Don’t get me wrong; I didn’t mean pharmacists in the literal sense. By now, you should know what I’m getting at.

A young girl who is not working has the latest iPhone, 30-inch human hair, or a new hairstyle every week, and to top it all up, she’s popping expensive bottles of Azul in the bar.

The question to ask is: How are these young girls living in the lap of luxury?

As much as some parents are financially okay and can give a basic living to their children, it’s not many that can afford to give them a lavish lifestyle.

Or should we assume the majority of the young girls are planned kids?

As a parent, deep down, you can sense that something is not right. If you didn’t get it for them, they are unemployed, and they are probably seeking financial relationships and paying in kind.

Over the weekend, we have all gotten a glimpse of the fancy cars parked outside most of the luxurious hostels in Nakawa. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

We would mistake them for Ubers, but I doubt we have V8s, Jeeps, Rangrovers, and Volkswagens doing Uber in Uganda.

These fancy cars are owned and driven by a certain age bracket; this is not quantum physics.

Girls as young as 18 are dwelling in a sybarite’s dream world of constant enjoyment, popping bottles in bars with men old enough to be their fathers and grandfathers.

Sugaring is a lifestyle that has become increasingly popular among young women.

Sugar babies are typically 18- to 26-year-old women who interact with older men who pay them an allowance for their companionship.

This sybaritic way of life has set the bar lower. Young girls are now dating men double their age, over the age of 40, 50, 60, or 70, and using them as their cash cows, and in return, these old men are using these young girls for sex.

Checking blood pressure, diabetes, and administering medication have been added to the job description for one to qualify as a sugar baby.

If it weren’t for sugaring, many young, beauteous girls would not be able to afford the extravagant lifestyle they are currently living.

Psychologist John Oliver explains the dangers your daughters face in relationships, better known as sugar babies:

“In the reality of the world, money is power. We’d like to convince students that knowledge is power, but in the reality of the world, money is power, so she’s often powerless.”

“It pays their bills but doesn’t solve their problems,” says Dr. John Oliver, a psychologist at the University of North Florida specializing in relationship issues.

On the other hand, sugar daddies have no problem with parting with some money in exchange for companionship and sex.

Sugar babies are absorbed, knowing exactly what’s in it for them. This norm that they conform to has become a business, and many are deriving their livelihood from it.