Odiereblog

I went to visit a friend whose dad just died. She was sad, sitting on the floor, and in her culture she was asked to shave her head. I felt her pain too, but there was nothing that could be done. The house was full, people were crying, but her mother was the one arranging things, answering calls, trying to be strong for everyone. Then today I got another news — my uncle just passed away and left his wife and kids. Death is inevitable, but it's becoming a pattern how men die earlier than women in most homes. Most people would say it's an age thing since in most homes the father is usually older than his wife, but they forget there are homes where the wife is older and yet the man still dies earlier. You look around almost every compound and you see it. Widows everywhere, but very few widowers. The women are left to carry the family after the burial. Why is it like this? Why are men leaving so early? In Nigeria and across the world, women live an average of 5 to 7 yea...