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17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 10:56pm On Jul 08, 2016

1. When you leave small food in the pot so you don’t have to wash it.

No time, abeg.

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:00pm On Jul 08, 2016

2. When your mum shouts at you for not doing the dishes, and you go to the sink and see:

Are you kidding me?

CC: Lalasticlala

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by mariamadenle(m): 11:00pm On Jul 08, 2016

Booked in case

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:01pm On Jul 08, 2016

3. When your mother uses all the pots in the kitchen to cook one meal.

It’s because you’re not the one washing, abi?

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:01pm On Jul 08, 2016

4. Your parents, when you go to sleep with dishes still in the sink:

You people should chill small na.

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:02pm On Jul 08, 2016

5. When you’re already standing by the sink with a sponge and your mum says “remember to wash those plates.”

Do you think I want to eat the sponge?

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:03pm On Jul 08, 2016

6. When you’re doing the dishes and your mother starts complaining that you’re wasting water.

Should I use my saliva? grin

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:04pm On Jul 08, 2016

7. The STRUGGLE of washing stew out of this: grin

The absolute worst. grin

CC: Lalasticlala

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:05pm On Jul 08, 2016

8. You, after washing plates with dried eba stains on them: cheesy

The struggle is too real. cheesy

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:06pm On Jul 08, 2016

9. How the sink looks when you’re not around: grin

Nah Die o.

Be waiting for me oh!

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:07pm On Jul 08, 2016

10. When your parents make you do the dishes at someone else’s house.
grin

So, I’m now house-help for rent? angry

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:07pm On Jul 08, 2016

11. When you tell your mother that dish-washing liquid has finished and she just pours water inside.

If you can wash well with diluted morning fresh, you can do anything.

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by BeeBeeOoh(m): 11:08pm On Jul 08, 2016

That number 7 sef, d STRUGGLE no be here..

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:10pm On Jul 08, 2016

12. When you break a plate while doing the dishes.

It’s all over.

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by BeeBeeOoh(m): 11:10pm On Jul 08, 2016

That number 9 na to Come & Kill Yourself & Die Remain nah..

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:11pm On Jul 08, 2016

13. When you’re almost done and someone drops another plate in the sink

Are you not wicked?

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:12pm On Jul 08, 2016

14. When your mother is doing the dishes and you try to add your own.

Sorry ma. grin

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:13pm On Jul 08, 2016

15. You, acting like you didn’t see that dirty pot on the cooker.

I’ve tried, abeg.

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by carik(m): 11:13pm On Jul 08, 2016

True!
Keep em coming

Reminds me of how i was compelled to wash the dishes on new year celebration with many visitors hosted at home.

My other brothers run off and I'm made to act like the girl cos I'm the middle boy.

#nostalgia

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:14pm On Jul 08, 2016

16. Mother: “Why didn’t you wash the pot?”

The ultimate excuse. grin

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ichommy(op): 11:15pm On Jul 08, 2016

17. When you finish and your mother comes to complain that you didn’t dry the sink well.

Hay Gawd! grin

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ddaammyy(f): 11:22pm On Jul 08, 2016

I remember then when we will stand on "apkoti" so that our hands can reach the sink lolxx grin

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by ddaammyy(f): 11:24pm On Jul 08, 2016

ichommy:
7. The STRUGGLE of washing stew out of this:

The absolute worst.

CC: Lalasticlala

. Or ogbono soup. Damn it!!!!

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by Kakamorufu(m): 11:35pm On Jul 08, 2016

ichommy:
3. When your mother uses all the pots in the kitchen to cook one meal.

It’s because you’re not the one washing, abi?

this is so me

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by amokeme(f): 11:38pm On Jul 08, 2016

It's acceptable to slap anyone who tries number 13! So annoying
No. 16...... my ultimate excuse!!!!
My mum and NO. 17 are like 5 and 6 grin

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Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by Chicent(m): 1:10am On Jul 09, 2016

ichommy:
16. Mother: “Why didn’t you wash the pot?”
The ultimate excuse.

the ultimate excuse oooo.... Expecially wen the pot was used to make wheat. Lols

ichommy:
9. How the sink looks when you’re not around: Nah Die o.

Be waiting for me oh!

i can relate to this.... Expecially wen it for u to wash dishes.... Chai

ichommy:
16. Mother: “Why didn’t you wash the pot?”
The ultimate excuse.

ichommy:
9. How the sink looks when you’re not around: Nah Die o.

Be waiting for me oh!

i can relate to this.... Expecially wen it for u to wash dishes.... Chai

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by DucheSsMerezz(f): 2:32am On Jul 09, 2016

Nice.

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by DebbyChris(f): 6:57am On Jul 09, 2016

If you try that number 13 with me ehn!! chai!!!

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by Abodunrin07(m): 7:08am On Jul 09, 2016

DebbyChris:
If you try that number 13 with me ehn!! chai!!!

U wee just start cry baa..... Lols

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by Abodunrin07(m): 7:11am On Jul 09, 2016

Dat No 17 though.....
When u are the last in the house and its on u to do. U do by all means possible Mehn!

Re: 17 Struggles You’ll Recognize About Doing The Dishes In A Nigerian Home by littlemistress: 7:35am On Jul 09, 2016

hahahahaha...lol

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