freaky friday 2: the parliamentarian's daughter.

seeing as friday came and went, and i woke up in my own bed, in my own room (the girls' room), in my own body and in my usual morning state of mind (except for disappointment at finding i was still me), i concluded this is one of the moments where u swallow, make the best of the situation, learn something and move on. maybe u can help someone in a similar situation someday. and that's exactly wat i'm going to do right now. i decided that instead of living in denial and hope for angels and freaky fridays, i should just help anyone whose mother may be a parliamentarian, with some tips;

1. when your friends ask u if she is advocating for the 60 million shillings each for a car, tell them the truth;- u had no idea parliamentarians wanted that amount of money, and a car was the first thing she got anyway. now she can travel to and from the district of representaion without the family car breakdowns. and that money has definitely not come yet.

2. when your friends ask u how she can live in kampala and represent another district, tell them God knew when to do the switch. He waited for all the kids to be in boarding school before letting her finally win elections. that way, she can live in the district four days a week during holidays, and even more during the school terms. elections were won and for the five years before that she was in the district five days a week. and if they say 'only!?', remind them that the parliament happens to be in Kampala so it makes more sense if a few days were spent in kla too. and yes, the dad is ok with it coz they say share the same projects so they travel together most of the time.

3. when everyone is talking about how everyone in parliament is just after the money and not after helping the people, tell them that u beleive the only way for any parliamentarian to prove that they are not after the money is if they refuse to take their salaries and commit to serving the people without pay.

4. if, in reaction to 3 above, they say that the parliamentarians can take the salaries and still do something for the people, remind them that even then, some parliamentarians who led development-projects even before they got the seat, are still accused of having put these projects in place just to help them win people's votes, and not because they actually had a heart to help people.

5. on second thoughts, dont follow tip no. 4. if they complain about the money issue in tip 3, just keep quiet, empathise and acknowledge their point of view. step 4 looks like you're defending. its easy to ignore tip 4 though, because after all, u yourself beleive most of the politicians are money-hungry, or at least become like that when they get into the system.

6. if they ask u if u also think your mother is in the wrong political party, tell them it doesnt matter what u think coz she has been a supprter of that party since before u were born anyway. ok, not since u were born;-since forever.; how many arsenal fans cross over to man-u? and how many man-u fans, if given a chance to play in any team they wanted, would choose arsenal coz it's more favoured in Ug or has more money or sth?

7. if your friends happen to support a political party u dont support, and hate the party your mum belongs to, and u dont like either party, dont mention wat u do support. they wont beleive u. they'll say you're just trying to be neutral coz u dont want to offend mum and yet u want to fit in with your friends.

8. if they ask u if u have a body guard, say 'puh-lease'. this helps them get the picture.

9. if they ask u if you want to be a poliitician too, say no, coz u don't.

10. if they ask u why, tell them to hand u a gun and shoot yourself. it's easier.

11. if they ask u if u find yourself wishing for an angel or a freaky friday, say u did once, but u noticed wen you're left in charge of the house 3 days a week, you're given money for 3 days a week, which is enough for the whole week!