Girl Child Yaarinya

Everybody knows for sure knows that girls are the cutest thing ever. As they grow up in stature you begin to appreciate how much they were perfected to care for the home. Please note : There is no exception to the rule as we know better that our male children should as well should be involved in chores to reduce the stress for our future wife !! Age group and chores : 2-3 year olds : Throw away the diapers in the trash Pick up toys Keep dirty clothes in the laundry basket 4-5 year olds : Put away toys Sweep kitchen floor with a mini broom ( with your supervison) Clean off table after eating Get the pegs to clip the wet clothes ( where there is no washing machine) A little more from modestmoms.com

It was one bright February 14...going down Memory lane........ I was in Secondary school and there was always this fuss about who would get roses or not. I was not expecting anyone either. I remember his name Daniel Chijindu. He offered me a rose and a card or some gift and I quietly returned it back to him without even thinking twice. My mum had sternly warned me about ever receiving gifts from boys and I sure will take to her instructions as always. Today, Daniel and I are still very good friends and we are all happy.  I just wanted to keep this brief . 

In 1992, I was in JSS1 ( first class in secondary school- junior high school). I went  to the rest room during our break time and alas... I saw a blood stain on my panties. Wow !!! I was  utterly in shock as I could not bring my self together on how I did not have any injury whatsoever but there I was with a blood stain on my underwear. I was too scared to tell any one, instead  I took to tears on how I had disappointed my mum. Ignorance they say ; is not an excuse. Good enough, my mum came around often to check me up while I was in boarding house and I had to open up to her that I had blood stains on my panties over the week and I managed to put my self together. Well, all my darling mother could say to me " Never go near a man, the moment you do, you will get pregnant". Looking back today; Haba Mummy, is that all you should have said to me ? Apparently,a sizeable number of Nigerian mums in the nineties found it difficult to properly guide their female chil...