Tade and Shade. 1983-1997

Life as a married woman was good. A new bride was supposed to miss her family, but not Folashade. Her parents-in-law treated her better than her own parents. Her father-in-law never walked around like a grouchy, retired army and her mother-in-law was not a weakling who took every of her misery out on her kids.

Life as a couple was not much different from before they were married, except for her mother-in-law's loving corrections on how a wife should behave and talk to her husband.

"Folashade, It is not right for you to greet your husband while standing"

"Folashade it is not right for you to call your husband by his name."

"Maami please also tell her it is not right to serve me food while standing" Tade joked during one of the corrections, enjoying and laughing at the frown on her face.

"Then you should be ready to eat the food from the floor, goat!" Shade replied in annoyance.

"Haa Folashade! That's not how you should talk to your husband!" her mother-in-law exclaimed.