I had an STI scare, and my mum kept it secret

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If you did celebrate her, maybe collect your greeting and gift back? 👀 Tife Editor In This Letter: - 1 [7 Nigerians on the wildest secrets their mums have kept for them](=.O778Ej6_jbo7I8mCxxkqCgIvwQLpd9Pt75MZiSE64CA) - 2 [Upcoming fitness baddies, you’ll need these items for your fitfam journey](=.cXG0l6uPZzaJWNQ5eENiOYJ5LqM-gGVs1DHQE1c8Vwc) - 3 [Celebrate your mum with these 10 iconic songs](=.LYrqotj-wLjjomETbJf_pY6EAkIjv1SQ_SR-pdhrui4) NAIRA LIFE The Inside Gist: The #NairaLife of an Advertising Exec Who Went From Resenting Black Tax to Accepting It =.qPY61iMmLQ0nFtAayQSVYdYfV4KeHOssFUPak88WAhI [Fun fact: While writing this story, I mistakenly put down 2005 as nine years ago. It took my editor (and a calculator) to point out it was actually 19 years ago. WTH?] 2005 was the year this #NairaLife subject got his first official job. Before that, he made money typing for people. “I had a regular customer who was trying to travel abroad and was in constant communication with embassies. He paid me ₦200 per day to type his emails for him. He’d come to pick me up from my house at 6 a.m. because browsing was cheaper till 9 a.m. at a particular cyber cafe.” His income has grown, but it came with black tax. “I was working, but I couldn’t see any evidence of my hard work. All my colleagues had cars, but I couldn’t afford one because of black tax. In a way, it taught me delayed gratification. But in the moment, I resented it. There were times I’d call my mum or siblings, and we’d scream at each other, but at the end of the day, I had to provide for them. In 2021, I took a ₦1.5m loan from a microfinance bank for my brother, but he defaulted on repayment. I had to complete it with my salary.” [Read his NairaLife here](=.susj0YTzXFgN7nuUfOSpRsdSqeqamtiEr-d5n6Htt9o) *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 3 What’s the wildest secret you’ve told your mum? Nigerian mothers are infamous for revealing their children’s secrets at the slightest provocation. But sometimes, they also know when to tie secrets to their chests, and the people in this story can corroborate. They shared the biggest secrets they’ve told their mums. [What they said](=.Rej_GUKalLdG7-sb0FQ3Jd-Mx6cLauSKVyJ5CEuPswI) --------------------------------------------------------------- Time to activate operation “summer body” If you've been starting and stopping your fitness journey, this one is for you. Maybe the reason you haven’t been consistent is because you don’t have these items. Fix up. [Everything you need](=.z1zLt-vjoZ3HehTJUVyhLBvlnNOWxCZqkGmR8NP7XY4) --------------------------------------------------------------- These songs all say the same thing: “I love you, mum” If your mum is a cool mum, not a regular mum (Please, tell me you got the “Mean Girls” reference), you can create a playlist for her with these evergreen songs, so she always remembers how much you appreciate her. [These songs are iconic](=.-ep6bEw9wquHg_xiUHBlDTv4ogaQXCXsDEEYCxuJDeA) Quiz Can You Score 10/14 on This Logo Quiz? Let’s see how well you know your brands. [Take the quiz](=.dTZjqgS8Rv1P_GrFvGJp8Xtq4ppcCsF_7t_4wZo8gTo) Zikoko Recommends... 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