My Dad accidentally taught me an important lesson about HONESTY which is the reason why I can never be involved in any form of FRAUD; When I was in JSS1, my dad was so broke and we were all living in the same room, my parents and six kids; One night, I woke up to my Dad....
...talking to himself repeatedly in the dead of the night, saying "I will not steal to feed my family" "I will not dupe anybody to raise my kids" "I will always do the right thing" After a while he'll stop, sob silently and continue the recitation. My Dad was dealing with...
...something but I didn't know what it was until the day broke; The rest of my siblings woke up to prepare for school, I got up too to prepare but my dad called me back, sat me down and said with a shaky voice "I can't afford your education anymore" I was looking at him....
...but he couldn't look at my face. Then it hit me, my dad spent the whole night struggling with the decision to stop my education. He rather did that than to raise money through fraudulent means which he had the options for. I stopped school but that lesson never left me....
...And because my Dad rather stopped my education than to raise money fraudulently, I'll never do anything fraudulent to get money. With that drive, I went on to meet any skilled person I could find and plead to be taught for free I also learnt to raise money through....
...acquired skills. If I needed money, I would learn a new skill that will help me earn it. If I feel I'm not earning enough, I will learn a higher skill and that was my method from my teenagehood till date. FRAUD/Yahoo is never an option... For you to understand how....
...hard that decision was for my Dad, I scored 3rd only once in my entire school years, it was either 1st position mostly or 2nd (only two times) I represent my school for competitions with other schools. It was a tough decision for an academically brilliant child of his....
....Generally, my Dad taught me that Bad conditions should never be an excuse to do or choose evil. PS: I continued my education 2 years later from SS1, after Rivers State Governor at the time (Dr. Peter Odili) declared free education. I skipped JSS2 and JSS3 🥲
PSS: My Dad thought I hated him for that decision. He confessed to me recently But was surprised when I reassured him about how that decision changed my life and became the foundation for my discipline and morals as a man. I even thanked him for doing the right thing. #End
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@iamuchealex Your dad better than me. Im one bad check away from selling crack-cocaine. 💀
@iamuchealex This is a strong message. Most times, it's ok for parents to show their vulnerability to their children in a way that teaches them morals and strength.
@iamuchealex Proud of you stranger. Thank you for not being resentful towards your dad. If you had been resentful, it would have still been justified. But look at how you turned lemons around 😔😔 So proud of you man.
@iamuchealex Tomorrow one twitter goat with tail and two long horns would, in other trends, tweet that you don't owe your parents anything, and that they should have saved for their old age.
@iamuchealex One of the numerous unspoken demons men have to deal with alone. God bless your dad. ❤︎
@iamuchealex We need some more stories about fathers like this out there. Being a man, raising a family is not easy. And many fathers are toiling, doing what they can to provide for their families and so many don’t get the recognition for it. Of course recognition isn’t the point but we need
@iamuchealex If you know any kid who is currently in the same situation. Brilliant but parents cannot afford school fees. Send them my way. I have one space open on the scholarship fund. ( Primary and Secondary school only)
@iamuchealex The struggles Men face is really crazy, I’m glad you turned such a sad situation and learnt something great from it Powerful thread bro💯💯
@iamuchealex Dads and their silent but salient teachings.👍🏼 Wonderful story
@iamuchealex Send my regards to him
@iamuchealex Mine went to buy milk and I haven’t seen him since
@iamuchealex 🙏🏾🙏🏾 what a powerful story.
@iamuchealex What a story 🥹
@iamuchealex What a story . I’m happy you didn’t turn to crime . God bless your dad
@iamuchealex I respect your father and his decision but i will never struggle when there are means to make money, legal or illegal i shall live a soft life.
@iamuchealex What a father What a son Inspiring story
@iamuchealex It's wonderful that your dad's actions had such a positive influence on your values.
@iamuchealex This is really beautiful to read
@iamuchealex Big ups fam 💯
@iamuchealex To great dads🥂
@iamuchealex Wow. What a story. God bless you and your Dad
@iamuchealex This is really inspiring
@iamuchealex God bless you both
@iamuchealex God bless you for making him proud
@iamuchealex This was a great read. God bless your dad. Na man hin be. God bless him. And God bless you too for choosing to follow in the steps of your dad. May all the things you do in the right prosper. Amen
@iamuchealex The story is not complete. Why did you skip J.S.S 2 and 3, is that not fraud?
@iamuchealex This is beautiful. God bless you and your dad!