Agbaletu:
The message is loaded. A lot of us are still making that mistake. It is well.

CanadianNaija:
Lol..watch them come for you.

Xcelinteriors:
Very very correct. Some won't even remember how you helped them in the future. My children first then I can think of any other person because they are the people i can confidently lean on at old age

Acidosis:


Yourself first so that you can lean on yourself at old age.

Xcelinteriors:

They are my investment. Am investing heavily on them so that they can be my backbone tomorrow

Xcelinteriors:

They are my investment. Am investing heavily on them so that they can be my backbone tomorrow

Xcelinteriors:
Very very correct. Some won't even remember how you helped them in the future. My children first then I can think of any other person because they are the people i can confidently lean on at old age

Xcelinteriors:

They are my investment. Am investing heavily on them so that they can be my backbone tomorrow

Xcelinteriors:
Very very correct. Some won't even remember how you helped them in the future. My children first then I can think of any other person because they are the people i can confidently lean on at old age

Ladies and gentlemen

This is the person the Op was talking about

Xcelinteriors:
Very very correct. Some won't even remember how you helped them in the future. My children first then I can think of any other person because they are the people i can confidently lean on at old age

yeyerolling:
chai. Already creating burden for the innocent boy smh

Xcelinteriors:

Which innocent boy are you creating burden for? You better read the message from the op before making a very stupid judgement. The op said you should not waste your earning on "family" and who are your family? He's talking about your siblings that will depend on you for everything just because you are nice and in the future they will abandon you and your children facing their own alone. If your prayer and the prayer of some fools quoting me is to have children that will abandon them at old age so shall it be for them. My prayer is my children will take care of me at old age as am taking care of them now. I have some investment on my own but that won't stop me from taking care of my kids and see they are very ok in future. I am proudly taking care of my parent now and I see it as my responsibility and not burden

izzou:


I don't see why you should call people fools because they do not agree with your opinion. Nobody is dragging that away from you. Stop being defensive

The op did not say you should not take care of your children. He only meant you should plan your life and your welfare outside of theirs. So that when you clock 70, you wouldnt have to depend on your children for your basic needs and welfare. Your investments, business and saving will carry you through. All he is saying is that we should plan our lives, so that whatever becomes of our children, you wouldn't have to suffer and beg and be miserable at the end.

You really do not have to act petty and call anyone a fool. We all learn by presenting constructive criticisms and not throwing insults

Xcelinteriors:

Oga if your prayer is your children to abandon you at old age, God will answer it but as for me, all my hustling are for my children, they are my source of Joy and I pray they take care of me at old age because I know God will bless them richly. Sorry for calling anyone fool

Agbaletu:
The message is loaded.
A lot of us are still making that mistake.
It is well.

JonnyConnection:
Many of you are legitimately going to end up like your parents: waste the opportunity to built yourself a retirement safety net,and then preying on your children to "do well in life" not for their sake really, but because you want them to have enough to take care of you when you're old.

Many of your parents couldnt give you a better quality life AND cant take care of themselves without relying on your meager resources because they wasted the spoils of their youth taking care of siblings who today "face their front" and do not give a F about you and your problems.Take care of you family, take care of your parents. But remember, REMEMBER, mind the source FIRST. Be sure the water pump is primed with water always so it doesn't go dry.

Don't waste your youthful earning on "family" and be bitter at 70.

That's a sad way to live out your days.

For those of you who are dumb and will misconstrue this to mean, "don't do anything for people who did everything for you", go ahead and tear your panties.

You're welcome.

JonnyConnection:
Many of you are legitimately going to end up like your parents: waste the opportunity to built yourself a retirement safety net,and then preying on your children to "do well in life" not for their sake really, but because you want them to have enough to take care of you when you're old.

Many of your parents couldnt give you a better quality life AND cant take care of themselves without relying on your meager resources because they wasted the spoils of their youth taking care of siblings who today "face their front" and do not give a F about you and your problems.Take care of you family, take care of your parents. But remember, REMEMBER, mind the source FIRST. Be sure the water pump is primed with water always so it doesn't go dry.

Don't waste your youthful earning on "family" and be bitter at 70.

That's a sad way to live out your days.

For those of you who are dumb and will misconstrue this to mean, "don't do anything for people who did everything for you", go ahead and tear your panties

You're welcome.

JonnyConnection:
Many of you are legitimately going to end up like your parents: waste the opportunity to built yourself a retirement safety net,and then preying on your children to "do well in life" not for their sake really, but because you want them to have enough to take care of you when you're old.
You're welcome.

jahsharon:
My children go to the best private school in my Local Government here in Lagos. But, I am at the same time developing myself. As I am paying for my children's school fees, I am also paying my second Master's school fees and also planning for my retirement. As for extended family and relatives, I don't know them. My parents jointly took care of us without any family support, so others too should take care of their children.

My parents are not a burden to me, my father still gave me money several times during the lock down, so I too will never need anything from my children at my old age.