She Didn't Spare The Rod.

I was taking a particular child home lesson. I was referred to her mum by one of my other parents who I also taught her child home lessons too. Fendi was a bright girl still trying to understand the way of life of we Nigerian, though her parents are Nigerian precisely from delay state, Fendi always claimed to be a Italian citizen which she was right about cause she was born in italy

They have been staying in the europe for over seven years before they came back to nigeria, according to her mom she couldn't train up her child the way she wanted because of Europe policy on disciplining children, and she decided to come back to her country Nigerian. Fendi was a good girl no doubt but was very stubborn I guess it's because of the environment they were once in, so when I came in to teach her, she instantly fell in love with me as I was jovial and calm, one day during our lesson she said " aunty treasure can I tell you something?" And I told her to go ahead. "Aunty treasure why is that my mum likes shouting now, when we were in Italy, though she do shout a bit, but now it's like she has increased it on a different level and she now beats now as if I am a goat, she's making me hate her"*After Fendi made this statement I was like ice water cause I didn't know what to say, cause as at then I was still a single person myself and didn't understand the pain of motherhood like I do now , and so I tried my best in giving her an answer.
I told her "Hey fendi, don't be angry and don't use the word hate for your mom, she's only trying to help you become a better person and for you to know that something's you do isn't right." after talking with her for what seemed like an hour, she stood up and hugged me and I was surprised, cause no Nigerian child at that time would do such, they will just be frowning at you and after that we continue our lesson.

Well unknown to me, her mum was eavesdropping on us, it was after I was dine with her and was about leaving. I heard her mum calling me from inside, and so I went in, she started by praising about his I answered her daughters question, it was then she told me her reason for coming back to Nigeria, she said fendi was becoming stubborn to deal with and she could be disciplines her the was my she wanted, cause anytime she wanted to discipline her, she always screamed at the top of her voice and even one day she scream had made her neighbor in italy call the police to come check up what was wrong.

To me I think she made the right decision of dining back her to have her daughter understand better what life is all about and how to be on the right path of life, because she was a child then and couldn't understand that her mom was trying to give her a proper turning and didn't want her to be a spoilt brat. Her mother didn't spare the rod .She took it with great care and Fendi also happened to turn out into a good girl, now Fendi is 15 years old and knows better.

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