The baby saga has certainly raised more than the amount of noise in the House. The Housemates are definitely heeding the hidden messages and issues surrounding raising kids in different family dynamics.
Mommy Anto
Anto has had a peculiar way of embracing the responsibility Big Brother has given Mito (Miracle and Anto). Although initially depicted as a burden, she has highlighted a couple of social challenges facing women in societies where they’re expected to conceive without the psychological preparation. During her conversation with Ahneeka, the two spoke about the disadvantages of the societal expectations that result in woman having children solely based on the fact that they’ve reached child bearing age.
Who Piches in More?
On the other hand, Cee-C agreed that men these days aren’t very tolerant of women who display high levels of independence. She also mentioned how a man once told her that he wouldn’t marry her because of how she carried herself, viewing her independence as a defect. However, the men begged to differ, mentioning that independence is an attractive trait and instead of pushing them away, such an attitude actually pulls them in. Tobi further discredited Anto’s theory that men in Nigeria promoted dependence and futher elaborated by telling them how his father took care of the main financial elements of the Household, and he has never heard his mother asking for petty things that she could have taken care of. Basically agreeing that taking care of a Household, be it financial or otherwise, is a dual responsibility.
The Baby Task is definitely putting the two perspectives into a gender neutral opinion. Both the guys and the girls seem to be adapting and equally taking responsibility, with no signs of over burdening their partners, although Miracle has been nursing his former Household and paying a little less attention on the Task at hand, but this is a different gist altogether. Has Biggie achieved balanced the responsibilty scales in the House?
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