Vexing things!

I love being Nigerian n won't trade it for anything in the world but sometimes, just sometimes, like today for example i just wish for like a day i could be American or sumthing. I know the feeling will be gone by tomorrow but just right now i wanna scream.

I'm 19, a junior in college but does that matter? Nope....neva bin drunk, done drugs, smoked or anything crazy like dat. I've bin very responsible but does of any dat matter? Nope..I still get treated like i'm 4 by my mom.

Now, dont get me wrong. I love my mom very much like she means the world to me but right now we are  just not on the same page. It's summer and while everyone else is going somewhere to have fun i'm stuck in the house.

Everytime any of my friends are doing something fun and invite me i pretty much know how the conversation will go with my mom like today for example.

Me: Mom, friend mi kan invite mi to go bowling nxt saturday, se mo le lo?

Mom: ehn kori si bowie (ehn, go to to bowie; a city in maryland)

Me: no, not bowie, bowling, kini game yen ti e ma ju ball si ile ti a lo gba awon kini bi bottles ti won tojo.

Mom: ehn, ore wo ni yen?

Me: Bimbo

Mom: mi ti mo (I don't know yet)

Me: mo fe fun ni answer le ni so igba wo le ma mo

Mom: Ma yo mi lenu so ti gbo.............

3hrs later

Me: so, mom nipa kini bowling yen, se mo le lo

Mom: Mi le ro inu yen nisin

Me: knowing shes gon say no anyways, i pushed a lil further i was like e de jo now

Mom: se answer lo fe abi..ehn o le lo

Me: kilode now, a kan fe lo bowl nikan ni

Mom: se emi ni mo n ba e soro ti o n ka oju soke fun, en o kuku ti ju 18, nkan to ba wu e ni ko lo se, to ba fe dabi awon omo America

Me: *thinking, how in d world did we get to talking about awon omo America

Mom: ehn ko eru e lo si odo bimbo, se bi o fe ni freedom ni

Me: too mad to talk just thinking how in the word did can i go bowling turn into ko eru e lo si odo bimbo

This pretty much happens everytime i ask to go out and its so frustarting at times like today cuz i really wanted to go bowling. I understand where shes coming from and all but sometimes, just sometimes like today i wanted to be from america or some other country where ur parent gives you a lil freedom.

One of my good friend who is also Nigeria is 21 and gets treated like that too so its a lil comforting to know i'm not the only one.

Now dat i'm done sulking, apart from dat i love being Nigerian n the thing is even though i whine about not being given the freedom to go and come as i want, i feel like when i have kids i'm probably gon do the same thing too. lol

I'm on summer break now sha, its so freaking hot outside, n even inside too, i just wanna stand under the shower till summer is over.