Last week, I went to visit a family friend at her shop, and while we were talking, she called her 7-year-old daughter to get a bottle of Coke from the fridge. The little girl grabbed the bottle, slipped, and dropped it. The bottle shattered everywhere.
As I got up to ask if she was okay, she immediately got up, ignored the broken glass around her, ran out of the shop, and started crying. Her mother was livid. She called her back into the shop to face the consequences and yelled some hurtful words at her.
I helped clean up the mess and asked the child to stay outside because her mom was so upset. Then I asked the mother why she was so angry. She said the girl was too playful. I told her I had been watching and that the child wasn’t playing at all; she simply slipped and fell.
She repeated that the girl was always too playful. I acknowledged that she might be, but that wasn’t why the Coke dropped. I saw what happened: it was clear that she slipped.
I then asked her to try to understand the difference between a child being playful and an accident happening. After all, she could have dropped the bottle, too, if she had slipped. I reminded her that while our children can sometimes be playful, accidents happen, and they are still just kids.
We shouldn’t beat or punish them for every mistake. Sometimes, we need to talk to them instead.
Imagine being so afraid of your parent that you run over broken glass just to avoid being punished. What if she had slipped again and gotten seriously hurt? All over a mistake that could happen to anyone.
I understand that parenting is hard and can be exhausting, but we need to stop taking our frustrations out on our children. It’s not okay.
She was quiet for most of the conversation because I was upset, too. Later, she wanted to use food as a way of apologizing, asking her, “Come here, I know you are hungry. What would you like to eat?” but I insisted that she talk to her daughter instead. I wanted the child to understand that it was just an accident and to hear from her mother that accidents happen.
Sometimes, that’s what children need most, not punishment, but understanding.
So, my fellow parents, please and please and please. These kids are just kids. Their brains are just developing, and they need our help, support, and guidance through these stages. Do not blame and punish them for everything.
There this Saloon lady that comes up my fyp on tiktok, her content is about people that comes to her with hair like this.
She does the job so well as she makes the client feel relax and comfortable.
She explains how most of her clients are having mental breakdowns and how difficult it was for them to come on her chair.
She says how she works with psychologist and grief counsellors who recommend her to their clients. Some of them come with braids as old as 6 years. Or locks that have not being washed for years. You need to see how they cry with their family/friends who brought them in, When she is done.
People are going through a lot and hair is the least of their problems.
Until I hear her story or not I'm not judging her.
Alimat and Okiki are the only two children Moladun had for Baba Suwe
They only got each other ❤️
Okiki has been the one hustling to take care of her sister since their father passed
For those asking for Alimat’s account number, this is it
1919591119 OMIDINA ALIMAT
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Meet my brother, Okikiola Omidina. ❤️
Ever since our dad passed away, he has taken full responsibility for me, sending me to school while sending himself to school.
The best thing you can do for me is support his music and help him reach the right people. If my bro is ok I’m ok
I highly recommend having a clingy and lovey dovey partner. Life is too short to be with someone who acts like it’s painful to show that you love someone.