Nigerian childhood was full of tales that kept us in check or scared! Here are some of the classics:
⢠âIf you swallow gum, itâll stay in your stomach for 7 yearsâ still waiting for mine to come out!  ⢠âDonât whistle at night, youâll call snakesâ đ so no whistling during power outage!  ⢠âIf you play in the rain, youâll become deafâ why did we even risk it?  ⢠âIf you make that face, it will stay like that foreverâ  no smile, no frozen face!  ⢠âIf you step outside with wet hair, youâll catch coldâ always rushing to dry up  ⢠âEat your food or the spirit of the food will come after youâ motivation to finish plate  ⢠âDonât open the fridge too long, the light will go outâ fridge fear was real!  ⢠âIf you point at the moon, your finger will get cut offâ moon gazing was risky business  ⢠âIf you donât say âGod bless youâ after someone sneezes, bad luck will comeâ manners + superstition combo  ⢠âIf you talk back to elders, your tongue will get tiedâ respect enforced, no exceptions!
Zainab
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Nigerian childhood was full of tales that kept us in check or scared! Here are some of the classics:
⢠âIf you swallow gum, itâll stay in your stomach for 7 yearsâ still waiting for mine to come out! Â
⢠âDonât whistle at night, youâll call snakesâ đ so no whistling during power outage! Â
⢠âIf you play in the rain, youâll become deafâ why did we even risk it? Â
⢠âIf you make that face, it will stay like that foreverâ  no smile, no frozen face! Â
⢠âIf you step outside with wet hair, youâll catch coldâ always rushing to dry up Â
⢠âEat your food or the spirit of the food will come after youâ motivation to finish plate Â
⢠âDonât open the fridge too long, the light will go outâ fridge fear was real! Â
⢠âIf you point at the moon, your finger will get cut offâ moon gazing was risky business Â
⢠âIf you donât say âGod bless youâ after someone sneezes, bad luck will comeâ manners + superstition combo Â
⢠âIf you talk back to elders, your tongue will get tiedâ respect enforced, no exceptions!
Which one got you the most? đ