@omalichaadaigbo01: Living in Peace as Wives of Brothers We are not co-wives sharing one husband, we are wives of brothers sharing one family name and one compound. And that is still not easy. As African women married into the same family, we came from different homes, different training, different temperaments to build in one place. Our husbands are siblings, so our children are cousins but will grow like brothers and sisters. When we wives of brothers do not live in peace, we put our husbands in a difficult place. How can brothers remain united when their wives are divided? How can a mother-in-law enjoy her old age when her daughters-in-law are fighting in her own house? Fighting over kitchen, over who swept, over what mama said, over who bought what for the children - what does it bring? It brings gossip to outsiders and shame to our own husbands. Living in peace is good and wise: 1. It keeps our husbands as brothers. Your husband will never forget that it was your peaceful character that helped him stay close to his brother. 2. It protects our children. Children of brothers who fight grow up as enemies. Children of brothers who live in peace grow up as each other's strength. 3. It shows we are well-trained African women. A woman who can live well with her husband's brother's wife shows maturity. We don't have to be best friends. We just have to have respect. Greet each other well. Don't compare our husbands. Don't carry our husbands' family secrets outside. Don't use our children to fight. While it is good we live in peace, let us keep that peace. It is better for us, for our husbands who are blood, and for this family we both married into. Peace in a compound is wealth that money cannot buy.

Omalicha Adaigbo

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Sunday 01 November 2026 19:01:01 GMT