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September 6, 2011
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Funeral mix-up response

with Ragashanti

Mad respek to mi Tambareen Fambily an all a mi Mix-Up an Blenda linky-linky. An bless up all listeners pon Tambareen Radio ova mixupyaad.com. Todeh a mi birthday, an mi a give nuff tanx say mi live fi see it, an dat mi still deh ya a beat off di crasses and nastinisses dem. Maaaawwdd!!

Yow!! Unu guh haad wid di feedback to di wifey-matey mix-up. Mi get a ton load a responses. But first, a very brief reminda pon di mix-up: a great, wonderful, kind and responsible husband did have a bunna woman pon di side fi many years. Di bunna woman neva yet disrespect di wife an always mek sure di husband fully address the wife's needs. Den di matey died, an di wife guh tell di husband seh shi know bout di matey all dese years an ask di husband not to go to di matey funeral, as she believes it would be a wicked disrespect to her as di wife. So mi did ask unu weh unu tink. Mi publish some a di responses below. Nuh beat mi if yuh nuh see your own, cause a nuff mi did get. Bless up.

Raga good day to u an d tambareen family. On the topic, I think the husband should grant the wife's request. Send someone to represent him, seeing that the matey is now dead. The bible says the dead is conscious of nothing at all, so he would not be disrespecting the matey, whereas if he went to the funeral he would be disrespecting the wife putting the mate over her, as it is her request for him not to attend. If it were me an him still go it would mash mi up to see im a cry at the matey funeral and grave. A dis up dat.

Uncle Raga, mi feel seh him fi guh a di funeral. The wife did hold it all these years, so shi can tuff it out one more day. After all, the matey done dead already and a whole heap a man a go guh di funeral weh she and dem neva deh. What she should have ask him to do is not take up another matey.

feel like dawg sideway

De man fe go a matey funeral. But don't go upfront, him fi stay in de middle benches under him shades and moan because him ago miss de wine weh him use to get. A glad de wife glad say she dead, thats why u see she no want de husband fe go. Bless up Raga.

No Raga, dis pass serious! Me is a wife and a mate. And mi have a husband and a mate, yea. Suh mi undastand how di two a dem muss a feel. Mi feel seh di man can pass thru still, but jus nuh mek di wifey know cuz him heart clearly a bruk and him need fi say goodbye one last time fi di sake a him sanity. Di wife mus a feel like dawg sideway, cuz di man meds a mash up har head, but if she really luv him she will mek him do him ting one last time suh him and har can RIP. None a it nuh rite mi luv, but a suh di ting set suh jus' gwaan wuk wid it! Big up yuh nice well look good self Raga. Kandi say dat!

Bwoy, Raga, big man ting still, I would oblige the wife's request. After all, ifthe husbandgo to the matey's funeralhe would risk loosing the wife too. Cause the matey done dead already, there's nothing more that can be done about dat still. So if him go the funeral that would be a double wammy. Besides dat, he can pay a visit to her grave and chat to her like she alive and ask her to forgive him for not going to the funeral. BUT I DONT THINK I COULD STAND LOOSING BOTH OF THEM. So the husband fi cool himself and let common sense prevail.

matey is dead

Raga, I think the husband should ask his wife to accompany him to the funeral especially as she's confessed to having known about the relationship all these years. It wouldalso show every one who already know the sussabout their situation that they still love and care foreach other. The matey is dead an she nah com back fi more, so the wife has no competition. And if she loves her husband, give him the support, it could possibly bring him closer to her, if that's what she wants.There's no competition with the dead. I'm an avid reader of your page. Val Lee.

I enjoyed reading the story of the wifey and matey.It shows there's enuf love for more than one person. In many cultures men care for more than one wife and the wives all cooperate and work together. I realise that is not our culture, but it seems this is similar to the relationship with this man, the wifey and matey. Sooooo, I think the man should talk to the wife and explain how he feels and make her know the matey always treated her with much respect and looked out for her as well.I also think he should invite the wife to stand by him at the funeral as his partner.This way, although some people will think that the wifey is a bit crazy, she nuh look like a fool, since it asserts her position with her man and the fact that she is aware of the relationship.

Raga, I read your column diligently online here in Florida.I feel after all these years of the wife bearing the burden of knowing about the matey and never confronting the husband or the matey, he should not attend the funeral.He could go to the funeral home in a private session if he feels like. He should pay his last respects but attending the funeral is just a public show of more disrespect to the wife. He still has to continue his life with his wife, so why add insult to injury.

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