Mũciari ndairagio ngoro nĩ kimira, kĩa mwana waake.

A parent does not feel nausea because of her child’s mucus.

The original proverb does not discriminate among children along gender lines. The postproverbial privileges the male-child and shows that parents are ready to torelate male children’s misdeeds.

• Postproverbial: Mũciari ndairagio ngoro nĩ kimira, kĩa mũbĩcĩwe.
  Translation: A parent does not feel nausea because of her son’s mucus.
  

Kenya (Gikuyu)

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