Valentine's Day a lesson in economic subordination

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KWANELE NDLOVU | My son's day of celebrating love looked exactly like what my world is today, and had been for my mother's generation.

But I always encourage the kid to savour the innocence of high school crushes and teenage friendships.

When I fetched him from school on Valentine's Day, he had no reciprocal gift. None! He did not even get a card from anyone else. In fact, he reported that none of the boys in his class received a gift from their counterparts. It was as if there is a consensus between the girls that they"don't do that!"

 

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