PEEING IN THE PARK

Yes, my kids are at it as usual.

The other day we went to the park for a picnic. It was a warm day and so we found a nice tree to park ourselves under. We had our lunch and then the kids went off to run around and play. TE had her scooter, TK pushed his large dump truck and Bomboy drove around in his little red car.

During the picnic, I called my mom, Shine Shine, and we had a nice conversation. You know the typical convos with Naija moms, she fills you in on the latest gist while also engaged in conversations with other people around her, lol! The kids would come over and give my mom some story or the other and TK kept shouting "Ki lo se?" (Ki lon shie? or "What is wrong with you?" - It's the only Yoruba he knows and he does sound funny when he says it, haha).

Anyway, while talking to momsie I looked up from my comfortable position on the mat to see Bomboy standing outside his car. Him standing outside of his car was not an issue. Rather it was the strange site that accosted my eyes. Bomboy was standing with his penis exposed! For at least 5 seconds, I couldn't respond. I mean, the boy was standing on the main path in full view of anyone that would choose to look or walk by. Somehow, I managed a loud whisper and told him to put his penis back where it belonged. Once he tucked it back in, lol!, he came up to me and I had him do his business behind a nearby bush. Of course, Bomboy could not just pee into a bush discreetly. Absolutely not. Instead, he decided to direct his pee into the air and squeal, "Peepee Fountain!!!! Wee!!!!"

*sigh*

All this time, I was on the phone with Shine Shine who demanded that I provide a second-by-second description of everything that was going on. And can you believe what she did? When Bomboy finished with his peepee fountain festivities, I put her on speakerphone only to hear her saying the following to my youngest child,

"Ahhhh, omo mi atata! Ehh, good boy. Show her, sho gbo?" [1]

She then concluded by saying,  " Ehen, real Nigerian child!"

hahahaha!

I asked my mother why she would one, encourage him, and two, attribute his naughtiness to Nigerian-ness.

"Haba, don't you see how Nigerian men like to piss on the side of the road? Abeg, fi mi le jo!" [2]

I laughed so hard, ehn. Kai.

I swear, my mom is a bad influence. Funny, but a bad influence, nonetheless. She is always encouraging these kids in their naughtiness.

Oh, and why do my boys enjoy peeing in public so much? Even TK has had his share of peeing into the bushes. *smh*


[1] - Means "my child ... make sure you show [your mother]" and be naughty.
[2] - "Abeg, fi mi le jo" means "Leave me alone."