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BUILD THEM TOUGH & READY
BUILD THEM TOUGH AND READY.
Between my first son and I, the relationship is hot and cold, always has been.
He is exactly like me, just male.
It's just the same way, I am, like my father but female.🤷🏽♀️
So yes, he has the flare for cooking, he actually can cook up a storm, one of his best anime movie series Is 'Food Wars', where they fight to win competition of the chefs, culinary school and all.
While he simply watched me over the years and learnt more along the way, his younger brother had to stand with me In the kitchen and learn cooking like an actual student, measurement and recipies.
But now, they both mesmerize me In the kitchen, they even make the 'Philly cheese steak', their own version, Its really good.
So I don't really cook that much anymore, except I feel like It, which means the food is for me, and they can then share of it.
But I simply have refused to keep quiet when they act nonchalant around the house or inside my kitchen, they must clean up after them selves and their cooking.
You see, my dad, and his elder brother, daddy agba, I keep saying till this day, with no exaggeration, that none of us children measure up to them and their courage, grit and tenacity when they were in their youth.
In their time, yes, you can say the times were way better than we have now, but then, they were built tough, life did that.
The thing Is, they took it head on and showed life several acres filled with lemonade barrels with the lemon It had vengefully provided them.
By the age of 30 and above they had a huge factory In Ota, Ijako Village.
It boasted of a poultry farm, a Chicken &Turkey processing factory and a huge bakery for all kinds of Bread and pastries.
'MUKA FOODS'
I remember my cousins and I at one time, brought some of our friends to the factory for a brief excursion on our way from school, back then.
They both retirred in to real estate as a Business, we don't measure up, simple.
So yes, I don't eat Bread today, and if ever I eat Chicken and Turkey, I don't eat the skin.
Anyways, back to my first son, I can preempt him, since I know what I was like as a teenager, he wonders how I know his every move.
I also know that my core is good, undoubtedly, so I can tell that he is a good person but with several doses of mischievous.
This morning, he Is to return to school and he had been dreading It. I needed to talk to him, but first I sent him a story.
It is the story told by the King of UAE and how In the desert, his father takes him to stay with his uncle.
His uncle always made him to sleep on the bed filled with little scorpions, where he will wake up to the very sharp and painful stings of their bites all over his body.
The uncle will then place him by the fire and do somethings to heat off and get the scorpion stings off of him.
But he wrote that, It worried him so much, that it was just him the little scorpions always bite.
It was later he found out that the tiny scorpions were placed on his bed by his uncle.
You know the way they say Ijaw babies are thrown In to the river to take away the fear for water? yeah, that.
I guess scorpions are a thing in the desert too.
To shorten the story, this King of the Emirates, he simply Is Immune to scorpion venom today.
Then I called him for the actual talk; since he was to go back to school today like I mentioned earlier.
I started;
"You see, many children grow up to have It so rough In life because of how sweet and pampered their childhood was. They were always cocooned and had lived all their young life In a fake bubble, they were not at anytime, made to see, how life Is not entirely what they have always known It to be. When they become of age, and for any reason their family situation changes, they are hardest hit! This is because life as they knew it was somehow a mirage"
I continued;
"Learning to be built, hard, tough and ready for life does not happen around your mum who pampers you and rubs your head. I mean, you will still find a way to lie on the couch and place your head on her lap; even after she has scolded you and raised her voice sometimes at you because you have done somethings wrong".
He said, "but mum, you have been telling me all these things before".
I answered;
" Well, Its never too much, the school life situation you are facing currently is to build you for the future. The future that will have you running your life and living It alone. In life, there will come a time alone, filled with serious decisions to make, a pampered life don't prepare you at all for this very hard future".
I went further to say ; "This future Is a life and time filled adulthood. Adulthood, the one they sing now to be a scam. I guess In a way, It is somehow a scam, because you cannot become a child again and run away from the responsibilities that comes along with adulthood. Please be sure to learn now all the lessons that is being taught you, in the bid to prepare you for the life ahead of you in the future. Don't focus on the momentary pains here and there, be sure to learn the lessons along the way too".
He said In a low voice, "But mummy, I have heard you now" showing tired exasperation.
I ignored him and said;
"Life lessons, It is everywhere all around you. Life as Is with your mum who pampers you and keeps you wrapped in a cocoon of love can make you weak, but then, life Is not for the weak. You have to be prepared, string on strong and be built rough, tough and ready to face It head on.The pampered life will only allow you shock situation when face with the real life situation later In life".
He said, "I have heard and understood everything you have said.
Then, still sitting by my bedside, he placed his head on my tummy and said;
"But mummy, please don't say anything else any more, the next time I will see you Is December, just let me seat by you, while you rub my head and scalp, the way you always do, please mummy, please"
Lolssss😂😂😂😂
So have I been talking to my self or what?
I read somewhere this morning that;
'The job of parents is to teach their children not to need them anymore. The hardest part of this Job is the parent accepting that they have succeeded in this endeavour.'😁
©Ibadi'aran Omo Akinde
#Backtoschooladvice
#childrenstories
#mummyadvices
#mesaagetotheyoung
© All Rights Reserved
Between my first son and I, the relationship is hot and cold, always has been.
He is exactly like me, just male.
It's just the same way, I am, like my father but female.🤷🏽♀️
So yes, he has the flare for cooking, he actually can cook up a storm, one of his best anime movie series Is 'Food Wars', where they fight to win competition of the chefs, culinary school and all.
While he simply watched me over the years and learnt more along the way, his younger brother had to stand with me In the kitchen and learn cooking like an actual student, measurement and recipies.
But now, they both mesmerize me In the kitchen, they even make the 'Philly cheese steak', their own version, Its really good.
So I don't really cook that much anymore, except I feel like It, which means the food is for me, and they can then share of it.
But I simply have refused to keep quiet when they act nonchalant around the house or inside my kitchen, they must clean up after them selves and their cooking.
You see, my dad, and his elder brother, daddy agba, I keep saying till this day, with no exaggeration, that none of us children measure up to them and their courage, grit and tenacity when they were in their youth.
In their time, yes, you can say the times were way better than we have now, but then, they were built tough, life did that.
The thing Is, they took it head on and showed life several acres filled with lemonade barrels with the lemon It had vengefully provided them.
By the age of 30 and above they had a huge factory In Ota, Ijako Village.
It boasted of a poultry farm, a Chicken &Turkey processing factory and a huge bakery for all kinds of Bread and pastries.
'MUKA FOODS'
I remember my cousins and I at one time, brought some of our friends to the factory for a brief excursion on our way from school, back then.
They both retirred in to real estate as a Business, we don't measure up, simple.
So yes, I don't eat Bread today, and if ever I eat Chicken and Turkey, I don't eat the skin.
Anyways, back to my first son, I can preempt him, since I know what I was like as a teenager, he wonders how I know his every move.
I also know that my core is good, undoubtedly, so I can tell that he is a good person but with several doses of mischievous.
This morning, he Is to return to school and he had been dreading It. I needed to talk to him, but first I sent him a story.
It is the story told by the King of UAE and how In the desert, his father takes him to stay with his uncle.
His uncle always made him to sleep on the bed filled with little scorpions, where he will wake up to the very sharp and painful stings of their bites all over his body.
The uncle will then place him by the fire and do somethings to heat off and get the scorpion stings off of him.
But he wrote that, It worried him so much, that it was just him the little scorpions always bite.
It was later he found out that the tiny scorpions were placed on his bed by his uncle.
You know the way they say Ijaw babies are thrown In to the river to take away the fear for water? yeah, that.
I guess scorpions are a thing in the desert too.
To shorten the story, this King of the Emirates, he simply Is Immune to scorpion venom today.
Then I called him for the actual talk; since he was to go back to school today like I mentioned earlier.
I started;
"You see, many children grow up to have It so rough In life because of how sweet and pampered their childhood was. They were always cocooned and had lived all their young life In a fake bubble, they were not at anytime, made to see, how life Is not entirely what they have always known It to be. When they become of age, and for any reason their family situation changes, they are hardest hit! This is because life as they knew it was somehow a mirage"
I continued;
"Learning to be built, hard, tough and ready for life does not happen around your mum who pampers you and rubs your head. I mean, you will still find a way to lie on the couch and place your head on her lap; even after she has scolded you and raised her voice sometimes at you because you have done somethings wrong".
He said, "but mum, you have been telling me all these things before".
I answered;
" Well, Its never too much, the school life situation you are facing currently is to build you for the future. The future that will have you running your life and living It alone. In life, there will come a time alone, filled with serious decisions to make, a pampered life don't prepare you at all for this very hard future".
I went further to say ; "This future Is a life and time filled adulthood. Adulthood, the one they sing now to be a scam. I guess In a way, It is somehow a scam, because you cannot become a child again and run away from the responsibilities that comes along with adulthood. Please be sure to learn now all the lessons that is being taught you, in the bid to prepare you for the life ahead of you in the future. Don't focus on the momentary pains here and there, be sure to learn the lessons along the way too".
He said In a low voice, "But mummy, I have heard you now" showing tired exasperation.
I ignored him and said;
"Life lessons, It is everywhere all around you. Life as Is with your mum who pampers you and keeps you wrapped in a cocoon of love can make you weak, but then, life Is not for the weak. You have to be prepared, string on strong and be built rough, tough and ready to face It head on.The pampered life will only allow you shock situation when face with the real life situation later In life".
He said, "I have heard and understood everything you have said.
Then, still sitting by my bedside, he placed his head on my tummy and said;
"But mummy, please don't say anything else any more, the next time I will see you Is December, just let me seat by you, while you rub my head and scalp, the way you always do, please mummy, please"
Lolssss😂😂😂😂
So have I been talking to my self or what?
I read somewhere this morning that;
'The job of parents is to teach their children not to need them anymore. The hardest part of this Job is the parent accepting that they have succeeded in this endeavour.'😁
©Ibadi'aran Omo Akinde
#Backtoschooladvice
#childrenstories
#mummyadvices
#mesaagetotheyoung
© All Rights Reserved
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