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IT IS NOT MY FAULT I AM NIGERIAN

I forgot to say  Happy Independence Nigeria in my last post. We have come a long way you and I. From when I thought I could conquer you, to when I tried, to when you did and I just came to accept it. Nigeria has come a long way some of it good, some of it bad, we are still growing I accept. I have been seeing  some videos online and a lot of brands and people have been going on about their reasons why they love Nigeria. I am going to be honest, whether you like it or not the major reason why we like Nigeria is because we can do as we like and get away with it, majority of the time. No justice, no call back, no ticket. Basically we do not Pay. That's why we love Nigeria. If you like, be a twitter activist with all your Oyibo Schooling or Dstv exposure, it all comes down to the same thing. If Police should stop you after you have beat a traffic light you either beg or pay. You are like every other Nigerian and we LOVE It. The other day I was taking my child home from s...

Reversing Gender Roles, Are We Sure We Are Ready?

Thank you all for reading even when I haven't posted as often as I should. These past few weeks have been an adjustment.  In Nigeria, the idea of a stay at home dad or house husband is a subject that should not even be discussed in public. Personally, I don't even know how I feel about the concept of my going to work every day and my husband stays at home to raise our daughter. I don't even want to get into first, the confusion, then outrage, as people watch and encounter our 22nd century love unfold (because that's how they will refer to it.) I have heard of real life cases like this but very few. Even in what we consider very advanced societies people still have the expectations that  the man provides and the woman takes a slower or maybe less tasking role so she can nurture and raise the family and the children.   These are the roles we were brought up with as children and have come to expect as adults. There is the exception of those who grew up...