"NO I don't think you should consider that major, you should consider being a lawyer, or doctor", this a perfect way to describe how close minded a Nigerian parent is. My parents never gave me anything unless I worked hard for it, they believed in a Nigerian proverb that says "A child who is carried on the back will not know how far the journey". They believed that I would never know they value of anything in life if they gave me anything I wanted. For one thing I hate how close minded Nigerian parents can be, I was rebellious and still am towards this mentality. In the 9th grade I would always get asked what I wanted to be and at this age I wanted to be a singer. When I told my dad he looked at me like I was a joke and laughed. …show more content…
Now that I'm older I oppose being close minded to anything. For instance my dad and I were having a conversation about gay people and he believes that if you're friends with gay people you might become gay too and I disagreed with him. I have gay friends that I talk to and I am still straight, I don't want to ever pass this mentality to my children, because it's absurd, making other people feel rejected isn't right. As a young person I tendto spend money recklessly, because I know that my father will always give me more money. Over the summer my dad went to Nigeria, and gave me 40$ in case I needed money to buy some personal things. I recollected what my father always said about how I have to work hard to get what I want, so I spent the money wisely. To conclude, I'm able to balance being able to understand my African culture and the reason behind the practices makes me who I am. I am able to understand why proverbs are always used to teach me life lessons that I'll be able to use in the future. My ability to seclude myself makes me different, I'm not the a copy of who my parents want me to