Nigerian-American political commentator and tv character Dr. Wendy Osefo stopped by theGrio Weekly to debate her new guide “Tears of My Mom: The Legacy of My Nigerian Upbringing.”
In the event you’ve watched “The Actual Housewives of Potomac,” you recognize that Osefo’s household dynamic has at all times been an essential a part of her id. The political commentator says that household is the core of who she is. “Every thing I do ultimately connects again and interprets again to my household, whether or not that’s my upbringing or whether or not that’s the legacy I wish to go away for my kids,” Osefo says.
“Tears of My Mom” additionally allowed her to replicate on herself as a mom and the way the mother-daughter relationship is typically difficult. The “RHOP” star says in a Nigerian family, the tradition is that regardless of how previous you might be, you’ll at all times be your guardian’s youngster. She recollects her personal childhood by saying “My mother was an superior mother for youths, but it surely received a bit bit difficult as soon as we grew to become adults.”
It was essential for Osefo to revisit these conversations and to see the methods she may make pivots for herself, so her kids are in a position to chase their goals, really feel love, and really feel supported, but additionally didn’t really feel stymied by her desirous to proceed to hover over them even in maturity.
Watch Dr. Wendy Osefo’s interview with theGrio’s Natasha S. Alford above and tune into “theGrio Weekly” at 11 am ET each Sunday on theGrio cable channel.
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