Obaa Yaa
My mother in-law works at the mortuary
Dear Obaa Yaa,
I am 29-year-old man who works in a reputable organisation. I intend to marry my longtime girlfriend this year.
She has been through thick and thin with me and I love her so much.
During our conversation, she told me that her mother works at the mortuary.
I didn’t believe her earlier, only for her mother to tell me that she has been doing that job for the past 16 years and it is very lucrative.
I don’t believe I can proceed with the marriage. How can my in-law be working at the mortuary.
Alfred, Bogosu.
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Dear Alfred,
I strongly recommend that you marry your long-time girlfriend, considering the shared experiences you’ve weathered together.
The occupation of your mother-in-law as a mortuary attendant should not be a determining factor in you have decision to marry.
Focus on the exceptional qualities you see in your part ner that led you to propose to her. Embrace the connection you share and move forward with confidence in building a life together, independent of external factors.
Obaa Yaa
He squats like a girl to urinate
Dear Obaa Yaa,
I am a single parent trying to raise my three children – two girls and a boy aged six, five and two.
I am not worried about money to take care for them because I am gainfully employed. The problem is that my little boy has not been urinating in the manner males do.
He has been squatting like how females do. I don’t know how to teach him since he does not allow me.
How do I handle such a situation?
Sandra, Sunyani.
Dear Freda,
Your boy is simply imitating his sisters and he is used to squatting while urinating.
This is not an issue you should be worried about. Continue to educate him that boys don’t squat; rather they stand and urinate.
When he grows up and sees his peers standing up to urinate, he’d learn to do the same.
Don’t get worried. Little kids change over time.
Obaa Yaa
Is he cheating on me?
Dear Obaa Yaa,
My husband and I have been together for six years now. Recently when he came from town I asked him for money to buy something.
He directed me to bring the trousers but he later changed his mind and reached for the trousers himself.
Interestingly, I got the trousers first and when I removed his wallet, it came out together with a condom.
I asked him what he was doing with the condom because we don’t use it at home.
He told me to stop worrying him about it and never answered the question.
Esi Atta,
Krobo.
Dear Esi,
I AM afraid your husband might be cheating on you, but be thankful that he always has a condom in hand.
Try and discuss your fears with him and give him more attention.
Maybe he is not getting enough satisfaction at home and wants to go a bit extra-marital.
I hope you would not be too pissed off though. Take it cool, discuss the problem, and I believe that once he has been exposed, he would take steps to change.
But as I stated earlier, be thankful that he is a fan of condoms.
