I’ll humbly accept the slap
Oyowei Wisdom
I don’t think I will ever get such a
treatment from them because I am a peaceful man. But assuming it
happens, I will not do anything because it will look too demeaning for
me to have replied with my own slap. That will be stupid of me. If it
were my parent, for instance, that gave me such a slap, I wouldn’t have
replied, so I would humbly accept theirs too. But I will make sure that I
let my wife know about it later because if it happens again, that means
they are calling for separation between their daughter and I. So, there
is nothing to do than to leave the scene.
I’ll just rub my cheeks
Mariana Ekeocha-Agubata
I will do nothing. I will just rub my
cheeks and leave the scene immediately. Meanwhile, I will go and report
the scenario to my husband because if I react, my husband will not like
it and the society too will not support my action. I have to respect
them. My husband will be the one to fight for me if he loves me. I will
not take an offence because my own parent could have done a similar
thing. But to say the truth, it’s not an easy thing.
I’ll demand for an apology
Johnson Blessing
Publicly? That’s too weird. But first, if
what I did warranted such a reaction, I would count it as my fault and
apologise to them. But if not, I will manage to bear it till we both get
to a closet where I can demand for a befitting apology just to prove to
them that I am a worthy son-in-law. It is a very delicate issue and
should be handled wisely, especially if I love my spouse and don’t want
that incident to separate us. I believe we will both resolve the issue
later.
That’ll lead to restriction between us
Favour Anyamalem
That would be too harsh, but I can’t
retaliate. However, that may cause some restrictions between us.
Whatever situation it is, it is too bad for an in-law to slap someone
who is now part of the family. Even if they don’t love me, it should
never lead to where they will hit me. For God’s sake, that could lead to
crisis between my husband and I if we don’t know how to manage the
issue.
I’ll forgive them and move on
Ugwu Peter
The situation will define two things
about me: my maturity and the love I have for my spouse. I believe in
dialogue; in other words, I will take the matter home. Second, two
wrongs have never and will never produce good results. Simply put, I
will endure till we reach home. It’s not good to wash our dirty linen in
the public. I believe that whatever grievances they have against me or I
have against them, we could resolve them. That’s the path I will choose
– of forgiveness and understanding.
I’ll take the case to my husband
Toyin Olatunbosun
Although it will be very painful, I
can’t reply with my own slap because if it were to be my biological
parent, I wouldn’t reply them. My spouse’s parents also deserve the kind
of respect I’ll give to my own parents, but on getting home, there will
be war between my husband and I. It is then that I’ll cry and make all
the noise I was supposed to make with my in-law. However, a wise
husband, no matter what, will calm his wife down and apologise on his
parent’s behalf.
I’ll assume it’s a mistake
Wale John
As an African man, more particularly as a
Yoruba man, I am to respect my in-laws, irrespective of their mistakes.
Though a painful and disgraceful thing to do in the public, I’ll bear
it. A father-in-law could do that when drunk or under the influence of
uncontrolled anger. I know Yoruba mothers-in-laws will not go to that
extreme, except on rare occasions. Where the son-in-law is an aggressive
type, there could be a serious crossfire, you know. We should both know
our lines and not cross them to avoid unnecessary friction between us.
It won’t affect my devotion of love towards my spouse and I won’t
transfer the aggression to her.
Silence is the best answer
Yetunde Olaoye-Philips
That’s definitely a very painful and
embarrassing situation, but there is nothing I can do no matter what.
They are also my parents and I have to give them respect, even if they
are wrong. My silence on the issue will go a long way in making them
realise their mistake and apologise to me later. But assuming as they
slap me, I retaliate or blow up, you know that’s not the solution to the
problem. It could lead to a serious crisis between my husband and I. So
in that kind of scenario, silence is the best answer.
That will be their first and last
Tayo Lami
If such happens, I will leave their
presence immediately to prevent blowing up in anger. It’s an uncultured
act to slap your child’s spouse and it’s a wrong signal. A Yoruba adage
says it is better to marry a wicked wife than to have a wicked in-law.
It is not advisable because of the wrong influence wicked in-laws can
have on one’s partner. In a nutshell, if that happens, it will be their
first and their last time to ever do such. I will make sure I avoid
crossing their path in the future by setting a gap between us.
I’ll simply walk away
Funmike Oladeji-Adesanya
I will just walk away so as to avoid a
confrontation between us. Staying there, I can flare up too and it can
lead to a more embarrassing situation. People who see us will believe we
are mad. Of course, it is madness that will make me retaliate. I will
just allow the scene to pass by leaving there immediately and go home to
rest. At least, by not doing anything harsh, I will be justified when
the whole thing is resolved and I believe my husband will be proud of me
for my maturity.
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