10/09/2026
Yesterday evening, when I got home from work, I brought out some moi moi for dinner. My son immediately said he wasn’t eating it because I use too much pepper. I told him that, for me, akara and moi moi need plenty of pepper to taste good! 😂
He and his sister decided to eat rice instead, so I told them to warm their food while I warmed mine.
But there’s something that has been bothering me for years.
Whenever my son eats food containing pepper, he sweats and starts scratching his head badly. Even when the pepper is very little, he still complains of itchy head .
What worries me now is that I’ve noticed him scratching his head even when he isn’t eating the food for a couple years . Yesterday, while I was eating my moi moi, he was washing his dishes by the sink and scratching his head repeatedly.
I asked him why he always scratched whenever I was eating food nearby. He told me that maybe the pepper was in the air because he seemed to experience the itching whenever he saw me eating it.
Honestly, I don’t know what to think anymore. Could he be reacting to the pepper, or could something else be causing the itching? Or is it just a coincidence?
Has anyone experienced something like this with their children? What do you think could be happening? I would really appreciate your thoughts because it’s beginning to worry me.
P.S. I know I love my pepper, but I don’t want my son suffering just because his mother cannot eat moi moi without enough pepper! 😂❤️
