African mothers are precious, their fuss over you when you’re sick, tell you carry a sweater so that you don’t catch a cold in the January heat and proudly trumpet each one of your achievements. But they can also be quite dramatic with declarations of their imminent death because you failed to do the dishes, their sarcastic humor that always precedes a beating when you break the china and spamming the family WhatsApp group with forwarded messages on the latest conspiracy theory.
To celebrate the quirky parenting of our mothers, the #AfricanMumChallenge has some hilarious and relatable tweets. Here are some of them.
*comes home with a friend with dreadlocks*
Endelea tu kuonyesha wezi mko na TV.#AfricanMumChallenge
— Unidentified Black Mail (@Abradolf_Lncler) February 21, 2018
*Age 21*
Mum: You need to stay away from girls they will lead you astray
*5 years later*
Mum: I wish you didn't hate me so much that you refuse to give me grandchildren#AfricanMumChallenge— Dee (@Dee_spicable) February 21, 2018
Me at 15
Mum: I don’t want to see you with that boy.
Me at 19:
Mum: Ati bash wapi? Hakuna mahali unaenda.
Me at 30
Mum: Mbona huna boyfriend?
#AfricanMumChallenge— GATHONI (@QueenGathoni) February 21, 2018
The face your mum makes when she's about to ask you how to use the phone #AfricanMumChallenge pic.twitter.com/ct3N8E1GfX
— AbdiHakim and 345 others (@hakeem403) February 21, 2018
My mum would to talk in syllables whenever she was whooping my ass
" Si-ni-li-ku-ambia u-si-e-nde-le-e "
? ? ? #AfricanMumChallenge— Archie K (@Ar_ch_ie) February 21, 2018
#AfricanMumChallenge
Me:(tries to dodge her slap)
Mum: (reports me to clan leaders)
During the clan meeting ???
Mum: The boy I carried in my womb for 9 months cleaned his faeces cooked for him now thinks he has grown horns ..He tried to strangle me yesterday pic.twitter.com/ljCQxbAcT9— GENO ERIC ???? (@genoeric1) February 21, 2018
When your mum asks you a question halafu ukijibu useme "si" #AfricanMumChallenge pic.twitter.com/EQ4J1tS4QY
— Shosho Light (@carolinespencer) February 21, 2018
How your mum looks at you ukikula chakula ya wageni. pic.twitter.com/hN4RFVbH7K
— souleymane Dao (@Re_Bantu) February 21, 2018
While in the kitchen and my mom hears some slight noise from the sitting room and she shouts
“Hiyo italipwa kwa mahari, vunja tu” #AfricanMumChallenge pic.twitter.com/mwLOlHXkIK— Edzil (@ednahjacksons) February 21, 2018
#AfricanMumChallenge
Mum: Ben
Me: yes mum
Mum: How much did uncle Eric give u
Me: 15000
Mum: Bring I keep it for u, u might lose it pic.twitter.com/GvOqVcw9wG— GENO ERIC ???? (@genoeric1) February 21, 2018
Mothers when they're dozing off and you try to change the channel ?? #AfricanMumChallenge pic.twitter.com/4hkWWaz1AE
— . (@MonyqueXO) February 21, 2018
Hi mum,It’s Stacy’s birthday today and she’s have a sleepov…. #AfricanMumChallenge pic.twitter.com/iGuw2dQfjo
— chaosun☀️ (@ashleychao4) February 21, 2018
Mum’s look When a visitor gives you some money before they leave #AfricanMumChallenge AfricanMumChallenge pic.twitter.com/rE3znrTVVb
— SHEILA (@chep_kemboi) February 21, 2018
You will always find this in an African home #AfricanMumChallenge pic.twitter.com/cckxTUT7uV
— Jimnah Karukwa (@Jimnah_Jimnah) February 21, 2018
How your mum thinks you look when she hears that you went 4 one night without eating
VS
How you really look. pic.twitter.com/CeEXQiEvjy— Wakanda Stoner (@DreBah254) February 21, 2018
Me: breaks one glass when accidentally washing utensils
Mum: Vunja zote hadi zile za cupboard
Mum: breaks one glass
Mum: Sasa nani alieka glass vibaya #AfricanMumChallenge— Nicole Moraa (@moraanicole96) February 21, 2018
When you ask your mum to send you selfies #AfricanMumChallenge pic.twitter.com/h5FB4QZauY
— Droid.psd (@droid254) February 21, 2018
My mum would to talk in syllables whenever she was whooping my ass
" Si-ni-li-ku-ambia u-si-e-nde-le-e "
? ? ? #AfricanMumChallenge— Archie K (@Ar_ch_ie) February 21, 2018
#AfricanMumChallenge How she looks at you when the pastor says "Some people here don't obey their parents" pic.twitter.com/aIAeZXertF
— Ndeti (@CharlesNdeti) February 21, 2018
When you misbehave & your mum holds your neck & yells to anyone around. “Hebu songeni msimwagikiwe na damu” #AfricanMumChallenge pic.twitter.com/nKC4N9V1DF
— Erick (@erick_sisimwo) February 21, 2018
"Ebu reduce volume ya TV nisome hii message Mama Njoki ametuma"#AfricanMumChallenge
— . (@MonyqueXO) February 21, 2018