1. How your mom flogs you anytime she catches you sucking your thumb

2. When your oversabi aunt comes and starts abusing you, you’re like

3. When she now advises your mom to put bitter leaf on your thumb

4. But you know your mom will never do that to you, so you’re like

5. You, when you now see your mom buying bitter leaf

6. You, when you want to suck in the midnight and the bitterness descends on you

7. When you now finally realize what your mom has done, you’re like

8. Your mom, when she sees the bitter leaf has not stopped your sucking

9. When she now says she wants to put dry pepper on your hand

10. You, when the pepper has finished you

11. Anytime you feel like sucking and you remember the pepper, you’re like

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