Because Somalis have this toxic mindset that just because someone is an elder they can belittle you and that insulting you is "helping you".I can't remember the last time I had a conversation with my mom when she didn't call me names or had something negative to say. And they repeat the same shit every time
it's like somali parents and grandparents are masters as gaslighting lol. they could tell you to kill yourself and would ask why you are offended.Virtually every community from the 3rd world grapples with emotional and psychological abuse in their households.
I witnessed a distant relative scold her young son for the most benign thing and she called him stupid and said he wouldn't ever amount to anything; I told her that she shouldn't do that because he would internalise it... and she looked at me like
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Parenting classes should be mandatory in high school.
it's like somali parents and grandparents are masters as gaslighting lol. they could tell you to kill yourself and would ask why you are offended.