A cruel mother practicing unequal love among her children. The story of our goat.

In my tribe, they say “seranko seniyan...” meaning like animals like human beings. Human beings and animals are vastly different from each other but sometimes, I do see some traits in most animals that makes me say humans act this way too. Animals cannot talk but humans do. But in the aspect of feelings, animals also are found in such emotion. What makes you think of an animal e.g goat where, when you place something down, when the goat touches or eats it, will run when any human shows up but will not run when you intentionally place its food to eat, no doubt, even when a being is coming, they (goats) won't run away because they know it is their food.

I recorded this video when I arrived in the village some days ago and I saw my cousin forcing the mother goat onto the floor so the baby can suck its breast. They said the goat had not been giving her baby food since she gave birth to her. I wonder what kind of cruel mother would do such a thing. You can hear my voice calling the goat selfish because that is what it is.

I sat down and was thinking about the scenario and this is mostly found among human beings too where a mother would dislike her child, perhaps when she was giving birth, something bad happened, let's say the husband died when the child came to life or someone close to the mother died while still pregnant and because of that, she had to transfer the pain and aggression on the baby because to her, it was when she came to life, her husband who is the father of the child died and in one way would be heartless not to care for the child of her own.

Some mothers can be so heartless and cruel to start inflicting pain and suffering on their child till he or she grows up. Some will say their presence makes them remember the bad incident that happened.

I watched a movie some years back where the father disliked this child right from when she was born till she grew up to fend for herself. According to the father, it was during childbirth the mother died and so, anytime she is observing her birthday, this man will beat the hell out of her because it was at that period she remembers his wife and what happened that day.

I thought the same for this baby goat. Is it that the father left the mother alone and ran away? 🤣🤣🤣 I was even told they were two she gave birth to but one died in her stomach. Was that the reason she refused to feed this one? Is it her fault the other baby died? 😂

The baby goat is already 6 days old and the mother refused to give her food. She was feeding the first child who is already a year old but neglected this baby. Why? This is from a heartless mother 😬 This mother is practicing unequal love.

Funny enough, she is eating too much food because she is always being provided but has refused to give her baby food from her breast. The baby isn't eating any food other than sucking from her mother's breast. This is why my dad and cousin had to take it with force so she could feed her child so she doesn't die of hunger.

Yesterday made me realize that goats listen when they talk to them. I was peeling some yams for lunch and my dad got angry because of this mother's behaviour. He took a big stick and started beating her, telling her to stand still for her baby to suck from her. She obeyed instantly.

This means she knew what she was doing is wrong and bad. I was just laughing when it was happening. My dad was beating her mercilessly as if he was disciplining a child. He told her that if the baby die, she would be killed that same day. The mother goat stopped crying and the baby ate a lot as my Dad stood till the baby goat was satisfied. This is how they will continue with the method until the child grows to start surviving on her own.

My Dad was so funny yesterday. The goat knew my daddy does not take it easy on her, unlike my cousin who would still be caressing and petting her but will not oblige. It hurts me yesterday when I see the baby roaming about without its mother with her. I could see she is already lean and I hope she doesn't die because if it happens, my dad will not let the mother stay a day before killing her. Such a bad mother. Does she love the first child more than this baby?