Saggy Breast;The Misconceptions.

Scrolling through Whatsapp status, I witnessed a new campaign on a friend's status. She is an advocate of saggy breast.  Saggy breast simply refers to fallen breast. Don't be ashamed if you have a saggy breast.

The human body undergoes changes, therefore, we need to understand and discard these misconceptions about saggy boobs that makes others have low self-esteem.

Read this conversation I had with one of your ancestors on the issue of fallen breast. So this is how it started .....

BEGINNING OF CONVERSATION


Abugre(Scrolling through her status, I ask a question): Tell me more about the saggy boobs.

Pardikie: Its a movement by the author of what a time to be alone -Chidera Eggerue
On instagram as theslumflower. I like how bold she is in going against the status quo and representing women who have saggy boobs.

She wants to normalize it,and I want to as well. I used to have a low self-esteem because after losing so much weight my boobs became saggy.

And it seems so petty an issue but it drained my self-esteem. Because even family members made it seem like u are not normal. Till I worked on my self and became this confident😉.



Abugre (shy and anxious): Did you have a standing breast ?

Pardikie (laughed): Lol ...Oh yes when I was very young, but then I started gaining weight and being on and off, gaining and losing weight and it made my skin loose and saggy, especially the breasts area.


Abugre: Why do you refer to your breast as saggy?

Pardikie: No, its a dictionary word.
There's perky for standing breasts
And saggy for fallen breasts.

I actually got to know about this movement from the slumflower on Instagram.... and I'm planning on creating some awareness in my own small circles.


Abugre: Interesting.

Pardikie: So I'm preparing an article on that.


Abugre: Boobs are part of a woman and they play a critical role in her life.

Pardikie: Definitely


Abugre: Which group of people made you feel bad about your boobs? Men or Women?

Pardikie: Well in S.H.S I couldn't bath with the girls in the open bath house because they will pass silly comments and it was annoying because I saw their imperfections as well but I didn't think it was abnormal.


Abugre : So what has been the misconception about saggy breast ?

Pardikie: Oh most people say that for a young girl to have saggy boobs then she must have been promiscuous.


Abugre: So sad.

Pardikie: Lol.


Abugre: Did you try to do anything to get a perky breast?

Pardikie: Lol not to alter it with surgery or anything besides I can't afford surgery.
However, I tried natural remedies like carrot, cucumber and Shea butter which helps the skin but it doesn't guarantee it becoming perky.


Abugre: Will you have opted for surgery if you had the money ? What happens to the skin?

Pardikie: Never honestly, before, I would give that a second thought if I had the money but for now... I've grown so much in my thinking that I know surgery doesn't solve low self-esteem issues because it is deep rooted in our minds and perception. After the surgery then what? Will you alter ur butt as well ? Then what ? Your nose ?

Oh no, I want to be the lady who was confident and different.

I owe me now to God, my mum and the slumflower for letting me know that I can be everything I want to be, no matter what the world says. That's how people make history.



Abugre: I'm grateful for sharing your story with me.

Pardikie: Lol sure❤ grateful for listening to me as well.


Abugre: Do you have friends who have saggy breast?

Pardikie: No I don't.

Abugre: Alright.


THE END.


What are your thoughts about saggy breast?


Click on the link below to learn more about saggy breast.

https://www.health.com/beauty/how-to-lift-saggy-breasts

Social Media Grave

Oya, make you pose well for a picture. The capturing sounds of the camera are transformed to the notification of "likes" as they are posted on social media platforms. We continuously bury information on various websites and social media sites with little or no concern about how it is used.

These information can either serve as good digital footprint or bad digital footprint. This gives an interpretation of our personality in the real world.

Is social media a grave where we bury information with the mindset of it being forgotten or a springboard which serves as a source of reference to lead us to higher heights?

Young people need to understand that some companies review an interviewee's social media account and the content that he or she had posted, as part of the interview process.

Posterity, some people claim that whatever they post on Facebook is just for comic relief hence their posts shouldn't be personalized. Do you agree with them?

New websites and social media platforms are being developed and one striking feature is the need to provide personal information of the user. Have you ever thought about who gets access to these information?

Dear reader, have you ever read Facebook's privacy policies or the Terms and Conditions ?

I can bet my last coin that the answer will be NO. 

Whenever I ask someone,

"Why don't you read the privacy policies or Terms and Conditions of a social media application ?" 

The regular reponse is,

"Charley, that thing is too long and after reading, you don't even understand what they've written mpo. So you just agree with them."

This might be interpreted as one being unconcerned about who gets access to their personal information. Recently, Facebook added a feature where you could add your BLOOD TYPE so as to help others in cases of emergency and this innovation pricked my conscience. Immediately, I thought about how some individuals have been victims to human body trafficking due to the exposure of their health records. I felt insecured with this innovation and didn't comply.

 

Posterity, whenever we delete a post from our social media handles does it disappear forever?

Each post made on social media is stored for future references. Well, privacy policies state that the posts which are deleted are truly deleted. Just remember social media serves as digital footprint.

Using emojis could be a subtle cause of depression among social media users. Emoji has been tool that summarises our emotions and gestures. Social Media users must be aware about the misinformation that may arise in the usage of emoji.

Let's pause here but answer this question,

Have you ever used an emoji which does not reflect your real emotion or gesture?

EDUCATION PIECE 

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Money and Religion.

Spiritualist  Korliba:      I know why you dey here. Make you settle de gods so sey I go fi talk dem.                                                            Tell 'em gods ya problem (pointing to an artifact). 

Abugre:                          Alright. I wan make plenty money ooo. The power to increase money.

Spiritualist Korliba:       Make you settle 10,000 cedis p3. (Incantations). From today, make you no fart or else the thing go spoil. If you do everything I talk you ah, you go get  am quick quick.

             .....story continues.

Let us just call them "traditional spiritualist" and pastors as "christian spiritualist".

Religion is a universal practice and part of the economy's superstructure. Therefore, it is important to examine the impact on a country's development. Journalism is a social science which concentrates on the social world. Posterity, why should you care about these spiritualists?

Their activities affects the social world hence it needs to be addressed. Let us look at the money economy.

Ghana's money is produced by two entities, thus, Central Bank and Spiritual Money Makers.
The latter has been overlooked due to its religious background.

Posterity, so de money wey dey "traditional spiritualists" dey produce nu, where e dey pass?

Traditional and social media have been channels used to advertise the magical prowess of traditional spiritualist and christian spiritualist. For some traditional spiritualists, conditions for the rituals are scary and frustrating. Posterity, imagine a traditional spiritualist requesting for the urine of a snake. 

Let's not point accusing fingers at traditional spiritualists.

Some christian spiritualists have carried out controversial activities ( some are ridiculous and inhuman) in the name of God. Some include;

1. They demand money for consultation, prophecies, healing, Holy Ghost baptism, and Water baptism, anointing oil, etc.

2. Brainwashing their members through religious sermons.

The common phrase used which receives a high shout of "AMEN" is either "I prophecy dollars into your life or I prophecy millions of cedis"- just to make it equivalent to the dollar. These christian spiritualists think that they are better than the traditional spiritualists.

Such a misguided judgement ! They all achieve the same goal, thus, monetize their magical prowess whilst robbing the public.

One of the fundamental measures proposed was the taxing of these spiritual money makers.
This led to a public outcry. They claimed that Ghana will incur the wrath of God if traditional spiritualists and christian spiritualists are taxed. This sentiment is hypocritical, such a paradox.

Well, who cares about the wrath of God when some of these individuals are milking and robbing the public. Posterity, don't you think God will appreciate our effort for this idea?

Many a time, excerpts of the Holy Books command people to love each other and admonishing against fraudulent acts.

African Traditional religion has been publicly criticized and downtrodden by christian spiritualists. Currently, some christian activities raises concerns about human rights abuses and fraud.

Members of these christian spiritualists lose their dignity in their bid to give testimonies. Let us argue out. Families make up a nation but they have been destroyed by the prophecies of these christian spiritualists who speak with a lose tongue. Members blame each other for their failures and unsuccessful expeditions.

Hey you ! When your pastor accuses your family member as a contributing factor to your failure, what will be your reactions?

Despite the fraudulent acts by some of these spiritualists, there are still genuine spiritualists out there in the world.

I will place my pen down and help grandmother prepare some dawadawa for the next market day.


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