An expatriate friend has married a PNG woman and has always praised her for her kindness and loyalty.
This man said he had the view that a husband and wife are equal in all matters. He cared for her and her small boy, treating him as a son.
But life in the family has changed. He encouraged her to become a member of a women's group. Now she says he has been treating her badly as she has rights.
She has the right to go to a nightclub every Friday night. That requires money from the expatriate. She says she needs K200 for beer for her and girl friends.
She goes with a girl friend and comes home at 2.00am in a taxi. If the expatriate rings on mobile phone, he finds the phone is always switched off.
She has the right to play cards. Every week night, she comes home from work at 6.00pm, has her dinner cooked by her sister and then disappears to play cards down the road.
She scolds the man if he disciplines her son in any way. He is told he has no right to do that. The son does as he likes. Not quite.
She comes home from cards at 11pm to 1am every night. The expatriate friend has slowly developed the view that these rights can go to hell.
Last week, my friend kicked her out with her son. He now lives over the other side of town.
He has instructed the security guard at his work place to stop her from coming to his office.
He gave her a sum of money for her upkeep until she finds another expatriate.
He gave her a sum of money for her upkeep until she finds another expatriate.
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