Lets Talk About It
Monday, January 17, 2022 | 110 Views |
Dear Gaone
• Please keep my identity anonymous. I am 22-year-old female currently getting married and kinda have mixed emotions. I am overjoyed and scared at the same time. Overjoyed that I have found lifetime companion but scared that things may not turn out as I had expected given the high divorce rates worldwide. In your view what are some of the marital beliefs and expectations that ought to be ironed out prior to holy matrimony; marital beliefs and expectations that sometimes lead to the dissolution of a marriage?
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...