08/03/2016
The Nigerian mother is a source of
pride and inspiration to everyone
around her from her kids to her
husband, her family members and
the society at large, and there are
many reasons for this.
First, she is hardworking and
relentless. Then she has a natural
mechanism that helps her adjust to
anything, so that even the toughest of
situations seem like nothing to her.
Our mothers are bold in the face of
odds and there’s hardly any part of
our lives they do not influence, from
conception to our education, marriage
and more.
Today, as the world celebrates
mothers, below are 11 pictures that
aptly describe Nigerian mothers in all
their greatness:
1. She corrects you without saying
a word – just eye contact
2. She reminds you of all the food
you have eaten in the house
because you asked for a refund of
the money you lent her
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3. She is a ‘gele’ or head tie expert
4. As a kid, she would threaten you
by saying ‘If I hear peem, you will
hear ween’
5. As a kid she would whip you for
misbehaving and then tell you
repeatedly that you cannot kill her
as she did not kill her mother
6. She is sure to return from a
wedding or any other celebration
with ‘party rice’
7. When you are wrong and say
‘Mom, I’m sorry’, she is sure to
reply saying ‘sorry for yourself’
8. She carries her babies on her
back
9. She does not eat until the food
has gone round everyone in the
house
10. She does not play with her
wrapper and she has specific ones
for different events
11. She is gifted with the way she
carries hot pots from the fire with
bare hands
