Actress and television host, Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju Fregene has carpeted a critic who criticised her parenting skills.
The mum of one got tackled for allowing her son watch yoruba cartoons rather than itsekiri cartoons.
The critic had problem with the way the actress was bringing up her son as Yoruba.
The critic expected that since the actress is married to an Itsekiri man, Gbubemi Fregene, her son should behave like them.
The IG user was upset that she had allow her son watch Yoruba cartons and not Itsekiri.
He also noted how the entertainer have her son a Yoruba name, Adeoreofe and not his father’s tribe name.
According to him, she was neglecting his father’s culture.
“I checked ur story & I saw u sat ur boy down & played him some Yoruba cartoons. Why not Delta cartoons? It’s nt enuf for u to mk his domineering name yoruba, yet u r teaching him d culture neglecting his fathers culture like his Dad doesn’t exist or his fathers kindred doesn’t exist. We Deltans won’t take dt from you Lala!!! He is a soil of Delta la d & Yoruba!!!”.
Lala who was taken aback with his defense of his ethnic group questioned if he was her son’s parent or if the Delta community complained to him.
She told him to mind his business and reminded him that she has rights to her son since she almost died while birthing him.
She further questioned if her culture should go into extinction.
“Sorry are you his father or mother? Is his father complaining? Did the delta community write you a letter about the pain they feel? You will not learn to mind your business. Spokesperson of the delta clan-welcome. His mother who almost died giving birth to him is a non – entity and her culture should go in the dust bin. Please disappear from my feed or block me if you don’t like it”.
This is coming hours after she recounted her childbirth experience as her son turned one years old.
Sharing a picture of the moment she was in labour, Akindoju revealed that she had to stay in a kneeling position to aid her child’s delivery.
In a statement on her Instagram page titled, ‘Ikunle Abiamo’, Lala talked about the significance of kneeling during childbirth.
She wrote, “In yoruba land, the day a woman gives birth to a child is always called ‘Ojo Ikunle’ which means ” day of kneeling “.
“I didn’t really understand it till I researched and found out that because our great grandmothers had their babies kneeling (which is the best birthing position in my opinion), kneeling was used to praise the pain she went through and it served as a memorial.
“This is why when a child is not doing well/failing in life/seems unfocused/gets into trouble/dies before the young, Yoroba people usually exclaim ‘Ikunle Abiamo’
“Little did I know, I was going to have a real IKUNLE ABIAMO experience.
“As Adeoreofe turns one today, I look back and my heart is filled with gratitude for how God brought me through delivering this child.
“If you see me on the road, wish me a happy birthday. Today is also my day.”
