My Daughter, tomorrow you will stop bearing my name. You will be happily married to the man you love. Well, I have fulfilled my purpose, it is now time for you to start fulfilling yours.
From your childhood, I have raised you well by the grace of God but before you say I do, there are few things I need to tell you about living with a man and being married.
Do you remember when you wrote your WAEC and JAMB exams? You came to me and I gave you 20,000 Naira for the registration? Well, even though I gave it to you, the money was not mine. I know you always thought I paid the fees. The truth is, I was broke, but your mother gave me the money. She could have given it to you but she decided to give it to me to give to you.
Support your husband.
Sometimes things will get tough… he will be frustrated. Even though he acts tough, in his mind he has fears… he fears you may not value him anymore because he has fallen. That is the time to get behind him and support him!
The best way to show your husband you love him is to respect him! You may argue with him, you may disagree but at the end of the day, let him know he has your respect.
Do you remember the day I screamed at your mother? What did she do? She was quiet! Do you also remember the day she screamed at me? What did I do? I was quiet!
My daughter learn to be quiet sometimes when your husband is angry.
When one person is hot, the other should be cool. If two are always screaming at same time, that is how big problems start in marriage.
The first thing to know about your husband is his favourite food. If he has more than one then keep them at the back of your mind. Don’t let him ask for it, always prepare it for him.
There was a day your mother caught me touching a woman’s hand affectionately. It was lustful but I was not yet cheating on your mum. When she saw us… she didn’t fight the lady, she quietly left. I was afraid of going home because all hell will break lose. But when I got home she said nothing. She served me my food. Guilt was taking control over me. I started begging. From that day, I never looked at a woman two time. Who knows? If she had fought and threatened me… maybe I could have run away from the fight into the arms of the lady. Sometimes silence brings better solution than fight.
Remember those Indian and American love movies? And those too sweet Nollywood films on African magic? Forget them! Don’t expect your married life to be that way. Forget those romantic novels you read while you were 18. The reality of life is quit different from fictions.
One important last thing I want to tell you… After our wedding, things were tough and your mum had to work two jobs to support us. I was working as well. I get home 6pm while she gets home 8pm tired. But when we get to bed… she will not refuse me my ‘night food’. That is how you were born. Don’t deny your husband of his ‘night food’. You know what I mean. Be a good wife.
You will always Daddy’s girl.
