Times of Eswatini

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Sir,

There are no perfect families, let’s just get down and discuss it. In any homestead where either parent is having extra marital affairs, tense moments and undercurre­nt atmosphere­s have to prevail. Needless to say the children suffer. When the man comes home late, it is inevitable that the mother will, on the following day, become even nastier to one of the children, if that child does not get a beating.

Root

Instead of dealing with the root cause of her problems, which is her husband, the mother vents her anger on wrong people. Children growing up in such that democracy must only satisfy the majority without considerin­g the minority’s rights. Because, if we are going to say democracy is the will of the majority, we are saying whatever the minority demands does not matter. In some countries, presidents are not entirely from the majority party; especially for countries where there are many political parties.

Distribute­d

You will find that the largest entity only wins about 25 per cent, while the remaining 75 per cent is distribute­d among the remaining formations. Now, in this homesteads think it is normal to have numerous partners and, therefore, find it difficult to stick to one partner. Being promiscuou­s becomes natural to them. After all, they saw it in their parents, they think this is right. Well it is not! Such people need counsellin­g and should seek help. Denial will only make them more miserable.

Upon observing how many are bringing up their children, it is obvious that very little has changed. Mothers tend to let their mouths rattle away and because they say ‘so much’, they even say things they later regret.

Numerous parents get their helpers to bring up their children and then complain that they cannot communicat­e

with their children. This is the reason most children shy away upon being addressed, because they spend most of their time at home in a restricted environmen­t and therefore lack communicat­ion and social skills.

JA

Think

The next time an adult is about to vocalise something demeaning towards a minor, they should think carefully. They disliked it in the past when others did that to them and yet they have now become like the very people they loathed. The tongue can either build or destroy. Many believe I had the perfect upbringing and thus the reason I turned out to be who I am today. No ways! I ensured I never did unto others what I disliked in my superiors.

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