This story isn’t actually about me; it’s about my dear mom. It happened about four years ago, I believe.
We (my family & I) had gone for some Naija occasion (can’t remember wat the occasion was), and my mom saw some lady, who she believed she knew. So she walked up to the lady and said, “Hey, Ify!”
But the lady was giving my mom one kind funny look sha, as if she didn’t know who my mom was.
So… (by the way, this conversation took place in Igbo, which made it even funnier)
Mom: Ah ah, Ify, why are you looking at me like that? Don’t you remember me?
Woman: *confused* Ugh, no, I’m sorry, I don’t.
Mom: *perplexed* Ah ah, Ify, how can you forget me? You always come 2 my junior sister’s house now; don’t u remember?’
Woman: I do? Who is your sister?
Mom: Chi——-
Woman: Ah, I’m sorry oh, I don’t remember you.
Mom: Nawa oh, well, how is Jasper? (Jasper is Ify’s hubby)
Woman: Who?
Mom: Jasper, your husband now.
Woman: I’m not Jasper’s wife
Mom: Yes, you are
Woman: No, I’m not
Mom: Yes, you are
Woman: No, I’m not
Mom: Ah ah, how can you say Jasper is not your husband? Don’t you know your husband, Jasper?
Woman: Jasper is not my husband
Mom: Yes, he is.
Woman: No, he’s not
Mom: Okay, lemme show you my daughter (me) so you can remember.
*mom comes to me with the woman following behind her*
Mom: Nne (mummy), look at Jasper’s wife o! She says she doesn’t remember us.
Me: Mom, that’s not Jasper’s wife
Mom: What are you saying?! This is Ify, Jasper’s wife
Me: No, she’s not. *pointing to the real Ify on the other side of the room* that’s Jasper’s wife over there
Mom: *looking from Jasper’s wife to strange woman and back to Jasper’s wife* Oh! Ewo! *turns to woman* My dear, adi’m very sorry (i’m very sorry)
Woman: *laughing* It’s okay *walks away*
I couldn’t stop laughing that day. What was even funnier to me was the fact that she was arguing with the woman and telling her she was Jasper’s wife. Ah ah, na by force? Even if the woman had forgotten my mom, could she have forgotten her hubby too?
Of course, I’ve never stopped teasing mom about that cause it was soooo ridiculous. As soon as the woman said she wasn’s Ify, that was mom’s cue to walk away, but she had to stay and FORCE the woman to accept that she was Jasper’s wife. And you know what? That woman didn’t even look a bit like Jasper’s wife. For starters, she was like half the size of Jasper’s wife.
Oh mommy!
If indeed, I am crazy on some level, it is obvious that it’s genetic. Next time, I’ll talk of Dad. He’s another character – the funniest man I know!
Night y’ll. As you can see, it’s rather late @ night.
We go yarn tomorrow!
Yippeee!! i’m first to leave a comment!! You’ve changed ur template!! Not bad though. Love it.
LOL at ur mum. U mean that exchange actually took place? Ah ah. She says she’s not jasper’s wife and ur mum wouldnt let her be. Abi na by force to marry jasper? OMG!!!
Oh my goodness, now, that’s priceless. That’s one to tell the grandkids.
your mum sounds like quite a character!
hmmm… trying to get used to the new template.what happened to the eye now?
na wa for your mom o…LOL…insisting that she was Jasper’s wife…. toooooooo funny.
Hilarious. Here’s a new definition for forced marriage.
Ur mom is hilarious. Never a dull moment with her, i bet. Anyways, that had me cracking up, and to think it really happened calls for some more laughter. If i was the lady, i would just be laughing
LOL!!!! Your mum is HILARIOUS!!!
She brought the lady to you so you could confirm! LOL!!!
Calabar Gal: Abi oh, my sista, I was wondering the same thing. I asked mom several times. I mean, it just didn’t make any sense.
Daddy’s girl: Yes, indeed, I can’t wait to tell my kids and grandkids. You think this is funny? Wait till I talk of my father.
Beautifully Human: My mom is definitely a character. The eye? Well, if you click on ‘view my profile’, it’d be right there. But I’m tryna figure out how 2 put it back on the page like it was b4.
Diamond Hawk: I know gal. Believe me, my entire family is crazy. They just do the darndest things!
Azuka: Abi oh! That really is a new definition of forced marriage.
Bijouxoxo: Yes, no dull moment with her…but sometimes, that’s not really a good thing abeg, lol.
London Buki: Yes, I was supposed to remind the woman that she was married to Jasper…just in case she forgot…cause you know how women tend to forget their husbands these days, lol.
you had me lol’ing! your mom rawwwwks!
lMAO… ur mom is too funny.. i c where you get it from oh… i can’t believe she was arguing with the woman that her husband was Jasper’s wife… lol…
This ur new template… whao.. @ first i thought i’d mistakenly gone 2 nosa’s page… but me likes sha… have a great wk
your mom is a commedian and i know you must have been embarassed by that attitude of hers in a public gathering of that sort where ther was a mistaken identity.
thank God you were around to save the situation.
ifeanyi
*lol* priceless! your mum and my DAD have alot in common :)…