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Forced/child marriages

Girl: I hate my spouse. I just can't stand him.
Me:uhmm why did you get Married to him in the first place then?
Girl: My wonderful parents choose him for me so I won't dare divorce him or they will flip on me.
Me: (turns to parents) uhmm Its that true?
Father: well duh Am her dad and I know what's best for her.
Mother: Yeah! I don't even get why she is complaining. My parents did the Same to me and here I Am happily Married to her father *kisses*
Me: (shouts) what the fudge!!! are you Seriously shitting me??
Father: (whipers to wife) uhm I think We should get out of here before she goes batshit crazy on us.
Mother: Yeah you right let's get out of her ( Both try to tiptoe away)
Me: uhm where do you thing going?
Both: uhmmmm We uhm
Me: (glares at them) Both of you should sit down there and think of How wrong you are to force your child into a marriage she did not want.
Girl: Yeah sit down there and think
(glares at her)
Girl: (chuckles nervously) oops sorry.
Me: better!

*turns to readers*
Goodday readers and Thanks for joining me on the show #IrefuseToBeQuiet and Am your host #dhat_sad_ghoul.
(hehe this is soo wrong but who cares) now back to business.
Today Am going to be talking on issuse of forced/child marriage.
What is forced\child marriage? ( uhmn do I really have to give the Meaning of that? Well no google it)
Forced\ child marriage in Nigeria is one of the most
painful and disturbing problems in the
country But sadly a lot of people continue to turn a blind eye to this issue.
Its estimated that 43% of girls are married off before
their 18th birthday. 17% are married before they
turn 15.
The prevalence of child\forced marriage varies widely
from one region to another, with figures as high
as 76% in the North West region and as low as
10% in the South East.
While data shows a 9% decline in the prevalence
of child/forced marriage since 2003, action is needed
to prevent thousands of girls from being married
in the coming years.
What are the drivers of forced/child marriage??
* Poverty in the country
* Cultural traditions.
* Insecurity.
* Gender inequality
*illitracy etc.

Consquences
Early pregnancey: The pregnancy at a
very early age is harmful to every girl. The normal age for pregnancy is at least 18-20 years old, and if you get pregnant earlier, there is a high risk that you will have to deal with health issues.
* Domestic violence. There are a lot of situations when the future husband and in-laws start blaming the girl for everything after marriage, sometimes even torturing her in a physical way. Etc..
What are the possible solutions of forced/child marriage??
* Raising awareness about the issue.
* Making the laws stricter. While the laws exist, they are not strict enough.
There should be a powerful law
against child marriage.
* Authorities paying attention.
The
problem should be frequently
reported to the authorities who can punish people exploiting children.
* Fighting poverty: Authorities should be taking
measures to resolve this issue, and if there is a smaller amount of struggling people in Nigeria, the child/forced marriage rate will decrease too.
The 21st century is the age when every
person, regardless of age, gender and
social status, can do anything and
follow their dreams with full support
from their family. Sadly, many young
girls do not have a voice in the matter -
they are raised to believe that they are
made for serving their husbands,
without a chance to get proper
education and profession, when in
reality women can be powerful and
inspirational, and achieve great things.
And that's it all for Today Thanks for taking your wonderful time to read this and hope you tune in for the next episode of #IrefuseToKeepQuiet *smiles*
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