Because growing up in Nigeria is a lifestyle.
If you grew up Nigerian, you obviously know that these things here could get you beaten any minute but more importantly, you can relate to a lot of these tweets below.
1. This one about sleepovers. What is a sleepover to a Nigerian parent?
Knowing that sleepovers is a sacred forbidden activity only performed by wayward children #GrowingUpNigerian
— Ego✨#29 (@Coffie007) July 5, 2016
2. And this one about grades, because the people who have As do not have two heads
When any grade lower than an A is considered failing #GrowingUpAfrican #GrowingUpNigerian
— Fatimat Shotande (@FaSho_tande) June 30, 2016
3. And this one about falling sick. Because the things you ask for and the ones you don’t ask for are given to you.
Being sick in an African home is lowkey fun, you get all the good stuff???? #growingupnigerian
— ??Oluchi?? (@anugomjoy) March 21, 2016
4. There was always one Robb by the side of the bed for all your needs
https://twitter.com/Princesaheed2/status/710368721953550338
5. And this one that is so real. When you ask one question and they try to answer with something absolutely out of place.
#growingupnigerian
Me: mum, my back hurts.
Mum: when you don't read your books.
Me: pic.twitter.com/SXzTEFC8oY— Jesse Ekagbo (@jesseekagbo) March 9, 2016
6. And this one where they guilt tripped us to give back all the money.
*Uncle gives us money* one week later I ask for it* Mum: If I calculate d amount of food you alone eat,you still owe me #GrowingUpNigerian"
— Man Like Mufti ?? (@jishaq1) October 15, 2015
7. And this one about throwing your tooth on the zinc roof. How betrayed we were.
#GrowingUpNigerian, our tooth fairy lives on our house zinc roof. True or False? #TBT #OnlyInNigeria
— Alomo Nation (@AlomoNation) April 14, 2016
8. This one about people who you don’t know but they feel you should know them. Ugh
#GrowingUpNigerian
Woman: ????
Me: ?
Woman: I carried you when you were a baby, don't you remember me?
Me: pic.twitter.com/ZjQrGI3XNR— bot. (@qoicism) July 15, 2015
9. And this one about food at other people’s house. But your mother’s eyes are just there.
Having to say ' no Aunty I'm not hungry ' when your belly is doing shoki ??? #GrowingUpNigerian
— ????? (@TeeOneSay) July 5, 2016
10. And this evergreen one about the cookies tin and sewing.
Most can relate ? #GrowingUpNigerian pic.twitter.com/SfXxllKOSk
— Phil.. (@PhilEze_) July 4, 2016
11. Not to forget the heartbreaking ice cream bowls and stew episodes
When you see a tub of ice cream but it's actually filled w/ egusi soup. #GrowingUpNigerian https://t.co/X9P8R9LXuX pic.twitter.com/d8fAOkzVy0
— Rebtel (@Rebtel) January 4, 2016
