Stepping into Maggie's shoes 25
PART 25 S.I.M.S (STEPPING INTO MAGGIE’SSHOE) ©️OpeyemiOjerindeAkintunde Big Daddy had slapped Big Mummy in my presence, and all Big Mummy did was to walk away. She went into her room and locked herselfup. BigMummywasmymum’seldersister,Ihadgonetospendtheholidayatherhouse, when I was 8 years old. She didn’t have kids of her own at that time, so she always wanted me at her place during theholidays. When Big Daddy slapped her, I expected her to return the slap or fight him, but Big Mummy didn’t do either. I later asked her somequestions... “Big Mummy, why did Big Daddy slapyou?” “We had a fight just like you have fights with your friends in school.” “Then why didn’t you slap himback?” “Well,fightinmarriageisverydifferentfromeveryotherkindoffight,fightinmarriage has to do with a lot of emotions and when not managed it can be disastrous even to thepointofdeath...IfIhadslappedBigDaddyback,itwouldhavefue...