WHEN I WAS A CHILD

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” – 1 Corinthians 13: 11.

I reason with Apostle Paul like seriously, because it’s my story too. I was so childish  when I was a child. Like my lil David, I was also ‘ignocent’ and I have a good laugh each time I relive these memories.

Top 5 things I did as a child:

1. I planted garri* – My mom likes to have garri in the house! She thinks it saves life (you know) and I thought of surprising her with freshly planted garri. So I planted! Looking back now I wonder how I expected the garri to grow. Lol

2. I taught trees, stones, sticks etc. – I really really love to teach. I’m the last child, my elders won’t possibly sit and have me teach them ABC. But I find these non living things better students. Very attentive, only that I have to help them talk, help them understand, help them with classworks and homeworks. Almost everything!

3. I played “mummy and daddy” with my first friend ever Bobo. I liked to be a mummy. I thought mummies have interesting responsibilities: cook food, do laundry and take care of the children. Ask Bobo, I was a good ‘mummy’, no not wife, mummy, and he was ‘daddy’. I still like to be a mummy.

4. I didn’t stay at home. Actually, I did but

for few hours to eat breakfast, lunch and

dinner and pass the night. The rest of the

day I’m with my “guys” (I had only males

friends as a child), playing guys’ games

(almost close to a tomboy) and taking walks

to wherever!

5. I buy and sell toys. Now, I’m not that industrious. Then I was so industrious, I like to sell but get no profit! Imagine buying a toy camera for 20 Naira and selling it at 20 Naira. Like who does that? Later my Economics teacher taught us the economist’s definition of ‘cost’ and I realized

I didn’t run my business well because I actually walk far to get those toys in my street. And those kids didn’t pay for my “walk”. Sad. 

*Cassava flakes. Mostly called Garri in Nigeria, West Africa.

There’s sooo much more that I’ve put off because I think I’m grown now. Glory to

God! What have you put off as a child? Let’s talk childhood.

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Thank you. God bless.