Incredible Ways African Parents Treat Their Children

You vs Your Parents

Growing up in an African home is an experience that cannot be traded for anything.

There are certain expressions that you hear from almost every Nigerian parent. It is almost like they held a town hall meeting and agreed on these phrases and sentences. Some include;

You will kill me today: When you dodge your mothers slap, be rest assured that you’d hear this sentence till day break. You have to be prepared to explain during the family meeting how you attempted to kill your own mother.

Does your friend have two heads: This might come from your father when you show him your report card at the end of the term and he sees you came in 2nd out of 68 students.

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I didn’t kill my parents so you can’t kill me: When you keep repeating the exact thing your mother explicitly warned you against doing.

You don’t know more than pressing your phone

There’s nothing like sleepover or slumber party in an African home, the only night out you get is with Jesus (carry your bible and go to church for your vigil services). Amen?

Being is a relationship is not allowed! Sex is a taboo!

African parents try as much as possible to avoid having conversations about sex with their kids . However, their actions speak louder than voice. From giving you a 3 hours lecture on how your neighbour as disgraced her father by getting pregnant as a teenage, to explaining in full details how they will used their hands to kill any child that dares ‘brings pregnancy to their house’.