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Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by meekhat: 10:29am On Dec 06, 2013
I have observed that most nairalanders sound so unreal on practical issues in nigerian diverse cultures. Or could it be that some of us have been aculturised into western liberalism due prolonged residency in Europe and US? As for the topic, a child is a precious gift irrespective of sex BUT, culture plays key role here. For instance, Igbos so much believe in male child that most wives don't feel secured in there homes without a male child for obvious reasons. I jst hope some of us condeming (rightly though) this culture will not illtreat there wives or evening go outside in search of male child should their wives fail to give them one. Lols
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Olugbenger(m): 10:31am On Dec 06, 2013
All i see are misguided feminists on this thread trying to make silly cases for gender equality. I blame the males on this thread pontificating on known issues.

Hate or like it, the male race would always remain superior until women become men.

That, i don't see happening because we are still confronted with equality lies.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by anukulapo: 10:39am On Dec 06, 2013
fellis:

Na you sabi o, me I don't care whether people fvck and go free or fvck and go to prison. I am only interested in women living their lives how they please without having to 'submit' to another person for all eternity or put up with his cheating under the excuse that men are naturally polygamous.

Yea,better start a crusade for women not to have to "submit" to another being. Maybe you should advance it and demand for a known feminine figure among the deities-- The mother, God the father, the daughter, the son, then the holy spirit. It will help the gender balance and women liberation movement since women are being marginalized.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by jeffizy(m): 10:41am On Dec 06, 2013
anukulapo:

That's being selfish. It is like saying "I'll finish the wealth I accumulated while I live than think of my lineage."
Your memory would not be a blessing.
Please get with the flow and don't assume!
What do I mean by quality of life?

I mean having a life worthy of emulation and commendation.
For better understanding, check NELSON MANDELA .
He's gone now but everyone misses him. If his children refuse to build on such legacy, how does that concern Madiba where he is now?
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Olugbenger(m): 10:43am On Dec 06, 2013
anukulapo:

Yea,better start a crusade for women not to have to "submit" to another being. Maybe you should advance it and demand for a known feminine figure among the deities-- The mother, God the father, the daughter, the son, then the holy spirit. It will help the gender balance and women liberation movement since women are being marginalized.


You are a bad person!


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Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Matthewbriggs(m): 10:43am On Dec 06, 2013
The average man wants to leave a leagacy, to leave the world with the knowlege that he at least left something behind that will re echo that fact that he was once here.

In the hierarchy of human needs it called achievement.

The ish is that the average african man believes leaving a male child behind who he expects to continue his lineage is quite an acheivemmennt.

But personally for me I belive the best achievement one can leave is trail of good will, of exploits, of innovation that've gone on to change the lives of many. This i think is a better legacy instead of male child.

Be it Boy or Girl they are all special... carefully and beutifully made by the creator.

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Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by anukulapo: 10:43am On Dec 06, 2013
Olugbenger:
Hate or like it, the male race would always remain superior until women become men.


LOL. What a condition.
It's not by choice. The order came to be. I advice all to embrace their cross and accept the things they can't change.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by winteriscoming: 10:45am On Dec 06, 2013
phanthomz: Male children are different frm female children. Dat doesnt make dem special. Infact, the females are actually stronger than males in all ways. Dy make thr home and takia of the men who are infact boys. I call dem boys because most men dont know wat it takes to make a home. Its never always about the money he doles out.

Infact, when such men grow old and av urethral stricture frm various infections dy got while sleeping around or av diabetes wc will impair their manliness, dy should not expect d same womsn dy nneglected at home to come and care for dem in the hosp. Their cash should do the caring.

Growing up, my parents never discriminated btw us male or female children. The females washed cars, changed tyres, cut grass, pushed cars and every oda thing. The male did dishes when it was his turn, did his laundary and we all rotated doing our parents laundary, we all cooked and all. We all had the same curfew time and mum woke us up at d same time for morning chores.

Today, we are all married and its working for us. I dnt wait for my hubby to change my tyre or check my car battery or fix bulbs. My bro cooks when his wife isnt home and basically, we are happy. Dad made us girls buy lands b4 marrying. And made us all av minimum of an msc.

I think it was probably because dy were educated sha. But dats how im going to bring up my kids cuz it sure worked for me. My dad always boosted our self confidence and i dnt see myself being lesser than any man.

You my dear have a lot to be thankful for. Especially such great parents.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Nobody: 10:46am On Dec 06, 2013
[i][/i] the world needs GENDER BALANCE. From world stats, venusians outnumber martians, which is why prostitution is becoming a way of life, it's normal today to have a spinster at 40 years of age OR is it a new thing for a lady to beg a guy for strAfffing?. etc. how many of you gurls in da house like that?
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by anukulapo: 10:49am On Dec 06, 2013
jeffizy: Please get with the flow and don't assume!
What do I mean by quality of life?

I mean having a life worthy of emulation and commendation.
For better understanding, check NELSON MANDELA .
He's gone now but everyone misses him. If his children refuse to build on such legacy, how does that concern Madiba where he is now?

Of course,there's nothing he can do about it but applying your former statement to Mandela's case would be like Mandela saying "there's no point fighting apethied. Who knows whether South Africans would up hold the struggle when I die? " So he should just live a quality life for himself.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Nobody: 10:50am On Dec 06, 2013
tpia@:
Well, you say you're male, tell us what's special about you.

Good questions dear friend.....
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by anukulapo: 10:52am On Dec 06, 2013
Olugbenger:


You are a bad person!


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LOL. I'm just joining the "woman right" activist people them. No mind me
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Arosa(m): 10:54am On Dec 06, 2013
Interesting topic, all I want to add is that before DNA test it was only a female child that can guaranty the continuity of your lineage. unlike the male which is uncertain cos his wife could have a child for another man and claim it's her husband's. A woman can be as strong as a man physically and mentally it all depends on nurture. *Queen Idia I salute you, you stood shoulder to shoulder with the men of your time, you even won wars for the Benin Empire.*

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Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Olugbenger(m): 10:58am On Dec 06, 2013
anukulapo:

LOL. What a condition.
It's not by choice. The order came to be. I advice all to embrace their cross and accept the things they can't change.

Exactly. They are enjoying the best of times in this modern world. we have distorted enough facts and truths to make them feel equal. I'm still in the dark about what they want exactly.


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Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by anukulapo: 10:59am On Dec 06, 2013
tpia@:
Well, you say you're male, tell us what's special about you.
Expected. A typical tackle from a female -- "a woman right activist"
So tell us,what's your take? Are male and female equal OR the female is superior to the male?
Judges,please standby.

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Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Crixina(f): 11:00am On Dec 06, 2013
OrangeHokage: female children don't continue legacies and bloodlines male children do.. And forgot this equaltiy shit everyone one is Tryna put up now female children have never been recognized and will never be. Even the bible says so..
with men like this,one can't just help but hate the idea of marriage.

Cos if probably one can't give birth to a male child,he will not just stop at hating you(the wife)he will extend the hatred to his own children(females).

Next thing the woman goes loco due to emotional trauma.

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Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Dbboy(m): 11:00am On Dec 06, 2013
What's all this abt this feminist always clamming to be men since the inception of this world I know for sure that world wars were fought and led by men, I know if gahndi, Mandela, ojukwu, awolowo, hitler, Jesus, Mohamed and so many were all women they would Hv not been this impactful 98 percent of the world creation were all men's innovation. They world is a special place because of men a world without men is useless female kids on marriage becomes another man property whether u like it or not but male kids stay put this was very clear to me when I lost my dad and at that point I threw out all those western ideology I must get my self male kids it is obiligatory and has to be fulfilled most men if not all alway Hv that sense of obligation where as to the woman once she is married her sense of obligation shift from her birth family to her married family. That's my 2 cent
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by jeffizy(m): 11:02am On Dec 06, 2013
Arosa: Interesting topic, all I want to add is that before DNA test it was only a female child that can guaranty the continuity of your lineage. unlike the male which is uncertain cos his wife could have a child for another man and claim it's her husband's.
Very brilliant point.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Nobody: 11:03am On Dec 06, 2013
phanthomz: Male children are different frm female children. Dat doesnt make dem special. Infact, the females are actually stronger than males in all ways. Dy make thr home and takia of the men who are infact boys. I call dem boys because most men dont know wat it takes to make a home. Its never always about the money he doles out.

Infact, when such men grow old and av urethral stricture frm various infections dy got while sleeping around or av diabetes wc will impair their manliness, dy should not expect d same womsn dy nneglected at home to come and care for dem in the hosp. Their cash should do the caring.

Growing up, my parents never discriminated btw us male or female children. The females washed cars, changed tyres, cut grass, pushed cars and every oda thing. The male did dishes when it was his turn, did his laundary and we all rotated doing our parents laundary, we all cooked and all. We all had the same curfew time and mum woke us up at d same time for morning chores.

Today, we are all married and its working for us. I dnt wait for my hubby to change my tyre or check my car battery or fix bulbs. My bro cooks when his wife isnt home and basically, we are happy. Dad made us girls buy lands b4 marrying. And made us all av minimum of an msc.

I think it was probably because dy were educated sha. But dats how im going to bring up my kids cuz it sure worked for me. My dad always boosted our self confidence and i dnt see myself being lesser than any man.

Very inspiring post. I commend your dad for all he did, men like him are rare and special.

The bold part of your post is what I don't agree with sha......too much generalization in it.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by AreaFada2: 11:05am On Dec 06, 2013
tosrich: The importance of a male child was Socially constructed to ensure male dominance.
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Even in the bible?

A girl is married AWAY, a boy brings another man's daughter and add to his own family. To become his Mrs.

Whether the wife was raised by Mazi Okeke, Otunba Amodu or Alhaji Dambau, is immaterial.

Until the time comes when you escort a groom to the bride's house and given to the woman and her family in marriage, we're where we're.

It is disingenuous for ladies to twist this thread to "men say women are worth less than men".

It is not. Majority of men dote on their daughters more than their sons. Both sexes simply have different roles.

Women can chose to totally ignore their birth family if very comfortable in marriage. And she can do so without name calling/consequences. Boys cannot.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Nobody: 11:06am On Dec 06, 2013
Crixina: with men like this,one can't just help but hate the idea of marriage.

Cos if probably one can't give birth to a male child,he will not just stop at hating you(the wife)he will extend the hatred to his own children(females).

Next thing the woman goes loco due to emotional trauma.

You never see anything, just go and check out the number of likes that insultive comment got.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by femmy2010(m): 11:09am On Dec 06, 2013
The male and female child remains ever precious and special.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by 50calibre(m): 11:14am On Dec 06, 2013
I don't care if I come off as old fashioned or sexist, I need a son, I want a son. I would pick a son over 3 girls anytime, any day.

Nothing like looking at a little version of you that will grow up to answer your name, we can play games together, crack jokes together, talk & play football, talk politics, talk dating..... C'mon nothing beats a son.

I'm not discriminating against women, truth of the matter is, a girl will grow up & someday she will belong to another family.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Nobody: 11:16am On Dec 06, 2013
Royal Roy:



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Roy, you need to see a dentist.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by anukulapo: 11:17am On Dec 06, 2013
fellis:

Very inspiring post. I commend your dad for all he did, men like him are rare and special.

The bold part of your post is what I don't agree with sha......too much generalization in it.

You can't expect less from a feminist whose thought is to win the favour and approval of women. Much generalization in favour of women.
A right standing man would point to many lovely and appreciable facts about having a woman/women around and in His life but he's also know a man's peculiarity (if he's intelligent, diligent and objective enough)
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by 50calibre(m): 11:28am On Dec 06, 2013
Ooooh!! I must have moments like these & nothing is going to stop me. Period!!

Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by AreaFada2: 11:35am On Dec 06, 2013
Crixina: with men like this,one can't just help but hate the idea of marriage.

Cos if probably one can't give birth to a male child,he will not just stop at hating you(the wife)he will extend the hatred to his own children(females).

Next thing the woman goes loco due to emotional trauma.
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Not necessarily true dear.

If a boy doesn't come, it's not the woman's fault. But to say that a male is not important in the family is to demonstrate an astounding disconnect with our African culture in favour of Western culture that promises a lot but delivers little.

Here in a European country where I live, over 55% of my work colleagues have already divorced at least once. Some are going through their third divorce and they're not even 50 yet.

So it's not exactly the romance/matrimonial el dorado that our African women believe the lax Western culture offers.

If it happens that a boy is not forthcoming, you would do well to lovingly explore how your man is taking it.

I have several male relatives, some have 3, 4 or 6 daughters, no sons. They are all quite happy.

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Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by GentleFrank(m): 11:40am On Dec 06, 2013
The male child in my tribe signifies posterity, succession, shield and strength !!!
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by anukulapo: 12:27pm On Dec 06, 2013
Area-Fada:
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Not necessarily true dear.

If a boy doesn't come, it's not the woman's fault. But to say that a male is not important in the family is to demonstrate an astounding disconnect with our African culture in favour of Western culture that promises a lot but delivers little.

Here the European country in live in, over 55% of my work colleagues have divorced at least once already. Some are going through their third divorce and they're not even 50 yet.

So it's not exactly the romance/matrimonial el dorado that our African women believe the lax Western culture offers.

If it happens that a boy is not forthcoming, you would do well to lovingly explore how your man is taking it.

I have several male relatives, some have 3, 4 or 6 daughters, no sons. They are all quite happy.
Worse,it's not just an African culture thing. Read it on the faces of the holy book and read between the lines.
These feminist are not actually against men (men are just unfortunately the receptor of their out burst) they are against God for making such order.
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Nobody: 12:48pm On Dec 06, 2013
Nothing!
Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by phanthomz: 12:51pm On Dec 06, 2013
anukulapo:

You can't expect less from a feminist whose thought is to win the favour and approval of women. Much generalization in favour of women.
A right standing man would point to many lovely and appreciable facts about having a woman/women around and in His life but he's also know a man's peculiarity (if he's intelligent, diligent and objective enough)

Im not a feminist, bt i simply beleive in myself. As much as im a submissive wife, i rub minds wit my hubby ova any decision we make as a family and he loves me d way i am. Cant imagine being a woman who doesnt av a say.

And yes women are actually stronget than men. 1. We are homozygous xx in genotype. Dat makes us stronget dan an heterozygous xy male. Maybe u dnt knw but over 80% of still born and miscarried babies are males. Why? Dy aint so genetically resilient.
2. As a man, can u bleed for 5 days, av cramps for 3 days, carry a baby in ur womb for 9 months ( its like putting ur 15 inches laptop strapped to ur tummy everyday both nite, day, in d shower, bus, toilet and everywhr for 9months) and still cook, clean, make love (with d strapped laptop), go to work, and care for a partner who jst goes to work and comes home to rest without aving to bother about house work. Can u do dat for ?
3. Can u smile, and do laundary, cook, care for and make luv to a partner who is cheating on u? Are u even emotionally strong?
4. Can u hit a man who is ur size? U only hit women because most times u are larger than dem and dy av even been defeated mentally b4 d abuse starts.
5. Why do u think women live longer dan men? because even thru d wear and tear of caring for others, they are more resilient and therefore live longer.
I could go on and on. Bt in d end, i thank God im a woman. A strong one for dat matter. Wouldnt pray to be anything else.

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Re: And What's So Special About The Male Child? by Mariopgomery(m): 12:52pm On Dec 06, 2013
what is wrong with people in this forum? i dont understand nigerians sha. a man wants a male child to carry on the family name whats so wrong in that? the only thing u guys shud be saying is for the family to show luv to both male nd female children. and to think most of you are supposed to be adults, am still just a boy but i must say am dissappointd in our so called adults.

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