Nigerian Dad Asks Important Question As He Shares His Observations After Helping His Child With His Homework
A father has taken to the social media platform X to share his observation after helping his daughter with her homework.
The super dad explained that in his daughter’s class group, he noticed he was the only father who helped his child with her homework. The other kids were helped by their mothers.
He then asked if the rule is that mothers are solely responsible for their children’s homework.
According to him:
“They asked kids in my daughter’s class to do a voice recording of Alphabet A-F sounds’ and send it to the class WhatsApp group.
“In a group that has 69 participants, I was the only male voice who did it for/with their kid. For literally every other kid, it was their mom’s voice asking as they responded.
“Since yesterday, I’ve been wondering, is there like a rule that says only moms should do stuff like that? Am I doing too much? Or am I worried for nothing? Is taking kids through their homework the mom’s responsibility?”
In reaction, a mom @Debby wrote:
I hope this question is for your fellow men because women are not interested in answering such. After when kids grow and take care of only their mothers you people will think it’s the devil. Continue.
@David replied:
My mom and dad both took turns to help us out with our homework. Unfortunately I am the only one that helps my kids with their homework today. The only time I insisted they should go to their dad for their Maths homework, I was in disbelief that this man got all Maths questions wrong. Grade 2 to 4 mathematics. When I asked him he said that is why he married a woman who knows book like me. That he is in awe that I still remember 2nd grade to 4th grade Maths. I was in shock.
Another mum, @Maggie added:
It’s like a hidden rule that mother’s should be solely responsible for the kid’s upbringing. Whenever I drop my kids in school, in the school registry it’s mostly the mum’s that drop their kids. Hardly will you ever see it’s the dad. We need to do better for this generation.
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@Anonymous wrote:
Ask your co men! Help us tell them some men are actually better teachers and more patient than wives who will have to cook and do other stuff.
@Raymond added:
Depends on who cares the most about academics…my dad was overtly serious about me and my siblings academics n did all the school runs, meetings, home works. My mom couldn’t care less n didn’t even know our classes…but cared about keeping the home very clean and organised and our movements/discipline/church activities.
@Blessing replied:
Bear in mind this was hundred years ago…lol men now are lazy.
Fathers, get involved with your children. Stop blaming “work”. Mothers work too and still find time to bond with the children. When you get older, you will realize that you have no form of relationship with your children, and it will be very difficult to build that bond when they are older. I’m talking from personal experience. Just because you are someone’s father does not mean that you guys will connect automatically. Relationships need to be built and nurtured. Fathers, spend time with your children before it is too late and you start regretting it. Again, I’m talking from personal experience. Fathers spend time with your children.
Men are busy hustling for the family; he might be a stay-at-home dad, which is why he had the time.
@Dora added:
No love, it’s not a woman’s job only. You simply live in a sick society where the bar for men is terribly low. Please keep it up and raise the standards.
@Mumsy wrote: