HELP/ADVISE african fiance weird traditions

[schneiderkrauss]

My fiance and dad to my child who is from africa has a tradition to fart on the pregnant wonen in there tribr to increase the chance of a healthy birth i have no idea the science behind it but they swear by it and are making me do it my fiance has now convinced my whole family of the farting idea and now every time anyone needs to fart they run over and do it on me :( i am really sick of it and not even sure if its working google wasnt very helpful either, please any advice on how to get used to the smell or if there is even any need to continue the 'fart your baby to a healthy birth' as they call it, any help is appreciated
Thanks

[bracojo]

Wow this is so funny. Am sorry to laugh, am also from Africa but never heard of it but I can say every country in Africa has their own traditions. But if you are not comfortable with something speak up I think they will understand. Our nose is already overly sensitive I can't imagine people farther on me I will go crazy.

[mag131]

I knew that's sounds crazy I am glad it was a joke I can imagine your frustration

[AmyManoharan]

Omg thats too funny. Its not s tradition hes messing with you.  Fart back at him!  My husband is from southern india and i have to deal with his strange ideas at times. Im not allowed to do anything anymore. He even yelled at me for bending over at 8 weeks. Lok

[Tanjat]

Is your fiance maybe messing with you?   There's definitely no science behind that one.  If anything you might not breathe as well due to all the smell lol.  Maybe start farting on him and see how he likes it.  Ppl sometimes do all kinds of things when they have no other way of controlling the outcome of something.   Thank goodness for modern medicine.

[ShalaneMarie]

OMG I loved this forum.  It was great. I'm sorry he pulled the wool over your eyes. But it was great entertainment reading this. Love ya

[schneiderkrauss]

Turns out it's*  not even African.

[schneiderkrauss]

After reading all the responses and doing some research myself i confronted my husband about his traditions, it turns out i was being messed with the whole time :( turns out his not even african and the whole thing was a joke i feel so stupid and still havent got it through to my family that it isnt real and just had my dad let outta big one in my face causing me to feel sick im very angry and feel disrespected thank you for all your responses

[BritNyabuto]

Uhm...yeah, I haven't ever heard of this, I have many friends that are African as well as my husband is African.
My husband just shook his head in disbelief that ANYone would do such a thing.

[clairebear3381]

Kick him in his *** right out the door that is so disrespectful to you, he's clearly lying about that,  tell him your pregnant and can't hold your bladder and you have to pee on his feet ha what a joke

[patty1848]

I would force myself to throw up on them. For that,  no one is farting on me!

[rosealie23]

Tell him you have your own traditions and it one where the pregnant woman does not get farted on. Tell him your tradition says that it is disrespectful to the woman to do things like that.. I would have gave him a black eye if it were me, but I get Very angry when pregnant.

[mag131]

Lmao I would just nicely say in America we do not fart on pregnant woman can you respect that please. That is funny

[chantel_314]

this just sounds like a joke to get a bunch of responses. any woman in their right mind would call bull$hit on this. I mean come on, they're clearly messing with u or you're messing with us. sorry.

[Newmummy657]

Sorry but no, I would be telling them all where to go!!!!! That's just disgusting! They can fart on a woman from their culture if they want to do that so badly! Don't let them make you do something because that's their culture, it's not yours so you do no have to be involved!

[Sammiegirl28]

I'm pretty sure he's either messing with you or you are messing with us.

[ash060115]

I'd keep a toothpick on me and stick it in any bum that pointed toward me!
He's gotta be playin lol

[CaliLoveMumaOf3]

Tell him u had enough of everyone's blessing, or pick a booger and wipe it on them everytime they get close... im sorry, I feel so bad for u.. poor mama

[Kesh26]

I got a big laugh out of this post. No offense but this was hilarious.

[Jsyska]

Is it really a tradition or did he totally just make that up to mess around with you??

[rosie_84]

i never heard of this and my step dad is african. And i have african friends. Dont offend anyone but like the other post says express urself. As pregnant women we are already sensitive to smell this just seems like torture. Pick and choose which tradition ur family wiuld like to seriously follow

[sooverit_]

Jeez I got a great giggle from this. Sorry. You sure they aren't messing with you?

[GxoK]

*definitely (not differently lol)

[GxoK]

If he's dead set on the tradition, asking him to stop might offend him. If I were u, I'd ask ur family not to and him to do it in ur general direction, not right on u. I completely differently understand what's going on but I mean, if u really don't like it (which, I so don't blame u lol I wouldn't b able to deal with it so props to u, chic) ask him or whoever else to maybe just not do it so freaking close. That might b a good compromise. Did u research the legitimacy of the tradition? Like, is it a real one?

[eaglepoets]

No! Tell him sorry, but no thanks