Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
The woman posted the question anonymously on Q&A website Quora , seemingly begging other parents for advice on whether she should stop. She wrote: "Is it wrong for me (a mother) to sleep naked with my 16 year old son?"
But if she was seeking reassurance, she didn't find it there.
More than one person questioned why she felt the need to sleep next to her teenage son at all, let alone why she would do it naked.
One man, Christopher Richards, tried to give her the benefit of doubt and wondered whether he had medical issues which call for her to sleep in the same bed as him.
He wrote: "The initial reaction is, WHY do you need to sleep in the same bed with your 16 year old son in YOUR home, does he have medical issues?
"Do you only have one bedroom in the apartment? If that is the case then you should be in single beds, albeit it the same room. Really from the age of 10 a child should have their own bed, ideally bedroom and not sleeping with their parent(s).
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