The children we sent abroad, the old age we bought, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Those who emigrated are not prepared for what an old people’s home in a foreign country actually means, and returning to the Nigeria they left as young people is no longer a real option.
We will decline the invitations to them, choosing instead the comfort of the house we know and the country that raised us, wearing a public composure that conceals a private ache.
For many of us, old age will be spent in nostalgia, regret, and guilt, living long years, with our children continents away.
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