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Heavy responsibilities for elder aunt among the Logooli

With Seenge Fonesi. She is the elder grand daughter of Isagi and elder daughter of Amugasya. She is often present in functions involving the family of Amugasya. Pic taken on 18/4/2024. The elder sister soon becomes the elder aunt. It is this “seenge munene” (elder aunt) tag that she is tied to many cultural responsibilities – back home. To her marital family she may appear as any other woman, but she is not so in the eyes of her people. Marriage does not steal her away as it would happen with other daughters of the old man. To her, as days go and the old man and woman of the estate are dependents, she becomes increasingly present.  Her brothers also need her for almost all traditional markings. They are marrying, she needs to welcome the new wife. They are giving birth, she needs to come to midwife or “bless” the new born. They are paying dowry she needs to lead the women delegate. There is a conflict she needs to come for a hearing.  And many others. Traditions does not expect her to

When you respond well, do you symbolise?

Dr Sidika: Good afternoon all. Please if you have nothing to write, don't send us thumbs or clapping hands. It's rudeness. Sidika

Pat Ngoda: ???!!! Really?! There's nothing wrong in this surely. I think we're now getting petty to say the least 😨😨😨😨😨

Pat Ngoda: When one puts a clap sign it simply means they're applauding.

Pat Ngoda: πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½ means thank you. It would serve us well if we took time to learn some of these signs if we  intend to use such fora

Erick Author: Woow!! This group is getting a bit stuffy. Should we leave it for the old guard and start a parallel, freer one @Lung'afa? I hate having to feel like I'm tiptoeing around in a minefield.

Lung'afwa Muzami: Amazing.  Kweli chakuvunda hakina ubani!  Do we delete gestures from our communication? Lungafa you can now understand why some of us remain mum on this thread.

Baba Ndanyi: 'Uniformity', just because Jesca has expressed her opinion about signs and symbols we should not run away, take the initiative of educating her on the reasons why some people prefer using such hand symbols, you don't have to 'left', guys, learn to accommodate all shades of opinion, life would be very  boring if we all had one uniform style of doing things!!

Pat Ngoda: I tell you. I got so shocked at such a comment! Anyway, the bible says people perish due to lack of knowledge. Let's forgive our sister Sidika

Martin Kidiavai: I believe some clarity and fundamental changes in the world were brought about partly by " appreciating" the effect of MADNESS. ..Thomas Sankara. Too maybe this group needs individuals like Pol Pot.

Erick Author: Then people talking about reviving stuff they used to do in the seventies, that us obsolete to some of us.. And pshawing away how we discuss stuff that we find relevant and important to us!! 🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂🀷🏾‍♂

Mukayagi Ngoda: Of course I will use symbols whenever I dim fit. It's common practice on social media and it's not illegal.

Lung'afwa Muzami: Mukayagi Ngoda Pole brother.  Somebody πŸ‘† there sums it up.

Baba Ndanyi: For your information, I love this site, it just gives one a glimpse of God's amazing creativity, we can throw bitter words at each other, but somewhere in your mind you remind yourself that we are one large family, so you automatically check what you have before throwing!!

Lung'afa: I have met almost all of us. And when I read postings here I feel the continuum of the talk we had. 

Such that NOTHING is posted here against the course. But the gentle freedom of free speech and family talk. 

That the greatest mistake is to misinterpret the 'voice' of a person. Because the hardest of the posts here could be of smiling faces at home. Do not think of harm from a post. 

- With Thanks

Dr Sidika: Good morning all. Thank you for your responses on thumbs and clapping hands. There are times I read the posts or when chatting verbally I really get educated. In case I find it really inspiring, I will acknowledge with a consistent nod of my head as you related, I don't clap or make thumbs up. Just imagine that is what you do daily in your face to face chat. Majority of people behave that way. Nod, listen put in a word or two and the conversation flows. You don't clap when in a conversation. That is what I meant. Definitely weather young or old if you thumb or clap you become a misfit. Don't forget, I post as a medic and some of these actions we observe in mental illness or simply rude individuals who are seeking attention. You can actually post them if you want. I just felt they interrupt on going conversations. Rest and rise well. Sidika

-‬: That discussion  was out to rest please be accommodative and don't impose or suggest otherwise what you belive to a multitude ..What's app  is social media..and whoever included the clap and Node tools must have been sharp between us all...Have some courtesy even as we endeavour to socialise  and intersect...respect silent majority

Neccy Flossy: Social interaction requires full participation. Clapping, praying and frowning, I agree with Dr, does not give the quality and essence of why the formation of this group. Express yourself .... say something we are not here to applause but say why you are clapping, the bit. Say why you are crying (words and symbols) coz e.g what I have just written here and you give me πŸ‘πŸΎwhat is that. You talk of respecting the silent majority!!! Why are they silent? Is that being interactive.. saying nothing? Only to come up withπŸ˜œπŸ‘†πŸΎπŸ‘πŸΎπŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ€¦‍♀πŸ˜³πŸ™‹πŸΌπŸ‘ˆπŸΎπŸ•΅πŸ½‍♀πŸ€£πŸ‘πŸΎπŸ˜€πŸ’ƒπŸ½πŸΊπŸ™†πŸ€žπŸ‘πŸ‘ŠπŸ½πŸ‘€πŸ™„πŸ˜‘πŸπŸ©πŸΎπŸ–•πŸΏsilent majority... which part is which in my expression above? Why should you be only πŸ˜€πŸ˜‘πŸ™„to what I say? We are here to gain something from everyone not to wait only to πŸ‘ŠπŸ½πŸ™πŸΎand be silent. Just "left" coz you aren't contributing your wisdom to learn from you. DONT JUST receive, receive, receive, take, take, take, NO, also give give,coz all emotions are preceeded by words, where are your words to complement the crying, the clapping, the tearing so that others can get into your head? That is what interaction is You The Silent Majority and why do you open your saniaga waassap if you cannot share your own thoughts only opening to clap, cry, yawn resist but Saying Nothing?

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