I didn’t want to share this story before but after what transpired between a child and his mother yesterday that I witnessed, (story for another day), I decided to write about it.

A few weeks ago, my sister-in-law who lives in Abuja, paid a short visit to me. She visited with my little nephew. It was a swell weekend. We chatted about various aspects of life, the joy of motherhood and all other things we could talk about. Weekend was over and they had to leave that Sunday, so I drove them to the airport, checked them in and it was time to board. We all said our goodbyes and departed. I headed straight to the car park with my cousin who followed us to the airport.

On getting to the car park, just about 2 cars from where I was parked, we saw a beautifully dressed girl sitting on the ground, throwing tantrums. The mother was there and was asking her to get up and behave. She was obviously frustrated and you could see she was having a hard time passing her message across to her little child. Seeing that this girl was adamant, I thought I could talk to her and make her follow her mum. So I went to where the girl was sitting and greeted the mum and inquired what the problem was. ‘Mary (not real name) is being stubborn!’. So i bent down to carry Mary and she came to me. So I asked what the issue was and she said her daddy gave her money for chocolate and her mum collected it and won't give it back to her. She wanted to buy chewing gum and the mum won't let her.

So I did some petting in a bid to make her see that her mum was going to give her the money and she should go home with her. She wouldn’t do that. At that point, the mum yelled at her and came to forcefully collect her from me. The next thing I heard came to me as a shock that I had to wait a few seconds to be sure I was not dreaming or hearing a wrong message. While the mum was collecting this young lady, she started hitting her relentlessly and said: ‘’Leave me alone, you are st*pid.’’ She went further to call her mum the B word. I was flabbergasted. I stood there with my mouth literally open. I looked at my cousin to confirm if he heard the same thing. We all heard right. This was when the mum hit her and said stop it and took her into the car.

She was about entering the driver’s side when I found my voice and I asked how old the girl was. She was obviously embarrassed now and said the girl was 10 and I should not mind her. I said with what I just heard, I cannot help but mind her. I told her this girl obviously did not learn those words and expression from school. Something bigger than her goes on around her quite very often and this is starting to affect her. You, your husband, your siblings have got to watch what you say around her and this is the best time to seek help for this innocent child and the onus of correction is on you.

Then I walked away.

What is the point of my story? Children are very impressionable and sometimes we just don’t know how quickly and easily it is for them to learn from the things they see in their daily lives. Those words could be from what the parents often say to each other before her, they could be from movies she has been allowed to keep watching, they could be from some older people around her that keep saying those things when she is present. When I heard those words initially, my disappointment was directed at the child, but I quickly corrected myself and redirected my focus. The parents ought to have done a better job. Imagine what else she has stored up in her mind.

Parents, please help your kids to be better people in the society of today and tomorrow.

Hmm.. Kids...

Cutehector:
Hmm.. Kids...

i tell you

Ishilover:
Do i really need to meet the person

lol Ishilover i could not believe it!

Slimzjoe:
Her Father Probably calls her Mum A Biitch at home
The day my Daughter would Open her mouth to insult my Wife ehn.....

my point exactly

Her Father Probably calls her Mum A Biitch at home

The day my Daughter would Open her mouth to insult my Wife ehn.....

Cane cane cane cane cane cane cane : resetting kids to default mode since time immemorial.

Cpumping:
Cane cane cane cane cane cane cane : resetting kids to default mode since time immemorial.

To say na me,i go beat am till she forgets those words

People need to respect each other in marriages I guess that's the core message.
If you disrespect or belittle your spouse, your kids wil think it's ok to disrespect them too.
I guess that's where they learn it.

coldsummer:
I didn’t want to share this story before but after what transpired between a child and his mother yesterday that I witnessed, (story for another day), I decided to write about it.

A few weeks ago, my sister-in-law who lives in Abuja, paid a short visit to me. She visited with my little nephew. It was a swell weekend. We chatted about various aspects of life, the joy of motherhood and all other things we could talk about. Weekend was over and they had to leave that Sunday, so I drove them to the airport, checked them in and it was time to board. We all said our goodbyes and departed. I headed straight to the car park with my cousin who followed us to the airport.

On getting to the car park, just about 2 cars from where I was parked, we saw a beautifully dressed girl sitting on the ground, throwing tantrums. The mother was there and was asking her to get up and behave. She was obviously frustrated and you could see she was having a hard time passing her message across to her little child. Seeing that this girl was adamant, I thought I could talk to her and make her follow her mum. So I went to where the girl was sitting and greeted the mum and inquired what the problem was. ‘Mary (not real name) is being stubborn!’. So[b] i bent down to carry Mary and she came to me[/b]. So I asked what the issue was and she said her daddy gave her money for chocolate and her mum collected it and won't give it back to her. She wanted to buy chewing gum and the mum won't let her.

So I did some petting in a bid to make her see that her mum was going to give her the money and she should go home with her. She wouldn’t do that. At that point, the mum yelled at her and came to forcefully collect her from me. The next thing I heard came to me as a shock that I had to wait a few seconds to be sure I was not dreaming or hearing a wrong message. While the mum was collecting this young lady, she started hitting her relentlessly and said: ‘’Leave me alone, you are st*pid.’’ She went further to call her mum the B word. I was flabbergasted. I stood there with my mouth literally open. I looked at my cousin to confirm if he heard the same thing. We all heard right. This was when the mum hit her and said stop it and took her into the car.

She was about entering the driver’s side when I found my voice and I asked how old the girl was. She was obviously embarrassed now and said [b]the girl was 10 [/b]and I should not mind her. I said with what I just heard, I cannot help but mind her. I told her this girl obviously did not learn those words and expression from school. Something bigger than her goes on around her quite very often and this is starting to affect her. You, your husband, your siblings have got to watch what you say around her and this is the best time to seek help for this innocent child and the onus of correction is on you.

Then I walked away.

What is the point of my story? Children are very impressionable and sometimes we just don’t know how quickly and easily it is for them to learn from the things they see in their daily lives. Those words could be from what the parents often say to each other before her, they could be from movies she has been allowed to keep watching, they could be from some older people around her that keep saying those things when she is present. When I heard those words initially, my disappointment was directed at the child, but I quickly corrected myself and redirected my focus. The parents ought to have done a better job. Imagine what else she has stored up in her mind.

Parents, please help your kids to be better people in the society of today and tomorrow.

With the bolded up there i find it hard to believe ur epistle. An average 10yr old is not someone u bend to pick up, i mean come on. 10yr olds, especially girls are big.

Next super story pls

well, izz nor my business how people decide to raise their children. I don't think it should be urs either

babyme1:


With the bolded up there i find it hard to believe ur epistle. An average 10yr old is not someone u bend to pick up, i mean come on. 10yr olds, especially girls are big.

Next super story pls

Did you read where she was sitting in d ground? Keep waiting for ur epistle

MADAM WHAT WOULD U HAVE DONE?. FOR UR INFORMATION .UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE MUST YOU SPANK YOUR CHILD JUST LIKE IT IS UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCCE MUST A MAN LAY HIS HAND ON HIS WIFE.

LIES. UR STORY IS A LIE