All parents have crazy tendencies.


Nigerian parents have perfected this “parental crazy”. Don’t get me wrong, our
parents raised us well but they really dealt with us.
Our childhoods were lit af with amazing games, snacks, plenty birthday parties
and Christmas clothes.


“ PS: I still miss Okin biscuit and I wish someone would be
buying me clothes on a regular like back when I was a kid. ”


Naija parents love to discipline each and every child. Our parents spanked us
to keep in line. If spanking didn’t work because some of us were too stubborn,
they told us stories that scared us straight.


.“ Sometimes these stories are made up. Who am I kidding?
Most of them were made up! ”


Here are 5 major stories (lies, all lies!!) our parents used to keep us in line
back then :

1. Ojuju Calabar

I don’t know if Ojuju Calabar is the Nigerian version of the Boogey man. Or
maybe it’s a masquerade. All I know is that in my house:

“ Ojuju Calabar will come and get any disobedient and errant
child. ”


Funny how we were all scared of Ojuju Calabar but have never seen one.
Even today!

2. Fruit seeds growing out of your head.


Every Nigerian child has heard a version of this one. Ever had your parents
tell you that if you swallowed a seed (say orange seed) that an orange tree will
grow out of your head after a week?

Many Naija kids didn’t sleep because we were too worried about becoming a
walking and talking orange tree.

You are on point bro

3. The fish and drinking water story

This story was specifically invented for those children who won’t eat their food
but will eat the fish on top and drink lots of water.

Don't move close to a man as you will get preggy
Even when I was taught biology in school, I still believed it
I thought that was a lie and what my mum told me was the truth
It happened I hugged a guy and missed my period
Come and see tears


Well
My son is scared of ojuju only at nights
Funny how he cries when I rub powder and scream like this

4. Coconut water and Dullards

I’m sure the reason why many of us stayed away from coconut and it’s water was because our parents told us that coconut water makes children dull.

5. Sticky gum in stomachs


Remember when your parents told you that if you swallowed gum, it would
stick in your stomach and cause problems? Yeah, we were all told that too.

I was also told that when i beat walls and leaves in the afteroon' they'd come beat me back in my sleep.

Can't forget the day i slept, fell off the bed and rolled under the bed. I cry no be small...twas a big bed and i rolled in very well. Woke up to a dark and strange place. They didn't waste time in telling me ojuju dropped me there as punishment.

That coconut water still dey do me sometimes o0oo!!! Sometimes I drink it, sometimes I don't.

One I was also told back then as a kid was "if your biscuit falls on the floor, don't pick it up and eat cos the devil had already tasted it

There was a time my mum bought coconut wen cmin bk from d market...
As she was abt eating,,, i jus rush down and said..


Me: "Mummy gimme d water make i drink"
My mum: small pikin no dey drink coconut water.. e no good for pikin.. e dey mke d pikin no dey knw book.



My dad: ...

I was told if I make a certain sound with my mouth, it attracted snakes, especially at night.

T

Hahahaha, op nice one, funny old memories esp d ojuju calabar

yvelchstores:
I was told if I make a certain sound with my mouth, it attracted snakes, especially at night.

If U whistle at night***

good old days......how time flies hmmmmm