Scene
1: A lady with an advanced pregnancy
went out with an outfit that revealed much of her cleavage; and thanks to her
pregnancy state, she was quite the ‘boss.’ Sometimes, I feel that some ladies
use their pregnancy as an excuse to dress in whatever way they please. After
all, ‘They can see that I’m heavy. Nobody can talk to me or challenge me or
toast me.’ Imagine what might be going through the mind of that baby in the
womb assuming the baby is aware of what’s going on.
‘Mama, why
now? Why you dey advertise my natural food reservoirs? Nor be Cowbell or Peak
Milk you carry ooo. Those things you are showing belongs to me and me alone. Wait
until I come out now! Na den you go know who be the owner and who be onlooker.’
Na those
kind children wen dem born them, and dem dey house with the mother, dem go keep
quiet, no cry for breast food. Na wen the Mama dey middle of ‘Molue’ commercial
bus, na that time dem go show themselves. ‘waiiii, waiii, waiii (crying)’ dem
wan breastfeed in the presence of the world. Na that time u go see ‘aproko/tatafor/oversabi’
passengers dey say, ‘Madam give am breast now. Give am breast make him keep
quiet.’ Na then you go see some mothers dey consider the rationale behind the
publicity of private properties/equities. My own question be say, ‘Why not also
consider this while pregnant?’
Scene 2: One
pregnant woman come for labour. As the pain start, na so she start. She insult
and curse the husband, the baby, the in-laws, the relatives, the nurses, the
doctors and everybody who was within range. She come dey curse, dey curse, dey
insult everybody especially the husband. All efforts to calm her down failed. Everybody
assume say na because of the pain make her dey do like that. Hmmm…
The question
be say, ‘Na only she don carry belle before? Na only she don enter labour ward
before? If some people dey feel labour pains, dem go dey sing praises, some
others go dey pray. While others dey do everything other than insult people. Why
be say this one own different?’
You see this
is what is called ‘opportunity’. E get things this woman don dey keep for mind
since, fear nor make her fit talk. Now now, when she dey labour now, she come
use that as excuse to let out all the venomous curses she had harboured inside.
She curse ‘shege’ for the husband body because she know say when the baby show,
all sins shall be forgiven. Well, make she remember say anything said, na
record o. Even if no repercussions now, one day, somebody go dial ‘play’ for
that record.
You know the
true character of a man or woman may be revealed in moments of pain or anger. If
you get bad mouth before and now you come dey pretend say you be quieti, the day
wen you go vex or dey in pain, that ‘bad mouth’ shall be revealed in true
colours. So too, if you get good character true true, the day of pains and
anguish shall reveal your nobility and goodness. Na so i see am o. I rest my case!
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