I was there and it was what makes me stronger...missed my childhood friends esp the innocent girls even at 16 then unlike 2day world

izuplayspiano: hearing my full thick Ijaw name was enough to get me scampering for safety....childhood was fun though

Correct ha!!!! Izon.

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

When i was really Young, my Big Brother was a real pest. I even used to set traps for him, so i could report him to my Mum for his weekly @ss Whooping. Now that we're Adults, we are so chill.

lol at 15 & 16. really true.

btw i didnt get d gist at 23. can any1 explain?

@new paparazzi,23 meant if your all names are mentioned that simply means you might have done something wrong(in most cases).u get d drift?

Nothing can be more truthful dan dis. EVERYTHING here happened in my home & the sheer innocence of kids then was amazing. I used 2 bathe outside till I was 16 & my neighbour( a lady) would come & shoo me inside, dat I was grown & should use d bathroom. Life was good!
The day my father calls my real name? (he fondly calls me ADA) e don set be dat! I miss ma childhood...

OMG! Lol. This is so true. OP, You are totally on point. Chei! I thank God for my African parents though.
N as I don't care much for '21st Century' parents, I do believe I shall be sticking to our African parents method of upbringing .... in most cases

How these exclusively breastfed and well trained African children turn out to be d worst politicians and leaders, more dan their white counterparts amaze me.

@op dis are so true.u most finish ur food first b4 even tinking abt eating meat.anytin contrary to dat, u are in soup.

Lol back then Dad was really Caesar !!!.....you dare not give him a contrary answer lyk..."I'm tired,I can't " lol

After trashin my sorry behind,they 'd be sayin they want the best for me...

No matter how they brought us up,we ll always love them!!!!!!

ngozievergreen: How these exclusively breastfed and well trained African children turn out to be d worst politicians and leaders, more dan their white counterparts amaze me.

Your words struck me in my heart and got me wondering,still trying to figure out the right answer.
Is it the fact that children are raised to be hypocritical and religious without actually instilling leadership and excellence principles or that kids just change when they get older and do all the things they want due to the feeling of being caged during childhood, i'm still thinking.

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

I remember my mom used to call me to pass her water from the toilet sink with which to clean her buttocks after taking a dump while she is sitting on the toilet, it used to piss me off. She passed some weeks ago, and i wish she would still call me to do it for her. RIP mum

My mum used to call me to look for something small, maybe her necklace in her room. When I ask her where exactly in d room? She'll say "if I know where it is, will I ask u to look for it?" Ok where person wan start from?

Loved this write-up! The part abt d sodas is so true. Remember when I actually did c a whole crate in d house, it ended up locked in my mom's room and lasted abt 3 months! N when my mom yells my full ibo name, na die b dat! Miss my childhood so much.

It was annoying when we were kids buh now i feel it has prepared us for the world outside.

I experienced all of the above and now as an adult I wish I was brought up differently.There are some very good points in there but most of the rest are just plain ridiculous.Tyrannizing your kids in the name of african moral upbringing.
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You hit the nail on the head girl. Growing up, I abided by these rules,and the funny thing is, it actually prepared me for life outside my parents home.

All so true, I mean every single point. And after I had planned to deal with my parents when I grow up and mak dem regret because I felt they wher unfair to me, now I just can't seem to a way to tnk and repay dem enough. Guess d best I can do is to prove them heroes by passing on dis African asset to my kids. We dont knw wat awesome culture we hav here until we travel out of dis country

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Lmao. . .hahahahahahahaha

Very true. But u didn't add that the african parent does not need to talk before a message is passed to the child. While growing up, if ma mums eye blinks and u don't understand what she is saying, ur in soup. in Fact, if she scratches her foot on d ground, e get meaning and we must understand esp me being the first born becos just as u said, I always took d blame for my younger ones misdeeds. And my mum be like 'where were u wen he/she wx doin d wrong'? Nna, childhood was good and bad, fun plus tears.. Wow. It helped o be who I am anyways

I remember at some point in our home the fridge had an electrical problem and my mum got shocked. After that day instead of repairing the fridge, she made sure never to open it...even wen we outside the house she would call. "wat about that backyard I told u to clean" my response...."mummy I did that yesterday" and she already knew....only to ask "eh oya give me water from the fridge".

very very correct

rhowly: I remember at some point in our home the fridge had an electrical problem and my mum got shocked. After that day instead of repairing the fridge, she made sure never to open it...even wen we outside the house she would call. "wat about that backyard I told u to clean" my response...."mummy I did that yesterday" and she already knew....only to ask "eh oya give me water from the fridge".

lol

Wow..this is all so very true.
I remember in my home then, you dare not go to the pot and dish food for youreslf, na plates we dey submit for mumsy to put food..and then we'd pick the dished food according to seniority..I used to pick last then as the last born of the family. Beautiful memories..

rhowly: I remember at some point in our home the fridge had an electrical problem and my mum got shocked. After that day instead of repairing the fridge, she made sure never to open it...even wen we outside the house she would call. "wat about that backyard I told u to clean" my response...."mummy I did that yesterday" and she already knew....only to ask "eh oya give me water from the fridge".

Funny. I rememba I was d one who know hao to opeare d tv and search for sattions and even the VCR player. Xo wheneva am not arnd, they barely watch tv/film in ma haus and ama feelinglike super engeineer.

ayde: Wow..this is all so very true.
I remember in my home then, you dare not go to the pot and dish food for youreslf, na plates we dey submit for mumsy to put food..and then we'd pick the dished food according to seniority..I used to pick last then as the last born of the family. Beautiful memories..

I am d first born xo I used to pick 1st. I also rememba d austerity measures we ma mum used to serve us food esp wen pot of soup is going down. Me and ma imediate younger sis will av eba in difrent plates but our soup will be 2gether in one plate. Moreso she eats slowly and as a man in d making, b4 she carries 2 bolus of eba, I av downd five. And wen we are asked to share one fish, the senior takes d portion dat has d middle bone.

In the "Bigger Picture", l think what is more important is to ask ourselves: Do all these "things and ways" of our parents, produce good adults (like you and me),.... when compared to TODAYS lax form of "civilized parenting"?

Judge the comparisons, based on the RESULTS!

The post is hilarious all the same. especially that part about calling you a hundred times in a day!
Somehow, it fostered "obedience and respect", in a "Parent" kind of way! (I am your parent, gerrit? ..Aaah, Dad, l gerrit 'puurrfectly' naah!)

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torhuke: Very true. But u didn't add that the african parent does not need to talk before a message is passed to the child. While growing up, if ma mums eye blinks and u don't understand what she is saying, ur in soup. in Fact, if she scratches her foot on d ground, e get meaning and we must understand esp me being the first born becos just as u said, I always took d blame for my younger ones misdeeds. And my mum be like 'where were u wen he/she wx doin d wrong'? Nna, childhood was good and bad, fun plus tears.. Wow. It helped o be who I am anyways

Good.
Would you have had it 'the other way round" (as in opposite style) , if you had a choice NOW.... or will you stick with what and how your parent trained you to become whoever you are TODAY?

(I guess your junior siblings also benefited from it as well?)

That is what l was wondering about in my last post.

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Hmmm @ no 10, mine was sooo bad dat my dad wld pass by d fridge come 2 my room and ask me 2 get water 4 him

LMSAO!!!!!!!!!.so true

if u sleep durin prayer u becom d only sinner around nd always being sent wen ever u r eating