Aside from being financially able to adequately provide for a child, parents also

have to take into account the amount of time their careers and other obligations

will allow them to spend with that child. Take, for example, the young man dubbed

'The Underwear Bomber.' This man's family was extremely financially fit. Some accounts

say his Dad is a millionaire, some I've read say a billionaire. Muttallab is one of 15

children, or so I've read. Is it possible for a father to give adequate time and nurturing to 15

children AND pursue a successful, time consuming career? Very unlikely.  The amount of

quality time allotted per child is as important, if not moreso, as the amount of money available to

spend on that child.  This should greatly be considered as well.

The man is an a$$hole! Her getting a job or her turning water into wine will

not change that fact. He knew of her accent before he had her relocate.

Sounds like he just needed someone to dump his frustrations onto. He's too

weak to confront those who frustrate him on his job (probably a male boss) so he abuses his wife.

Pathetic! If you feel the marriage is salvagable, stay, speak with him about his

constant nagging and pray for the best.  If it were me I'd have one foot back in Nigeria

because I don't see him changing any time soon.

Very unprofessional to berate an employee by calling him or her

silly. The boss needs to hone his managerial skills.

Plus a great deal of the Catholic church's money has to go to the young boys

Father so and so has molested! That may be why the Pope flies commercial.  

i thought it was funny that she was getting worked up by people online

I agree! Why let people you'll most likely never even meet upset you? Why even give a

d.amn? When you let foolish people saying foolish things upset you, THEY WIN! Don't give

them the satisfaction! Just ignore. I know that's sometimes difficult, but what do they

really matter in your life? Nothing at all! Once you sign off from Nairaland, the argument

is over and your real life begins.

You can rent directly from the landlord if the landlord happens to own the property.

all you see is degraded human conditions and yet you are not paid enough for the horrors

Then they shouldn't take the job! The patient doesn't decide what nurses should be paid. And if it weren't

FOR the patients they would not be receiving whatever nurses pay they do get! Someone should remind

nurses of that!!

Must be something in the water. Here's another little brainiac!


BALTIMORE (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - He's not even old enough to drive, but a Maryland teen is now a college grad.

15-year-old Ty Hobson-Powell graduated from the University of Baltimore this past weekend.



http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/offbeat/maryland-15-year-old-graduates-college-20110518

Sounds like he was denied a Visa out of spite.

It's not like Campbell lied. The actions he denounced are factual.

@OP I'll pose a different question. Is it better to stay in a career you're dissatisfied with for

the next 25 or 30 YEARS? If you're unhappy now, you'll be suicidal at the end

of 30 years. Change careers if you're unhappy. Go back to school if it's

necessary. It's your life.

Women have been calling men dogs for years. I guess she just went out

and got herself the real thing!

OP, sorry for your misfortune. However, HIV is not the death sentence it once was.

Take the cocktail (a series of pills), my friend and God bless. And please be

careful not to spread it. Magic Johnson, former basketball player, discovered he

had HIV in the early 90's and he's alive and looking as healthy as a horse.

Sounds as though the young lady has a bright future, but the kid will be a social outcast. That's going to matter quite

a bit to a 15 year old girl. She won't ever feel like she fits in during her entire college career.

The American school system does not let kids start school that early or skip grades

Where did you get this bit of mis-information? I have relatives who skipped grades in the U.S. over 30 years

ago. Some of the nonsense found on this board is frightening.

women are not intelligent human-beings

I'm sure your Mom will appreciate those words!

And on the day after Mother's Day too! lol

I don't care about consequences when I throw caution to the wind in crushing the object of annoyance in body and in spirit, neither do I regret anything the morning after - even if lives were lost.

This kind of talk will get you a lot of jailtime. What if your throwing caution to the wind results in her death? Is she really worth you spending 20 years or

more of your life behind bars, or worse? If this hypothetical female's bad attitude is more than you can handle, that's when you should separate yourself

from this woman. You may take a 'manly' stand to this woman's trash talking, but the consequeces are many and great. I'm sure she's not worth you

having to give up part of your life for.

If women are equal to men, then why do they get preferential treatment in this area? I don't get it.

Because the average man is twice the size of the average woman, so it's not exactly a fair fight!

Intelligent human beings should be able to sit and discuss their differences without resorting to violence.

Girls should be happy they have someone who cares enough about

them to monitor their actions and associates. There are a lot of

orphans in the world who would love to have the problems you

complain about. Wait until you're older and have children of your

own. See don't you do the same as your parents are now doing!

Well, to all the naysayers who think the killing of bin Laden was staged, all bin Laden has to do is

simply show his face! Maybe he'll release another video or have his picture taken while he's buying

bread. That would make Obama look ridiculous, now wouldn't it? Let's stay tuned to see if this

happens, shall we?

I agree with a few of you, why no popcorn with extra butter and a Coke?

[quoteThey view themselves as white or mixed and not full black][quote][/quote]

That's a d.a.m.n LIE!! Why would they elect to be called African American if they viewed themselves as white or mixed??

And to h.e.l.l. with Gaffafi, his offspring, his offsprings offspring and all the rest of his family!

They would have grown up to be mutts just like their grandfather!

President Obama just GUARANTEED himself a re-election!

People are dancing in the streets across the U.S. and in front

of the White House! GOD BLESS AMERICA

[quoteToday is a glorious day for all freedom loving people of the world.   A great wrong has been addressed as only Uncle Sam can do - MY Uncle Sam, under the able leadership of the man of the hour, Barak Obama.

][quote][/quote]

WELL SAID!!!!!!!

b]BURN IN H.E.L.L. OSAMA BIN LADEN!!!!!!!!!![/b] MAY THE U.S DANCE ON YOUR GRAVE!

Can't really judge fairly since we don't know of the issues.

Unfortunately, since the baby is no longer an issue, it's just you and you guy again.

But even if the child had been born healthy, 50K is quite a sum. I would get clarification

on what the money is for, because this situation is screaming 'scam.'

Trying to score a cheat point does not add any substance to the question she asked, is there a common belief that Americans aren't suitable for long-term relationships?

When did telling the truth become cheating? Is that rationale part of the Nigerian 'culture" as well?

Had you been reading you'd have noticed I answered that question a few posts back. See below.

It's really unfair to group all Americans. It's best to view each person separately regarding relationships. Some are good, some

are bad.

In all fairness I should have stated it's unfair to group all Americans as well as Africans. One seems to be as flawed as the other.

I can appreciate African Americans being proud as well as Africans, but let's not be hypocritical.  There is

far too much media coverage of illegal and illicit deeds performed by both Afircans as well as African Americans for either of us

to pretend our culture or your culture is perfect. That would be insane! Plus it would be far too easy to prove inaccurate.

Yes, there's a common believe that Americans, Whites and Blacks, are not suitable for long-term relationships.
Look around you, if you are as observant as Africans are, you'll notice how divorce is promoted in the America today. Every little squabble, misunderstanding, reconcilable differences, etc results in divorce.

In Igbo culture, divorce is rare and marriages are more or less between families and not just the two concerned. If there's a misunderstand, quarrel, etc, families get involved and try to resolve the issue, sometimes it takes days, months, but at the end of the day, it will be resolved for the good of the children.
Any Igbo or even other Nigerians that marry Americans take risks (and they know it) because the future of the marriage is not certain.

And we certainly shouldn't ignore the Africans in America who are solving their marital issues by slaughtering their wives in record number.

Ironically, most if not all of these men are married to African women. I, for one, would have chosen divorce over a lifetime in prison.

Regardless of which spouse initiated the divorce it's usually a traumatizing procedure. Newly divorced people should give themselves time to heal.

Don't think dating too soon is a good idea. They may still be carrying too much baggage from their marriage.

You grew up in an African household?

No