African parents are surely and truly a peculiar lot. Whether in the motherland or across the Atlantic, their distinctive behaviour set them apart from their western counterparts.

African parents can be annoying, frustrating, high-handed and often quite comical. But underneath all that beats a heart of love (yes, even when they are screaming “I will kill you today”).

So there’s a whole lot to look forward to becoming a parent- an African one. If you are in doubt of what that means, @c_lvarose has drawn up a checklist below.

Check on it:

Things I hated growing up that I can't wait to do to my kids xx

— peng sort. (@_clvrarose) May 15, 2017

1) Leave them in the line at the checkouts to randomly go look for an item in the shop ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

— peng sort. (@_clvrarose) May 15, 2017

2) Sarcastic responses like, "Put it on my head" ?

— peng sort. (@_clvrarose) May 15, 2017

 

15) Giving them that LOOK when someone offers them food pic.twitter.com/5HXFUtllJi

— peng sort. (@_clvrarose) May 15, 2017

I'm so looking forward to being a parent ?

— peng sort. (@_clvrarose) May 15, 2017

you forgot the "your friends can stay here but you can't stay at your friends house" line when they enter the sleepover phase

— Unserious Candidate (@Lee_LDN) May 15, 2017

Just got back home from school very tired.. and then I opened the ICE CREAM tub I saw in the fridge? to behold EGUSI SOUP??.. African Moms?? pic.twitter.com/AG1V957DRX

— Omoniyi Israel (@omoissy) May 16, 2017