Mama Tee's Series - Adult School At Home

........ I now run a mini Adult school in my house.

I heard my mum was very sick at home and had to send someone to go bring her to me in Lagos. On arrival, she looked so sick and emaciated that I wept, had to send Stella her before and after pics. I was so sad and disorganised, I couldn't write much but managed to keep the column running.

Now she is better, her very High Blood Pressure that made me fear for her heart has reduced to 150/90 (seriously working on it). Other illnesses that followed her here have starting packing their luggages. All my savings gone but her life matters most and I give Glory to God.

When she newly arrived, she and my daughter Tee had serious communication problem.

Now, my mum is a bit educated, standard 6 of those days lol. During her time, standard 6 was a big deal, some of them were given jobs in government ministries. When she was younger, she could read and write English fairly but old age and her relocation to the village, surrounded by iliterates has turned her English into something else. 

My daughter had to tell me to allow her to be taking my mum to her summer lesson class so her teacher would teach her good English. I told her grandma was old and sick and would not be able to learn in her class. I then begged her to start teaching grandma English at home.

Now, I laugh so much on a daily basis.

Few days ago, I was in the kitchen when I overheard them.

Tee: Grandma, my eyelashes are long aren't they?

Grandma: Wetin you talk?

Tee: I said my eyelashes are long

Grandma: ok (she obviously didn't understand)

Tee: Were yours as long as mine when you were small?

Grandma: Wetin be that?

Tee: eyelashes

Grandma: eyeglass?

Tee: lashes

Grandma: lasis

Me: (roaring with laughter in the kitchen)

Tee: la - shes

Grandma: la - sis

By now, I was sitting on the kitchen floor laughing away

Tee: oooooh! Look at my mouth 'sheeeees'

Grandma: 'siiiiiis'

Laughter would not allow me to continue.

Grandma will stay for two or three months more before returning to the village, she has already started complaining about her farm but that one no concern me, her health is number one now.

Do you connect with the kind of adult school Tee is putting grandma through?

 Would you want me to bring you gists from our adult school once in a while?

Mama Tee