You can easily tell the people who had supportive parents growing up. These people never go anywhere alone. If you happen to be their friend, they’ll drag you through their whole life: “Take me to see my grandfather. Take me to see my aunt. Take me to see my father’s dog.” Their whole life is full of events.
Now, those who had unsupportive parents will never ask you to take them anywhere. You’ll just hear random news mid-conversation: “Aaaah, sorry I didn't come yesterday, I was at a funeral . My father died.” 😨😨
Why? Because they’re used to doing life alone from an early age. They never ask for help, and when they do, it hurts inside. These people self-isolate and live like leopards—they only leave footprints at night.
There’s no real healing from that kind of programming.
@mbiti_mwondi Maybe universities should have 'court martials' where cases from within are tried within and culprits given an opportunity to defend themselves before decisions such as expulsion or any other disciplinary actions are meted!
@JoelJirane Back then, it worked. It was expensive, and almost the last resort. I guess these days it's affordable, accessible without prescription, and probably generic!
@motlhom Something impressive thing though is how Batswana have incorporated culture into religion. Elsewhere, Africans traded culture for religion. Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria are 'giant' Christian nations...
Our Norwegian girls won gold in the women’s 4x400 m at World Athletics Relays in Botswana today 🇳🇴. Remarkable achievement and fastesttime globally this year 💪🏻💪🏻🇳🇴🇳🇴 photo: Håvard Greger Hagen/NRK