In the Kitchen.

#SilentNoises ~knm

9.44pm. I am in my kitchen with two Vandals. We are just talking about life in general. The issues are just interesting. I will write about only a few.

We talked about the impact of Social Media. Now everyone thinks they have the right to chastise anybody at anytime.  Likewise, praises are heaped on nonsensical things. We see ugly and say it is the most beautiful thing we have ever seen. People no longer can live their lives in peace. Our  lives are on Reality TV via Whatsapp, Instagram Snapchat.

We are discussing the hypocritical Ghanaian attitude. Chastising people especially the ladies of what they wear. I am against indecent exposure but really some of these outfits are simply beautiful. It covers the region that deserves to be covered. When someone drinks a shot of liquor, he/she is considered an alcoholic. The food at an event if it is buffet style will merit left overs. Our people love to be served so they can massacre the show.

Then Christmas. Our kids simply do not get what Christmas is about. My son wanted two things. A Nintendo game and an Asus Laptop. He is mad at Santa for not providing him with his request. One of my guy’s daughter’s got a piano from an aunt. She values the piano more than the gifts from parents turned Santa. But then we remembered our childhood. We remembered the rice and tomato stew our moms cooked. Be it chicken or goat stew. The food carried a certain flavor. Instinctively, we all raised our fingers to our noses. Reminiscing paa be this. We all admitted that was Christmas back then.  After the rice it was Piccadilly crackers and Coca-Cola/Fanta. That was it. Nothing about Santa.

Is it the same kind of Christmas you enjoyed? The Ghana style?

How was your Christmas?

Speak out!!

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Kwasi (First name rhymes with Crazy but he is not) Ntem-Mensah is a father and a husband. He is a mentor, a Fatherhood Consultant and a member of the Fatherhood Roundtable. Kwasi is currently the Fatherhood Initiative Coordinator working with ECHN-Family Development Center’s Healthy Families Healthy Babies program. He is the co-chair of ECHN’s Unity Collaborative where the work is focused on Diversity and Inclusion. Kwasi is a member of the Board of Education of Manchester. He also serves as a director of The Manchester Land Conservation Trust and is the Secretary for The Council of Ghanaian Associations in Connecticut. He is also on the CFSP Advisory Council. Kwasi does collaborative work with the DOC and DCF. He is the creator of ReadToMe and Celebrating Our Fathers events. Kwasi facilitates 24/7 Dads and Circle of Security parenting. He is the author of the anthology of poems and short story “A Silent Noisy Walk in My Mind” and publisher of “SilentNoises.org”. He is also a radio presenter at CMRadio, a Ghanaian radio station based in East Hartford and a member of AABAC, an advocacy association for people of color. Lastly, Kwasi is a wonderful community advocate that is eager to work with people all races, genders and socio-economic background

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