The Importance of Marriage: Children!!

The people of Ibo believe marriage is the most crucial task to keep the continuation of family line. All males want is to get married so they can have children. Together with their wife and children, they’re able to build a loving family just like their parents. Getting married is seemed as a duty all male must fulfilled. If we compared it to American culture, it is like going to college to prepare for a successful future.
The love and passion they parents have for their child is expressed through the name. Here are a couple of examples. The name Nwabu-uwa means my child is the world to me. A more expressive name is Nwakasi which denotes my child is priceless and the most precious. These names can obviously reveal the pride the Ibo parents have in their children.
The man is not the only ones obsessed with children. A woman’s acceptance to her in laws’ family also depends on whether or not she can conceive a child. After she born her first child, she is immediately considered a part of her in laws extended family. Up until this point, she was never officially the wife of her husband. The birth of the child earns her this status.
If a couple is unable to conceive a child, they would be looked down by everyone. Both the husband and wife would be mocked and be the subject of talks. The people of Ibo view a childless marriage as disappointment. These humiliations commonly cause relationship problem between the couple. The person to suffer most is the woman. Her name would be picked out and get ridiculed by her female neighbors. In search for hope, she constantly seeks the doctor for help. The doctor might give her roots and herbs to take try. If she has to hope, the doctor last resort is giving her psychological theory to comfort her misfortune.