McShem masterfully uses satire to expose the dangerous cultural tendency to mistake clinical depression for laziness or a lack of discipline. This work serves as a vital bridge between traditional household dynamics and the urgent need for modern psychological empathy.
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Africa mama.
>> Mommy.
Mommy.
I am depressed.
Okay. What is okay about it? I said I am depressed. Shame. You can see that I'm busy. Can't you just leave me alone?
Really, mommy? This is not nice. How can you just say I should go when I'm talking to you about my mental health?
Don't you know that mental health is a big issue? In fact, THERE'S A WHOLE WEEK SET ASIDE TO CREATE AWARENESS for it. I heard you now. I heard you. You can go.
I said it. I said it. I knew that you will not care about it. My friends were like, "Tell your mom. Tell her about it.
Tell her how you feel. Express yourself to your mother."
But but I told them you will not listen.
And this is it. I knew it. Shem. Shem.
Come. Come. Come. Come.
You say you are depressed. Yes, I'm depressed. I feel helpless. I have difficulty concentrating on a whole lot of things. I've lost interest in things I used to find interesting before. A >> just imagine. I can't play game. I've not even listened TO MUSIC. AND I don't even sleep well.
>> That's true. That's true. Mommy, he's right. He's right. He has not played PlayStation in in a long time.
>> Hey. Yeah. Oh, I'm so sorry. I've been insensitive to your feelings. Eh.
>> Yes. Yes, you have. Mental health is a big issue. You should take it more serious. Once I tell you that I'm depressed like this, you should be shaking, shaking up and down. As you are seeing me, so I'm going through a lot.
I'm going through a lot mentally. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I promise to do better. That's what you should do. Good mothers always pay attention to their children. Are you saying I'm not a good mother now? Not exactly. Not really.
Okay, I'll do better. But come to think of it, do you know I have the cure to depression?
>> H mommy, which cure do you have?
>> Junior, you don't know anything. Wow. I met a man 5 years ago who gave me the cure to depression. Have I ever told you I've been depressed? In fact, it is 99% accurate. Why is it 99% and not 100%.
The only reason it is not 100%. Is because there was one man that used it and then he died. So, we don't know if it was the cure that killed him or it was not the cure, but it died during the process. And you can agree with me that 99% is an excellent cut off mark for any research. H I said it. I said it. I knew that my mother still had feelings. I knew you still care inside of you. You were just trying to prove rigid.
So mommy tell me 5 million NRA. Well I know you don't have such money but there are other things you can do to earn it. Okay mommy just tell me what it is. Well, for a start, you clean this entire living room. The staircase up and down, the TV, the chairs, you mop, you sweep, you clean everything, ma at least. Let's start from there.
Heat. Heat.
Heat up here.
This one that you are looking that you are looking back. Hope you are not tired. Continue. Don't give up. Remember you get the cure.
Heat. Heat.
Mommy, I'm done.
So you are not done. You did not clean all those cabinet. So see dust is there on those cabinet place. Dust is there.
>> You heard him. Now go and clean it now.
I've cleaned it before. I'm done. Now that you are done, go to that kitchen.
Go and wash the plates there. Clean it.
Mop the floor. Arrange the whole plates.
The fridge. Bring all the things in the fridge. Bring it out. Clean the fridge.
Then you return everything back inside.
Eh. Oh yeah. Quick, quick, quick, go, go, go. Mommy, how does this one help someone cure cure depression now?
>> Yes. Now or you know what depressed? You want the cure? I want it. Eh, you have to do it. Go, go, go.
Afric have this cure. Why don't you just give him because ah this you're not giving him plenty plenty work so that you cure his depression.
>> Junior junior don't worry very soon you will understand. I know passing. Yeah.
Oh, mama. Mama, you finishing me like >> mommy? I'm done. I've washed the place, cleaned the kitchen, mob the floor, scrub the pot. I've done everything.
Yeah. Mommy, give me the cure now. Okay.
So, now you go to my room. You see some dirty clothes beside the bed. Go and bring them. Okay, ma'am.
This clothes is too much now.
I hope she does not want me to wash it off.
This is the clothes. Is my bashet there?
Yes, ma'am. Now go and wash it. Ma, go and wash them now. Ah, or don't you want the cure again? Mommy, all of these things I'm doing because of this cure, can't you just give me Yes. Now, is it not worth it? Okay, ma'am.
Well done. Eh, shame. Shame. Thank you, man.
This one that mama is calling me. Hope no problem.
>> Hello.
>> Hello, Mama Shm. Good afternoon. How are you?
>> I'm fine. Oh, hope everything is okay.
>> Yes, Mama Shame. I'm okay. But there is a little problem. The house is a mess.
Everywhere is very dirty. So I need a cleaner. Can you get one for me?
>> I have the perfect solution for it. I will send Shem over right now.
>> You want to send Shem over? Like Shem, will he be able to do it?
>> Don't worry. He will wash the car. He will clean everything. He will clean everywhere.
>> Okay, ma. Thank you very much.
>> You're welcome.
That was Mama Yena. So, I need you to go over and help her clean. MOMMY, WHY ARE YOU THE ONE TALKING LIKE THIS? DON'T YOU WANT THE CURE TO YOUR DEPRESSION AGAIN?
>> BROTHER, go and wash it now.
>> Will you shut up there? I know you are getting tired, but I want you to put your eyes on the price. Just go to Mayinka's place. Go and do the cleaning.
Once you are done, you get your cure. I want you to put your eyes on the price.
Just go to place. Go and do the cleaning. Once you are done, you get your cure.
Africa mama to treat your graph.
>> Who is there?
>> It's me, Shenm.
>> Uhhuh. It's you.
>> Good afternoon, ma'am.
>> Good afternoon. How are you?
>> Fine, ma'am. Your mommy said you are the one that wants to do the cleaning.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Are you sure you're going to be comfortable doing that? Ah, >> ma'am, don't worry. I won't handle it. I I can I will do the cleaning.
>> It's house cleaning. No. Are you sure you can do it?
>> Ma, I can do it. In fact, I have to. You will not understand.
Hey, hey, hey.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Ma I'm done ma'am.
>> Done.
>> Yes ma'am.
>> Are you sure?
>> Yes ma'am. Very sure ma'am. Ah >> this all the work in this house should last you more than 5 hours. So and you saying you are done now in less than 1 hour.
>> I have done everything ma'am.
>> You've cleaned the kitchen.
>> Yes ma'am.
>> All the place you've washed them.
>> Yes ma'am.
>> Vto toilet.
>> I've mopped it. this corridor.
>> I've cleaned it. I cleaned the railings, cleaned the sliding window, and mopped the floor. And even I even cleaned the AC.
>> You store the clothes I kept inside the room.
>> The clothes I put them in the washing machine.
>> And it's washed. You've dried them, too?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> That's fast, though. Let me call your mom.
Who is this?
Ah, hello.
>> Hello, mama. Shem.
>> Hello, mama.
>> Ah, shame is done. So, and it's really really impressive. Like, it was very, very fast.
>> Oh, fantastic. I hope he cleaned everywhere.
>> Honestly, I'm surprised.
>> I didn't even believe he can do all those things. He cleaned everywhere. He cleaned the leg is super clean. Even the last cleaner that cleaned for me, he didn't do that much.
>> He's a cleaner now. He He knows what he's doing it for. So, he will do it with all his heart.
>> Okay. So, right now, I don't even know how much I should give him. What do you think? Ah, >> thank God you called me. DON'T GIVE HIM ANYTHING. Don't give him anything. I will settle him.
>> Are you sure? He really did a lot of things or in fact if I don't know Shenm before I would think that he's born for this like this is his job go that he's doing >> mama mama if you give him anything I'll be angry with you I will vex for you don't give him anything I said I will settle him there's a settlement there's a he's doing it for something it's between me and him >> mama shm are you sure it's not much job that shame came here to do I'm serious though >> I insist I insist thank you very much bye-bye Yeah.
>> Okay. Sh. You can be on your way now.
>> Okay, ma'am.
Okay.
>> I said you can go now.
>> Okay. Yes. So, I'm going like I'm going home.
>> Yes, you can go.
>> Okay.
I'm going. I'm going. M.
>> I'm go now. Mom said I should not give you anything.
>> Oh, okay.
Okay. So that same door that I came through that I'm going to >> Do you want me to see you off?
>> No, no, ma'am.
>> Are you sure?
>> No. I'm I'm okay.
>> If you don't know the way, I can see you off.
>> No, no need, ma'am. Okay.
>> Bye-bye, ma'am. So, I'm going to walk back home like that.
>> Should I see you off? Sh.
>> No, no, no. I know the >> Are you sure I should not see you off?
>> I'm just Yeah, no problem. Bye-bye, ma.
>> Okay. Byebye.
>> Bye-bye.
>> Let me g your mommy. Tell her that I really appreciate.
>> Okay, ma.
Get this.
Why not just back? What are you doing as if you clean the entire estate? Is it not just mama's place that you went to clean? You you wash boss. You probably clean the house or something. did some few few few tanks there and you are breathing like a goat.
Mommy, mommy, don't say that. Oh, don't say that. As you have seen me like this, I'm completely exhausted. I'm famished.
I'm tired. I have to even check. So, you are tired like this.
>> I wanted to say you should help me pick these beans and after you pick it, I just give you the cure to your depression.
>> But if you cannot pick it, that means that means I will not be able to give you the cure.
>> Oh.
Ah, mommy. Huh? The solution is more than all these things you are talking about. I want you to work for it so that you can know the value. Come and take I cannot pick anything mommy as I am. Do you WANT TO KILL ME? IF YOU it's left to you know if you know you want to get the cure quickly come and take these beans and finish it so that you can get the cure once and for all.
Hey.
Hey. Hey.
Who can battle with the Lord? Who can battle with the Lord? You come back to with Oh, that's very good. You have finished picking it. You will help me divide it into two now. Okay. Let me get cup to measure it. You don't need cup.
Oh, you don't need cup. I mean you are going to share it equally into two different bowls. Mommy, I don't understand. You mean I should be picking the beans one by one and share it into two places? Wait, I'll get the bow for you.
Take this one.
>> You will count it one by one. Make sure it's equal. Oh, you will put one seed here. You put one seed here. I want to share it between me and my friends.
Look. Fix your eyes on the goal. Don't think about the stress. Enjoy the process. Think about the cure I want to give you.
What is this one now?
Treat me like a baby.
>> MOMMY >> DESSERT.
>> WHAT IS THIS? This one. Help me share it in two places. I want to share between me and my friend. You understand? And I want it to be equal TO THE LAST GRAIN.
AH, MOMMY, I'M TIRED NOW. I'M TIRED NOW.
I've been drinking this for like almost 6 hours now. Why do you want to count your eyes? Why do you want to count your eyes for what purpose? Mommy, use cup now. Use dera now. Why you telling me to be counting it one by one? What would it What would a few grains difference make?
>> Shame. I just told you keep your eyes on the price.
>> Mhm. Ah, you get easily discouraged.
>> If you continue like this, you won't go far in life. You won't get the cure to depression.
>> Brother Shen, don't forget what mommy said. Oh, you can also earn plenty money from your friends when mommy gives you the cure. So, BETTER DO WHAT SHE SAYS.
>> DON'T JUST SHUT UP THERE. DON'T DON'T LET ME DON'T LET ME PISS ON YOU. Really shame in my presence. Eh, you know that I'm here. Why are you pouring aggression on the poor boy? Mommy, I'm sorry. I do not mean to yell. No, he's out to apologize. Beg me very well.
>> Junior, sorry.
>> My mommy, look at the way it's apologizing.
>> I said I'm SORRY NOW, JUNIOR. SORRY.
>> Don't worry. You are doing well. Eh, just finish this one. After this one, you'll get your cure. After this, you get your cure.
>> Okay, ma'am.
Hey uh hey my mik sh are you sleeping? No, mommy.
I'm still sh I'm still sharing it. One rice here.
One rice here.
One grain of rice here.
One grain of rice here.
One grain of rice here.
Blood of Jesus. Help. Help. Who do me like this?
>> Mommy, what is this?
>> This is your final.
And I want you to share this one into four places.
You know this one is for women escos. So we to share it for and I want it equally equally to the last gra so that I can beat my chest before man and before God to say that all the grains WERE EQUAL.
AH MOMMY USED MY HAND TO SHARE THIS ONE GRAIN BY GRAIN INTO FOUR PLACES. AFTER SHARING I MUST HAVE P OF OF OF SHARING another another one bucket OF LIFE YOU BROUGHT BACK AGAIN I'm I'm not sharing I'm not sharing AGAIN I'M NOT SHARING AGAIN IN FACT IN FACT I'M NOT DEPRESSED I'M LEAVING I'M GOING INSIDE I'm not depressed anymore I'M NOT DEPRESSED I'M TIRED WHAT KIND OF HOUSE IS THIS WHAT KIND OF THIS is this when I see all those children on TV if they tell their parents THAT THEY ARE DEPRESSED LIKE THIS THEIR MOTHER WILL BE SCARED GIVE THEM THEY'LL STOPING THEM.
Stoping them. Stop giving them milk AND TEA EVERY MORNING. CORNFLAKES, SUGAR.
SEND THEM TO THERAPY. EH, ME. I SAY THAT I'M DEPRESSED. YOU DON'T BE GIVING ME WALK WORK WALK. NOW I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN I'M DEPRESSED OR I'M SUPPRESSED OR I'M OVERRESSED. I JUST KNOW THAT MY DEPRESSION HAS START TO OPPRESSION IN THIS HOUSE. WHAT KIND WHAT KIND OF THIS THING IS THIS? SOMEBODY CAN EVEN ENJOY your imagine you can enjoy you cannot enjoy your depression. Ah, just going TO GIVE ME CURE. I DON'T WANT ANY. I DON'T WANT YOUR CURE.
HEY, you say you are depressed in an African home. You are depressed. MEAN THAT I WILL GO OUT IN THE SUN, WALK BACK. I'M NOT DEPRESSED. MEAN THAT I WILL THINK OF HOW TO PAY HOUSE RENT. I'M NOT DEPRESSED. I'LL BE THINKING OF how to provide FOOD ON TABLE, BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER. I'm not depressed. OH, YOU THAT YOU DON'T HAVE WORK THAT YOU JUST SLEEP AND WAKE UP. PRESS PHONE. GO TO FACEBOOK, GO TO INSTAGRAM, GO TO TIK TOK, GO TO YOUTUBE, DO VIDEO, POST IT, WATCH VIDEOS, USE MY FREE WI-FI. IT'S BECAUSE you are lazy. BECAUSE YOU ARE FREE. BECAUSE YOU ARE JOBLESS. If you have job to do, where does depression want to come from? Eh, if you've not eaten, which stomach will you use to be depressed? When say when somebody is depressed, they say they eating eating, eating food. So somebody that does NOT EAT FOOD, WHY DO you want to >> let mommy keep the money for you now?
Why are you stubborn?
>> Will you shut up, dear? Who is talking to you? Who called you into this conversation? Why are you yelling at this small boy? Leave him alone. Junior, you don't worry. Let him do whatever he wants to do. You are free. The money is my own and I will use it anyh how I like. Well done. It is your money and you will use it anyh how you like. And if that is all, I would like to take my leave now.
>> Madame
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