“No Matter What, You Should Never Apologize To Your Child” Twitter User, Naomi Chizoba Argues Why
Different strokes for different folks. While many parents are adjusting to the changing times and needs of their kids, winning some and letting their kids win some, one Nigerian woman, Naomi Chizoba with the Twitter handle @mbzorbi has a completely different view about that style of parenting.
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The debate started after a Nigerian mum on Twitter, @YarKafanchan, posted that she apologised to her kid for spanking him so hard and that she promised to never correct him so harshly again.
She wrote;
“Once I spanked my kiddo so hard when he was 7 years old I think. I had to sit him down and apologize and promise never to do it again. There is no excuse for treating a child like that and I’m still sorry about it. I’m also working on not shouting. What is shouting for?”
Another user on the app, Chizoba, took an exception to the mum’s apology to her child, saying it was inappropriate and would gradually cause a parent to lose their accreditation as a ‘god’ over their child, she tweeted;
“No matter what….you should never apologize to your child… When you do, you gradually lose your accreditation for being a parent.. Let your actions speak so.. Try also to control your anger???????????? Correct them with love…
Although Chizoba cautioned parents about anger, and advocated for correcting kids with love; she insisted that if parents do falter for whatever reason, they should never apologise to their child.
When another user on the app, @mofeyintola, challenged her position saying that parents are human and should acknowledge they make mistakes, Chizoba was quick to elaborate on her initial stance, she wrote:
You human but you’re the god they see and know… gods do not apologize. If you apologize today, apologize tomorrow…then they won’t take you for your words! You might turn trash to them Actions speak louder. Well, we all have what we believe.”
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According to Chizoba, you are the’god’ your kids know and gods do not apologise, do you agree?