Single mother cries because she sold the phone to feed her daughter
A video of a young Nigerian lady who is crying on her own after having sold her cell phone at Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos has left a lot of people feeling bad.
The woman is crying hysterically in the video and we see her explaining that she has to sell her phone to get food to her daughter.
The woman even went to the market hoping to get a good price of the phone she wanted since she was concerned that she could not afford to attend to her child in any other manner.
The video has since become viral across most social media platforms and it has brought about discussions on the difficulty of single parenthood in Nigeria, particularly the women who are struggling to bring up their children without any assistance. The Nigerians sympathize with and request assistance to the struggling women.
The heartbreaking video has been answered by thousands of Nigerians who said they feel bad about the woman and they would help single moms who are struggling at once. Many of the commenters added that the situation demonstrated the extent of poor economy in the country. No mother has to decide on whether to feed her baby or use the phone, wrote one on social media. It is difficult to live, find her, with hope and aid. Her family and the father of the child were requested by people around her to intervene. Others emphasized the significance of employment opportunities and initiatives that provide women with empowerment that would enable the single mother to be self-reliant, indicating that only long-term income can be used to assist women in such horrible circumstances.
Online debate on whether one is a single mum and responsible is high.
However, the viral incident has also revived old debates regarding the single-mum status, parenthood, and gender roles once again.
The woman was pitied by many people and some people who commented on this action were sceptical about this, as they said that some single moms are manipulative or careless in the decisions they take.
According to one of these negative commenters, this was a typical manipulative manner in which most single mothers behave. I do not pity her when she is not abused. Others opposed such notions by claiming that dads ought to be held accountable to their children even when they have issues with the mother. The event has been used to give moral lessons to many people who write about society, they have taught men and women to be smarter in their relationship choices and not to be guided by temporary pleasure but by duty.
The discussion remains highly trending online and this is an indication that the citizens are indeed concerned about family values and economy in contemporary Nigeria.