Friday, 3 October 2014

The African parent and discipline. When do you stop?

STORY CULLED FROM ANOTHER BLOG.
Hello,It’s not with pride I write this but I need advice on how to make this stop.  I happen to be a father of 2 and at times I go with my wife and kids to visit my parents in XXXXXXXX. The house has only one bathroom which is used by everybody. 
Here is the problem. Anytime I take my bath I always forget to throw away the leftover water in the bucket. Once I finish taking my bath my Dad always goes to check and he beats me up claiming that I’ve been doing this right from when I was a child. At times, my children and wife witness the beating and try to plead with him to stop but he claims he’s helping me to change. This man hits me at any provocation. It’s really frustrating and embarrassing to say the least.
Yesterday I went to visit some of my childhood friends and I returned about 10pm and met the doors locked. I knocked and he told me to go back to where I’m coming from that he has locked for the day. I complied, only for him to beat me up in the morning saying that I slept out and I should know I’m under his roof.  I try not to fight him back because he’s almost 70. 
This happened again today and while he was beating me my towel fell off and all my privates were there for everybody to see. I’m fed up with this and he even still checks when he comes to visit us in Abuja. Please I’m no more a kid for crying out loud. I’m 33 years old and I’m no pushover.

At 33? When do you stop?

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