Kill me already
When i was a lot younger, i had cousins and family friends that could kill for the privilege of being called "aunty".
Back then, if you were even three years older than someone, you had to call them "uncle" or "aunty". I remember one cousin who used to make it such an issue and even reported my sister and i to our older and real aunties back then
Meetings after meetings with my parents, simply because we didn't call Taiwo "aunty"
I knew back then i was never going to love that word. Besides, from what i knew, your sister was someone who was...well, your sister. Not a stranger. And an aunty was the sister of either of your parents, not random people older than you.
These days, i get called "Aunty" and referred to as "Ma" by various people. Last week i was called "Lady"
And it ticks me off.
It is like with each "aunty" or "ma" they establish that i am old and they are not.
And maybe i am not scared of being old, but the truth is i am not allowed to be old in my profession. Well not yet anyway
The second you are old in this industry, you are put in a separate box. It doesn't matter if you still have the zeal, the talent, the drive.
So please, while i get used to this new phase of my life, while i get ready to say bye to the twenties, please do not call me aunty!
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