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| BABY KILLDEER , MOMMY THE PROTECTOR IS CLOSE BY |
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| MOMMY KILLDEER |
Translation: A young bird does not know deep water.
What does this mean? An inexperienced person does not fully understand what it takes to be in certain position or situations in life. It speaks to the inexperienced critic.
Application: It is typical for young folks, particularly teenagers, to critize their parents. With all the education and new knowledge that's coming their way, they become puffed up and now feel they have all the answers, especially if the parents are uneducated.
My mother used to say this to my sister and I all the time, because of course, "she didnt know anything" and we were going to high school. We were the first in our family to attend high school. Although neither of my parents finished primary school, they were literate and were the "leader" in their respective families. When we becaue rude and critized mama, bless her heart, she would burts into singing and say "yu gwaan, yung bud no kno deep wata!
Wisdom come with age, so now I know my mama is a very wise woman. Test the water before you dive in, you could end up with brain damage!
Save diving,
MissSam
Sunday November 10, 2013
Don't knot if it's true but I heard @Harvard University now offering a course in Jamaican Patois! As the famous Miss Louise Bennett would say "yes chile, we arrive".
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