Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mary Njoku has addressed men who demand a 50/50 split in their relationship.
She noted how when God was punishing humans for sinning in the Garden of Eden, he cursed women to experience pain in childbirth, while men would labour to feed their families.
Njoku noted that some men are now trying to change things by splitting the bills with their wives. In a message to them, she admonished everyone to stick to their curse and God-given cross.
“When God was punishing humans for sinning in the Garden of Eden, the curse on women was: she will suffer in pain in child bearing.
For Man: he will labour to get food to feed himself and his wife.
Now there’s one party (men) that wants to share their curse 50/50.
Guys, let everyone stick to their curse.
Let’s all carry our God-given cross gracefully, please. Thank you”.
A few days back, Mary had corrected the narrative that women love being independent. She said there is no such thing as an independent woman, as independence isn’t a preference, but a response. Njoku noted that no one wants to live alone, but we become independent when we don’t have dependable people around us.
Njoku had counselled men on how to care for and love their women through postpartum. Enlightening them on what postpartum depression is, she told them to stop trying to revive the girl she once was and get to know the woman she has become.
Early this year, Njoku avowed that a mother shouldn’t be compelled to have a different name from her underaged kids, except she is allowed to change their names too. She noted how one cannot build a name for many years and be asked to change it because someone doesn’t want a divorce.
Last year, Mary advised men on the importance of mothers to their children, as she noted how many men want their children to be brilliant, yet they treat their wives as a lamb. The filmmaker pointed out how a fowl can’t raise a tiger, indirectly telling men that a gentle wife and mother can’t raise kids to be like tigers.
In another Instagram post, Mary had sent a message to Nigerian religious women, noting how there was nothing wrong with IVF. She admonished religious women to feel free to include IVF in their testimonies so that God can use them to inspire and bless other families as well.