to prevent your husband from having sex with you but not with other girls. What kind of selective jealousy is that?

If you’re the “divorce is not an option” crew then opt for a temporary separation where you use this period to focus on yourself and your kids. You can’t be starving yourself for a man that isn’t even bothered.

The separation ‘probably’ can make him miss you enough to do right by you and his family. Please take care of yourself, your husband is certainly taking care of himself.
FamilyRe: Why Would Some “wives” Deny Their “husbands” Sex? by doitforyou(f): 1:37pm On Dec 28, 2019
For most Nigerian men their relationship and attitude to sex in a marriage is unhealthy and full of entitlement. Your wife is a human being with feelings and emotions she is not just some hole on a wall you can go dump in when you feel the itch.

Ironically, the time, patience, attention and love they refuse to give the wife because they’ve bought the cow is the same or more they spend on the mistress to get the sex. Do you think a mistress will have sex with a Nigerian husband if she is treated or has the same responsibilities as the wife?

Nigerian men do better, put in the work, help in childcare, help with chores, tell her she’s beautiful, make your wife happy, take her out, for most women emotions and state of mind play a huge part in sex.

Happy wife, Happy sex life.
FamilyRe: When Your Wife Disagree When You Are Instilling Good Morals & Values In Your Ki by doitforyou(f):
micbjrex:
When I objected, say I told them to eat some fruits or salads, they would go eat it grudgingly, but if there mum is home, she gave in to them. So they could read between the line that we were not on the same page. So, they would rather ask their mum for any food than me.

Lastly, we disagree a lot about all of the above as it has become a recurring issue. What even got to me is: today, my wife wanted to drive me to the ER because I was ill. My oldest kid came to tell me that she had asked her mum that she would be going with us. I told her we would not take her with us that no kids are allowed in the ER unless they are sick.
You’ve half solved your problem. You guys have different parenting styles; don’t present a united front and your kids are manipulating the situation to suit them. You and your wife should have an extensive discussion away from your kids and reach an agreement. When they come to either of you to override each other, always reaffirm the initial authority even though you don’t agree and discuss your objections with each other behind your kids.

E.G. the ER visit, instead of overriding your wife, you should’ve told your daughter to wait while you confirm with her mother, then you tell your wife you don’t want your daughter to go. With a united front, you guys will then tell your daughter your decision. Ditto, her overriding you on their diet.

Your kids are getting mixed signals and it will only hurt them long term. Also, it’s easy for resentment to build between you and your wife if one or both of you feel your authority is been disregarded/disrespected.
TravelRe: What Can $10 Buy In CAPE VERDE? by doitforyou(f):
Very nice video. Cabo Verde is beautiful.
TV/MoviesRe: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by doitforyou(f): 5:14am On Dec 24, 2019
Singapore1:
let's see what season 2 bring in 2021
you have been respectful in airing your opinion which is scarce online these days
Wait! What?! Season 2 is 2021?! Why? Do you know why?
FamilyRe: Is Stripping Prostitution? by doitforyou(f): 12:28am On Dec 24, 2019
oweniwe:
Yes ma.

One stripper suya mallam.... He strips sells suya at the junction club.

One evening, he went to sell suya at the junction.

People gathered around his booth.. they watched him as he stoked the charcoal flames. The stripper suya mallam even flirted gave people some people suya to taste.

Late in the night, the suya mallam carried the suya on wheelbarrow and went home to sleep without selling suya to anybody wink

Twoclan..s dp sef... If your mama see that dp, she go flog u o tongue
That’s not a good analogy. Unless the people watching the suya man and his suya paid a fee to watch him do all that then both are not comparable.

Strippers are compensated for stripping, some are OK with their stripping money while some want more.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 11:26pm On Dec 23, 2019
pocohantas:
Depends on the style, any style that touches the edges is a NOO! Sadly, that is the type they always make these kids.

Very mature hair styles! Gosh! I hate it ehn.

Anyway, I get doitforyou's argument. A Nigerian mother has a very tight schedule, you don't wanna add daily styling from an uncooperative kid to it. When I have my baby girl (who would definitely look like me) - I will be making her that fulani hairstyle. The one that starts from the center and falls round the head. E no go pass 10, we would count it grin
Thank you.

I already agreed with the OP, I don’t know why both of our points can’t be true.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 11:12pm On Dec 23, 2019
blesoh:
You are right, my daughter can't stand the pains immediately I try to comb she starts crying the best thing is to plait it, hair textures are not the same
Exactly.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 11:11pm On Dec 23, 2019
Ryan03:
abeg leave those ones who have never handle kids hair before. I am a guy and a stylist, I braid for kids and I can tell you your post is very correct
Oh, you’re a stylist? Then your input is very valid on this thread.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 11:10pm On Dec 23, 2019
nnekaike:
You are right, my daughters hair is so stubborn to the core,I have bought and used countless hair product and its still the same,the hair can only be combed or styled when its wet and greased with enough moisturizer but once the hair is dry it will be so bad,the only solution is to make the hair once in 10days.NOT every hair can do what the OP just said,I recently cut off her hair but comb it and see it in 5minutes it will be as rough as u can imagine,the only solution now is to barb skin cut.
Surrey2Bimshire:
I was about to type the same thing .
Thank you. When you use “All” in a sentence without proof that’s generalization and that will always be an unrealistic position to take.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 5:35pm On Dec 23, 2019
PeacenLove2:
Some hair textures na die o. No comb fit run through them. If you like put all the grease inside jar. Seriously speaking some people have very soft scalp that cannot be put to the torture of daily styling. The best option is weave or braid to last a week or two cos even with low cut, running combs through them every day is still a menace, unless you want to he visiting barber weekly to make it very low.

Just make sure you find a good hairdresser who is used to making children's hair. Some hands have that magical touch, just do well to remind them to be easy on your LO.
Thank you! This was what I was trying to say, thanks for explaining it better than I did.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 4:41pm On Dec 23, 2019
fieryy:
Thank goodness, I'm not the only example then.
cool
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 4:35pm On Dec 23, 2019
fieryy:
All textures can sustain a daily maintenance of a bun. I used mine as an example, but all you had to say was 'That's your hair'. Buns are one of the easiest low maintenance hair styles, especially for natural hair
At bolded, lol really? Okay then.

Yea, generally one example is usually not good statistics.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 4:22pm On Dec 23, 2019
fieryy:
I am not attacking you, but simply correcting you. A bun is sth every hair texture is capable of doing. It is as simple as that.

Hair styles a parent decide for is none of my business, as long as the child does have to go through any kind of pain.

It does not matter if they choose to braid the child's hair weekly or pack it in a bun daily, styling your hair shouldn't be painful.
Were you attacking me?

Again for the umpteenth time you keep missing the “daily” in “daily maintenance”. Obviously all hair types can be styled in a bun, but you’re not being realistic if you think ALL hair textures can sustain a daily maintenance of a bun for an everyday before school prep.

If the child desires to keep her hair and her mother obliges, most sane mothers will always go the route of less pain and more manageable hairstyles for their children.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 4:10pm On Dec 23, 2019
computergeek:
The write-up isn't about style or unstyled. Cornrows can be done without pain for school.

No one is judging anyone, the point is that no responsible mom should sit and watch her daughter endure pain for hours to look stylish with these over-do hairstyles.

It has no go-around. No justification for letting your daughter cry and fall sick because of hair.


Shave the darned thing off till she's grown up.
No sane person will disagree with what you just typed.

Again, for some, cornrows/braids once a week is the best option for both mother and child.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 4:02pm On Dec 23, 2019
fieryy:
Water, leave in and oil is all what you need. I packed my hair in a bun/puff almost everyday last year. The daily styling itself took me ca. 5 mins. What had really been time consuming was the weekly washing and conditioning
That is YOUR hair! Are you going to tell me that ALL hair textures for a child is easy breezy to style every morning before school?
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 3:55pm On Dec 23, 2019
fieryy:
And I quoted you to tell you that the most kinky hair texture 4c, and the straightest 1a, and everything in between ARE ALL capable of being styled as a bun.

You literally just pack your hair up
And you keep missing the “DAILY” in “daily maintenance”
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f): 3:29pm On Dec 23, 2019
fieryy:
The style in the second picture is very much realistic regardless of hair texture and pain is not sth. that should be felt at all, while braiding or even combing your hair. A lot of Nigerian hair dressers are too rough with hair.

In addition to what the op said, edges should be braided and cornrows etc shouldn't be too tight
You just quoted me to type what I didn’t type.

First, I agreed with the OP but said it isn’t true for ALL hair textures. For some hair textures, the second pic is not realistic for DAILY maintenance, no matter the amount of hair products you use, it’s even more torturous to subject the child to that kind of pain every day before school. For some, except chopping the hair all off what is best for the child is to get a good braider with light hands to braid/cornrow the girl’s hair once a week.

My point, life isn’t black and white, there are some children with hair textures where styling can be a daily challenge. So, we shouldn’t judge all mothers who have children with cornrows and not a bun.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f):
computergeek:
She should never go throw any pain at all until she's old enough to decide that she wants to do it.

And by old enough, I mean 18.
Well, with some hair textures there will always be some sort of pain when styling, so a parent makes a judgement call, once a week or daily struggle. The style in the second pic is not realistic for some textures of black hair to maintain everyday.

P.S. I am talking about regular cornrows/braids etc for school.
FamilyRe: Moms! Quit Putting Little Girls Through Torture In The Name Of Braiding Hair. by doitforyou(f):
I agree, but this isn’t true for all hair textures. For some hair textures it’s better the kid goes through the ‘pain’ once a week than a daily torture of styling.

Edit: some monikers have an issue with my ‘pain’ in quote. For some hair textures, any hair style including a short haircut will always cause some sort of pain for the child. So, if the kid wants to keep her hair and the mother obliges, cornrows/braids done by a good braider once/twice a week is the best option for the mother and child. The examples in the OP is not true for all hair textures.
FamilyRe: Is Stripping Prostitution? by doitforyou(f): 6:33pm On Dec 22, 2019
cococandy:
Also prostitution is a real job. Sex work is legit work.

And sex workers deserves respect just like everyone else. Just thought I should add that while we are on the topic. cool
Preach. It should also be legal and well regulated.
FamilyRe: Can A Man Force His Wife To Go On Low Cut? by doitforyou(f): 5:40pm On Dec 20, 2019
Dan2000:
We dated for over 5 years before marriage, I actually started dating her while I was in 3rd year in the university, whereas for her being on low cut was never an issue then.
The only thing I realised is that women do change after marriage.
There’s nothing wrong in wanting a certain aesthetic preference in your wife but sometimes your preference isn’t mutual and you have to accept that.

The way people wear their hair, what they eat, the kind of songs they love etc is part of them and forcing them to change a part of them is cruel.
FamilyRe: Can A Man Force His Wife To Go On Low Cut? by doitforyou(f): 5:27pm On Dec 20, 2019
Dan2000:
I actually shunned off the issue of working under anyone immediately after her NYSC POP around this year July just for the IELTS preparations.
So when I requested such a favour from her and she declined it, I felt bad, like I am here in a remote location working and saving money for the family.
I felt bad like, I should have migrated alone instead of waiting for her to be through with her studies.
lol your wife refused to get a haircut so you’re regretting valuable sacrifices you made for your family? Why didn’t you date and marry a woman with a short haircut?
FamilyRe: Why Am I So Melancholy? by doitforyou(f): 4:04pm On Dec 20, 2019
UyaiIncomparabl:
You're very right about your last paragraph. I guess there are less sane people here to render some advice. It's really pathetic.

I even get scared to talk to people about my predicament many times because they really do not get my drift.
Yea, wrong crowd.

Type your symptoms on the google search button, and you will find plenty resources online. There are many people that are like you on sane forums that are equipped to help you. It could also be you’re living in a wrong society, when you’ve a very different ideology from the huge majority, it can be very depressing. Probably there isn’t something wrong with you, you just need to be with like minded people.

P.S. you’re not a sadist, sadists derive pleasure from other people’s suffering.
FamilyRe: I Am Tired by doitforyou(f):
OP please do not blame yourself for marrying him. If you didn’t live with him when you guys were dating then we’ve to take into account that dating and married life are two completely different things. Situations that present itself in a marriage rarely occurs while you’re dating for you to evaluate him.

Also, when dating you’ve lots of communication, long talks on the phone, on dates etc. everyone is on their best behavior. Most times you have to live with someone 24/7 for you to know them completely and even that might not be enough.

Unfortunately your OP describes the average Nigerian husband. Huge ego, emotionally stunted with zero conflict resolution skills. Conflicts are resolved via violence or silent treatment.

I have written a similar post here before.

He will NOT change, in fact he doesn’t think he’s doing anything wrong, he provides, he doesn’t beat you and he doesn’t cheat, to him he’s the husband of the year. You have two options, leave or create your own happiness within your marriage, focus on your kids and career, have your own circle of friends, go out and live and never outsource your happiness to another human being.
FamilyRe: Am I Wrong? by doitforyou(f):
bryanarchie:
dad is really really sick, can't travel the distance
Then he should go, his father might not make it to January and he will not forgive you if he decides to stay with you for Christmas.

Let him go be with his sick father, when he comes back, you guys can talk about your Christmas problem.
FamilyRe: Help, My Husband Is Causing Me Pain by doitforyou(f): 12:29am On Dec 19, 2019
Pussywar:
Not everyone is a patriarchy princess.
lol at patriarchy princess, I have never heard it before but it’s very apt.

Also, some of these (f)s are men.

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