Our society and culture is still living and thriving on ideas which are beyond hundreds of years old. For instance the same practice of marriages within the family. We conveniently forget the illnesses which will result to such dumb decisions. Educated or not the thinking is still the same dumb, stupid and outdated.

One of the major diseases which people transfer to their children is thalassemia. It’s a deadly disease which gives the child a short span of life and the quality of life is not good too. It’s psychologically damaging and deadly. Yet what we do? Get more cousins married and create an entire generation of unwell children with compromised quality of life. My parents aren’t first cousins yet I inherited anemia thanks to my mom’s genes. Due to this I need to be more careful and selective about my diet intake. Another thing I inherited from my father’s side is migraines. Intense pain on the left side of my head, light sensitivity, smell sensitivity, nausea are a few things which happen when the migraine kicks off. For me they can get so bad that I need to rest for days if I don’t take a painkiller. Usually I avoid taking painkillers if I have nowhere to go and rest at home. And my migraine triggers? Fasting, Stress, Heavy intake of caffeine, standing too long in the heat (sunlight), if my sleep is incomplete or I don’t take naps when i’m tired. I’m the only one who has migraines in my household so people usually don’t know how painful it can get. Probably inherited all the problems from both the sides but nothing deadly because my parents weren’t immediately related.

I have seen deaths of children as a result of first cousins marriages or dna issues. Some people never learn. They rather have their head dug up in the ground like an ostrich and pretend to go with the flow. Another disease first cousin marriages lead to is Thyroid Issues, Diabetes, Cancer genes, Heart issues since birth, Mentally impaired children and even blindness at birth. Facial and physical deformities are also a result of such cases.

I had stumbled upon this documentary of a couple who resided in UK (pakistani origin). All the children they ever had were mentally impaired. Sure you can call it bad-luck but well it was due to their parents first cousin marriage which led to it. Personally first cousin marriage couples should be denied any citizenship. Immediate family marriages are just like a pandemic and it’s about time people put an end to it. People need to grow a brain with changing times and quit acting like ostriches pretending all is well. First cousin marriages now are just disgusting and pathetic. Sick.