RE: I have always found solace in turning the pages of books

African elders can be very funny sometimes. If a child is too smart, it's a problem, if they are not so smart, it's still a problem, they just want you to be average like everyone else. Just imagine your aunt saying you will be corrupt simply because you gave her a very formal greeting which was unlike any other 7-year-old child. At least your mother became more supportive later on