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RE: SLC-S29/W4-“Thinking and Ideas!| Rethinking the Normal!”

in Steem4Nigeria • yesterday

Oh my!
Issues like this usually make me feel "perhaps". When it comes to child marriage, culture and religion has a huge role to play.

It's what makes the practice sink deeper into the DNA that doing otherwise feels strange.

Both parents, young men and girls look forward to these ceremonies with glee unaware of the impending danger and potentials crushed by these age-long practices.

But can we blame them?
Can a child who's never seen or heard about a plane dream of becoming a pilot?

It will take a gradual process to resolve this issue. It's not just enough to raise awareness and carry placards.

Change starts when stringent laws are instituted to curtail this menace and policies upheld. Someone made schooling compulsory for every child in my state, now all children both boys and girls attend school, leaving no room for discrimination. I believe this approach will bring good result as well, especially in rural areas where this practiced.

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    Can a child who's never seen or heard about a plane dream of becoming a pilot?
    It reminds me that our present President is a tribal lady who comes from the same atmosphere but it all depends on how a family guides its children. It takes all kind of people to make this society and the truth is we still have people with this mindset especially in rural areas.

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    It reminds me that our present President is a tribal lady who comes from the same atmosphere but it all depends on how a family guides its children.

    Exactly!
    Her family might have instilled values in her that makes her see her purpose beyond traditional female roles. The environment she grew up with and people she interacted with might have enlightened her mind as well.

    That's the benefit of having a community of people who are open to good "not-so-conventional" ideas.

    I understand that not everyone will share the same view. They'd be people who'd still want to hold on to age-long beliefs. It's not their fault. It's what they grew up believing that doing otherwise unsettles them. It's like a test of their morality.

    But enlightenment helps change this. However, when it still meets resistance, stringent laws does the work so victims can seek legal remedies.

    Enforcing child protection laws, making it compulsory to register every marriage. That way, underage marriages can be spotted easily.

    There's a concept in law that says ubi jus, ibi remedium which means "where there is a right, there is a remedy." If this particular issue isn't prohibited and sanctioned, victims might not be able to turn to the law with their rights are infringed.

    I think this should work in all parts of the world if adopted fully.

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