A Nigerian woman has found herself at the center of a social media storm after posting a video in which she expressed excitement over giving birth to only male children while her father-in-law showed her husband’s land in the village.
The video, which has since gone viral, shows the woman walking with her father-in-law, who proudly showcased her husband’s various plots of land.
A photo of the woman alongside her father-in-law. Photo credit; @trinanicholas Source: TikTok
@trinanicholas emphasized the perceived importance of married women giving birth to male child.
In the video, @trinanicholas can be seen joyfully accompanying her father-in-law as he proudly displayed different parcels of land belonging to her husband.
She wrote;
“My father-in-law is taking me to see all my husband’s land. Na boys I born for the house no be girls. E no easy to see woman like me o. As a woman without a male child, keep praying harder.”
The video, which was uploaded to TikTok and subsequently shared across various social media platforms, quickly gained traction, attracting both support and condemnation from users.
Netizens Reactions…
@lightetusi003 said; “There’s a saying that if u train a girl child, you have trained a full community? Male child preference is outdated boo.”
@ijeomaikezu stated; “Na for future we go know boy and girl which one better pass, proud of my daughter.”
@foski_draino reacted; “When Bobrisky parents born am they happy say na boy they born.”
@desmondbum said; “You guys don’t understand her, she doesn’t underestimate those that have female child, may be in her husbands place, they cherish son that daughter.”
@ellamara02 reacted; “Madam with the way some some sons are being controlled by their wife don’t brag those boys make them no leave u behind wen them marry.”
@josiahdeborah2 commented; “Every child is a blessing from God be it a boy or girl. Giving good training matters more than what u aquire for them.”
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