My mom.
There she goes again.
Yesterday was Halloween. For the Non-Americans, Halloween is a day that people – children and adults alike – dress up in costumes and go around at night (or evening time, rather) knocking on people’s doors and begging for candy. As a Christian – a Nigerian one for that matter – I don’t celebrate Halloween. Several years ago, I read up on the history of Halloween. It’s been years, so my details might be rusty, but according to what I read and what I remember, Halloween Day is a day that ghosts of dead people are believed to roam the earth. So in order not to be attacked by the ghosts, people dress like them, so that way, they blend right in with the ghosts.
That said, Halloween is not quite as scary as it used to be. It’s gone sexy all of a sudden – just like every other thing. People now dress in skimpy little outfits (like Wonder Woman, Cat Woman, etc) all in the name of Halloween. Some people dress like bugs – example, my neighbors. I wonder if I would be held responsible for hitting a human being if I were to knock down one of these human sized bugs with my car. I wouldn’t want to find out anyway. People were roaming the streets today looking like all sorts of things. Some were cute, I admit. But I’m still not celebrating Halloween – and neither are my future children.
So, back to mom. few days ago, she was complaining about how she did not want to take part in Halloween by handing candy to the kids that knock on the door. Typically, people that don’t want to take part in Halloween just turn off their lights and call it a night. But not my mom! She came up with her own handy dandy plan, which made perfect sense – in her head: she’ll hand the kids akara. Yes, akara. As in the greasy balls we [Nigerians] make from beans and deep fry in oil. Yeap, that one.
No, the kids are not Nigerians. In fact, in my neighborhood, they are mostly White.
Yes, this idea made perfect sense in my mom’s head.
Her reason? “It’s just to show them what else they can do with beans ….”
I’ve got a few questions for mom:
- Who told you these kids want to know else what they can do with beans?
- Who even told you they eat beans?
- How are we going to serve this akara? In ziplock bags or straight into their little palms?
- Will the akaras also accompany a recipe?
Thankfully, we never did get around to handing out akaras – not because mom changed her mind and decided to save us the humiliation, but because she was too busy to make the akara.
Thank God for small mercies, huh?
First.
an anonymous is first again? lol
halloween is gone all sexy like christmas, i guess?
Vera, dont you think the akara would have made sense, especially with gari, the kids would love it.
Lol. I'd have really loved her to hand out those akaras. It'd have been classic!
Lol @ handing out Akara. Like Halowèen, evritn is being modified or funkified.
Lol @ handing out Akara. Like Halowèen, evritn is being modified or funkified.
hahaha
that would have been priceless wish she did it…..
LWKMD!! Ur mum is hilarious!!
i dont celebrate halloween either…not because i know its history,just because it doesnt make sense and the ish didnt even start in america oh..it was borrowed from another country and now ha buzi ya n'isi.
AkAra ke?
ur mum is straight up Hilarious.
it wld have been fun to see the expression on the kids faces once they r handed the greasy brown balls…lol.
I love your Mum's idea though. I would love to see the look on those kids face if they were to eat the akara. They would def never come back trick or treating at your place..which is always a plus!
Just for that Akara, I would have come over to yours for the Halloween. LOL
hahaha! this is too funny! lol…
your mum is too funny girl! 🙂
I just found out that halloween is code for "dress as slutty as you can and get away with it." Next year, I will dress as a hooker. My boyfriend will be a pimp. Wish i could post pics of last nite. The moments i remember anyway. Had a blast. ha ha!
Lol wow dats a mess @ ur mom tryin 2 hand out akara.. Damn all those neighborhood kids wud have avoided ur place for a long time..
But this halloween talk is gettin tiring, year after year ppl talk about it like it's something new.. Next year again, ppl will talk about hallowween and it's history and origin.. It's becomin a BLAH BLAH BLAH TOPIC
lol at ur mum.
u'd be suprised that the kids will be back next year and with their friends specifically for the akara.. u just never know what might catch on.
Now we know where u get ur sense of humour 4m!Hereditary.anon555
Anonymous: Congrats on being first! 🙂
Yinkus Lolo: Yeap, you got that right. Don't even get me started on Christmas abeg. That's a totally different ball game *sigh*
Dollygold: LOL. So your own contribution here is to make a bad situation worse, huh? Serve Oyibo children akara and garri? LOL!
Ms. 'Dufa: Abeg, I'm glad she didn't. Next thing now, the kids will be egging our house out of anger. lol.
FragileLooks: You're totally right. Everything is being funkified these days. It's quite unfortunate, I tell you. Things that would have, should have been considered bad are now cool.
BBB: Yes, priceless indeed. That's why I'm glad she didn't do it. LOL.
~B~: That much she is. Funny thing is she's not even trying to be hilarious. She's just being herself. lol.
Leggy: You're right; it didn't start in America. The explanation – I think – for why America is so into it today is because America is a nation of immigrants. This is not a fact. I'm just thinking that that might be the reason.
Chayoma: I think the kids would have been somewhere between confused, angry, and irritated. LOL. Not a cute summary, I know.
Tay-Mee: LOL. I never thought about it like that. The akara would have really chased them away for life, but chei, them fit vex just damage my tire.
Myne Whitmen: See your mouth. You're one of those friend for foods wey dey for high school. Well, tough luck. No akara for you!
Remi: I'm tired of laughing at and with the woman walahi. Her own whatever-I'll-call-it no get part II.
Lucid Lilith: I'm even afraid of asking you what on earth you did yesterday.
Azazel: Well, if they had avoided our place, that would have been a huge favor to us – probably.
Webround: I've had some time to think about it, and I've decided that in this neighbor – and all neighborhoods in America for that matter – I would prefer to not be known as the Halloween akara dispenser. hehe.
Anonymous (Anon 555): Well, wetin man go do? Na jeje I siddon ooo! 🙂
lolll….ur mom is soooo funny! ankara???, smh..thank God she didn't follow thru oooo
Those aje butta yankee kids would not have appreciated the lovely oily goodness of Akara. I am happy your mother did not bother, lol.
L.
lol i think ur mom is just adorable!
looooool!
"For the Non-Americans, Halloween is a day that people – children and adults alike – dress up in costumes and go around at night (or evening time, rather) knocking on people's doors and begging for candy."….ahah shuuu we kno halloween in canada, europe and not just america!
looool @ u being afraid to ask lucidith…me too dey fear.
i think your mum is sexy (for lack of a better word)..handing out hot akara to them kids, shey na trick or treat? hahaha…na GOd save them
them lucky
them for no near your door next year
lol
Next year.. moi moi
LWKMD!!! dang!!!