I Once Apologized To My Daughter For Crossing The Line As A Parent – Mercy Aigbe

Nollywood actress and producer Mercy Aigbe has come out to share the vital lessons she has learnt about being a parent. She recently had her say via a clip recorded during a public speaking engagement, and fans have been reacting.

According to Mercy, her daughter, Mitchelle, once reminded her of when she hit her head with a bucket as punishment, expressing how the shocking incident deeply hurt her, and it instantly made her reflect on how harsh she had been on her children.

The movie star added that she immediately apologised to her daughter, asking for her forgiveness for the times she crossed the line as a mother.

Her words, “A few years ago, I sent my daughter to Canada for school. I was calling her and she didn’t pick. When she finally did, she reminded me, ‘Mommy, remember you hit a bucket on my head one day.’ And that hurt me deeply.

So I said, Michelle, I’m so sorry. You might think that the upbringing I gave you was harsh. I was harsh, I can’t lie.

As African parents, we are too proud. But if I can do it — if I can apologize and have these conversations — then others can too.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.