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The Mistake in Respect. What really baffles me in this area is the essence of serving fathers with two, three or more chunks of meats, fishes or eggs as the case may be......

African culture is a  noble culture known to take respect for elders sacrosanct. The Nigerian culture also portrays these, the Yoruba ethnic group in South Western region of Nigeria makes respect second-to-none, the younger ones are  not given  chances to disrespect the elderly, even if the person is just one year older.

Infact, the Yoruba cultural setting believes your parents are your god (which I believe  is the same with majority of African culture) and due respect should be accorded to them.
As a matter of fact, the father is the head of the home, so all due honour and respect must be accorded to him. This fact is also uphold by most religious teachings.

Food is one of the main stay for human survival both for the Young and old. Respect is also not left out in this area. In most family settings, wives must accord the husband some respect in serving his food, the man's food is served first before others.
What really baffles me in this area is the essence of serving fathers with two, three or more chunks of meats, fishes or eggs as the case may be, while the children who needs more of this class of diet are made to share one into two or settle for nothing at extreme cases all because daddy is been served with 3 pieces of meat or fishes because he's the head of the home and he is been respected.

Little do they understand that such food items rich in protein should be a major constituent in children's diet. Dieticians have made us understand that food such as egg, fish, meat, milk, etc are major sources of protein needed in children for growth and development as it helps them in body building.
Adults are been advice to consume less of these food items as they only require them in little quantity unlike in children.
To my amazement, such food are used to show honour and respect to elders while children who are in dire need of such diets are being deprived of them all in the name of "respect".
While I believe respect for our elders in the society must be uphold and encourage even in the home, Parent should not also deprive children of the necessities needed for growth.


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This is just my thought
Your views and comments will be well appreciated.

Comments

  1. This has gradually become a norm. Even comfortable homes, where children are served a sizeable amount of meat,fish,eggs,etc. still find the need to serve daddy X2.

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  2. Its a way of showing appreciation for the hardwork done by the breadwinner of tge home

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