My Mother-in-Law Said I Must Sleep With the Family Herbalist Before I Can Carry a Child

According to a NewsVista reporter, a young Nigerian woman is facing an emotional crisis that has left readers speechless.

After two years of marriage without a child, she says her husband’s family has been growing increasingly impatient. But nothing could have prepared her for the bombshell her mother-in-law dropped on her.

She revealed that the older woman returned from the village with a so-called “powerful” herbalist. At first, the woman assumed he came to offer herbal remedies or spiritual guidance for fertility.

Instead, what followed left her in shock.

Her mother-in-law privately told her, “If you want to carry a child in this family, the herbalist must sleep with you. That’s our tradition.”

When she turned to her husband for support, his response was heartbreaking — he remained silent, only saying, “It’s our culture. My mother knows best.”

Now, she’s torn between her love for her husband and a disturbing family demand that goes against everything she believes in.

“Is this really tradition or just wickedness in disguise?” she asked, holding back tears. “I never imagined I’d be asked to sleep with another man just to have a child.”

Her story is sparking deep conversations about harmful customs, women’s rights, and where we draw the line between culture and cruelty.