There is a question ringing in my heart and I want us to discuss this together. Here it is: WHO IS THE BOY CHILD? I think biology calls him the one with the outstanding Y gene chromosome, Society calls him the brave one and away from errors, Religion says he is the protector, provider, and defender of the girl child, Family calls him the head above everything and everyone, and so even when he is the tenth child in the presence of nine girls, he is still the head. With so much expected of this single creature, I start to wonder does it mean they are not expected to have emotions or better still not expected to be hurt, abused, betrayed, or bittered? Every day we keep seeing new NGO’S advocating for the girl child. “hey sweetie if you are abused just let me know and I will handle it”, “who is that animal that did this?”, “I promise you he won’t go unpunished”, “men are so arrogant and selfish and always wanting what’s best for them so we need to be...
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