At our traditional engagement and wedding ceremony, our non-Nigerian friends were highly amused at the prayers and blessings pronounced over us that went something like ‘Oh Lord, this time next year, bless them with the fruit of the womb!’ Cue a resounding “AMEN!” Talk about pressure! And I am certain that there were auntie’s that were sneaking looks at my middle in the months following to see if any growth was apparent.
Contrast that with the prayer of the vicar at a friends wedding – “Lord if they wish to have children…” Cue the the once closed eyes tight in fervent agreement flying open with shock and a stifled “ah ah, wetin’ be* the problem of this father, of course they want to have children now! God forbid bad thing that they won’t have children!” Actually, my friends were in their forties and so the vicar’s prayer put very little pressure on them…..read the rest of this post over at From Now Till I Do…(and also welcome Chichi’s baby) :-)
*’wetin’ be’ = Nigerian pidgin for ‘what is’, as in ‘what is the problem of this father…’
God bless
xXx
LOOOOL!!!! Inaaameeeaaan! (private joke) Anyways, Im real happy for the couple.