History of Pidjiguiti Day
Guinea-Bissau had been under Portuguese control since the 19th century. A movement for national self-determination was gaining ground across Africa in the 1950s and Guinea-Bissau was no exception.
In 1956, Amilcar Cabral established the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). Favouring independence by non-violent means, the first major act of the PAIGC was to instigate a strike for better salaries at the Pidjiguiti Docks of the Port of Bissau.
On August 3rd 1959, a large number of dock-workers came to support the strike action and took control of the port to stop it from operating.
The security forces launched an offensive to recapture the port from the strikers, and when they broke through the gate, the PIDE (International and State Defense Police) opened fire, killing 50 people and injuring many hundreds. The PIDE also arrested and tortured other protestors.
The terrible events of the "Massacre of Pidjiguiti" proved to be a milestone in the history of the country as it made the PAIGC reconsider their strategy, with an armed struggle eventually replacing the peaceful approach.
The military campaign began in 1963, launching the war of independence, which would rage until 1974 when Guinea-Bissau finally gained independence from Portugal.
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Parents have no idea how to exert control without being stern and raising their voice and it’s a major loss imo. I withhold giving commands to my kids unless I’m ready to put someone in time out for not following through. Everything else is genuinely just a request and I’ve effectively eliminated the gray area in between the two.
It feels creepily like dog training sometimes, but it was recommended by our therapist and it’s made the power that I wield as a parent feel more like a scalpel and less like a big funny clown hammer. My kids feel way less guilt and I can help them form healthy habits without fighting them every step of the way. In other words, I can use less force to make them more independent in the same amount of time.
And of course, this has all required me to be very conscientious about showering them with compliments and paying more attention to them in general, which we all enjoy a lot. Best part? The habitual compliance is completely situational and tied to us as parents. So we’re not training them to be submissive by default. If anything, they push back more when an authority is being shitty now because they have a better concept of boundaries and less of the shame associated with rebellion. It’s pretty badass. This is after about 8 months of work. My parents were incredibly distant and my partner’s parents were actively abusive. So this all feels like a major improvement
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Can you give an example? If your kid was doing something that you didn't want them to do, or if you wanted your kids to do something that they didn't want to, how would you communicate that to them?
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My mother has always taken the approach of indicting me for my wrong behavior and raising her voice to get me to do what she wants or to win a conversation. My father has been universally supportive and while he didn't hesitate to not be complicit in my misbehavior, he only ever asks me to do things and if something really needs to be done, he approaches it from the angle of why it's important and how he needs my help. I am thus always willing to help my dad with what he needs because I want to do so. I always help my mom too, but it's because I know it's needed and in spite of how she tried to raise me.
That’s a really good way to look at it. One thing that majorly bothered me was I never got thanked for anything. My parents would constantly complain about how thankless parenting was while at the same time offering no praise for doing the things they asked me to do. Like, I didn’t ask to be here. What’s with the double standard?