Fulfilling your dream or doing what you want in a Nigerian home is like eliminating corruption in Nigeria. It’s kind of impossible for the most. We made a list of all the challenges you can ever face on this path.
1. When you decide what you want to be finally
2. But then you want to be different
3. So you have to strategize on how to talk to and approach your parents
4. But your uncles and aunties are not having it
5. So you summon courage and gather liver
6. First roadblock – “are you okay upstairs?”
7. Your mother says “your father is the one paying your school fees go and meet him”
8. So your mother decides to be extra and take your matter up
Because she feels you are becoming rebellious and carrying shoulders up.
9. So Pastor David calls you for a four-hour counselling session
10. Aunty Biodun, Uncle Emeka, the elders and the youth leader also follow up with counselling
11. But that’s not the end
12. You decide to be independent, save up money and send yourself abroad for school
13. But… the economy and getting a job
14. The Dollar rate is like $1 to N1,000
15. To top it off, the greatest enemy
16. So you have to be humble and tell everyone you are sorry
