12/10/2026
my children have disrespected my grandmother’s legacy!
the first picture was me preparing their akpu (fufu) the way my grandma used to do it. i was using my hands to pound and mix it properly so it would be soft, smooth, and yummy.
my children saw me doing this for the FIRST TIME and immediately shouted:
“mummy! ewwww! what are you doing? are you playing with our food?”
PLAYING WITH YOUR FOOD?
i said, “no, mummy is trying to make your akpu soft so you can enjoy it.”
but these children refused to understand. they looked at me like i was doing something wrong in my own kitchen.
so, i brought out a knife and started cutting the akpu into pieces. i gave them the one i had not properly pounded with my hands.
they ate it and started complaining.
“mummy, why is this one not soft?”
i just looked at them.
then i brought out the one in the second picture, the one i had already pounded and moulded with my hands.
they tasted it and suddenly became happy !
“mummy, THIS ONE IS SOFT AND NICE! please keep using your hands!”
SORRY, WHAT?
so, when i was using my hands, it was disgusting. now that you have tasted the result, you want me to continue?
these children nearly made me abandon my grandmother’s method, only to come back and beg me to continue the same thing they called YUCK!
i just looked at them and shook my head.
children will insult your process and praise your results without even apologising.
have your children ever rejected something you did, only to come back and ask you to do it again?