July 24, (THEWILL) – Nigerian singer, Simi, has tasked parents to raise their male and female children in the same way.
Simi disclosed this on Friday on her Instagram stories saying that the difference in parenting affects both men and women in the society.
“Many of our parents raised our girls and raise themselves. If their boys fumble they say, ‘Boys will be boys;’ if their girls fumble they say she is wayward or not raised right. Hence, more effort is put into raising girls,” she wrote.
The Duduke crooner stated that while women were taught to be good wives and mothers, men are taught to make money.
This, according to her, made women carry the pressure of “making good decisions” while “men are able to make choices and mistakes because society will always excuse them.”
The vocalist advised that women should be taught to also “take risks and prioritise themselves.”
She also stated that men should be taught how to respect the way they want to be respected “but should be allowed to be vulnerable” because “many men are suffering and dying inside for the permission to cry.”
She made it clear that her post was not targeted at attacking anyone and she encouraged that both “boys and girls should be raised with same (good) standards.”
“Raise your boys well; teach them to be good people. Raise your girls well, teach them to be strong and more,” she added.
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