Mama's boy no more: Why men must let go of their mums

Mama's boy no more: Why men must let go of their mums (Photo: iStock)

Last Sunday, the world celebrated Mother's Day. Before that, a trio of Meru comedians created a hilarious video outlining their mothers' prowess. It was funny but also brought out the other side of invincible mothers, soft brutality. A few men were courageous enough to post about their bittersweet memories of their departed mothers that Sunday.

It reminded me of a video I shared with Oyunga Pala, the manosphere guru long before writing about masculinity became vogue locally. Someone was saying how Oyunga once said that every man must breakup with his mother. The mother-son bond could be tighter than father-daughter bond. The Igbo have a saying that the mother is supreme: the goddess of love and good nurturing.