How do you treat people under you?

I read a post this morning where a mother shared that her husband dropped some materials with content that are inappropriate for children in the room and she didn’t know either until she came back from her office in the evening and the children narrated all they saw in the material....all porn! She didn’t mention the age of the children but what baffled me was that her first response was to beat the children. Isn’t this strange? You and your spouse were careless enough and kept things you wouldn’t want your kids to see at home, yet you beat the child for it....honestly I don’t get it! According to her, she regretted beating them but I wish she would apologize to those kids and then educate them appropriately on what they saw or better still, get help if she can’t handle it. I have noticed one of the terrible culture in this society......culture of INJUSTICE, BULLYING and OPPRESSION. It is evident everywhere -, If madam isn’t using hot iron on house help during the day, “sirdam”(husband) would be sexually abusing her in the night! A boss wouldn’t feel good about himself until he talked down on his subordinates as if they weren’t created by thesame God! We have crop of political leaders who are mean, wicked, callous and care less about the very people who voted them into offices! Any institution you find “oga” and subordinates, you will find these vices there. Adults with nice and expensive cloths can’t participate in civil discussion both online and offline......we haul insults on people having contrary opinion without thinking! To feel good about yourself is to trample on the freedom of another! .....all products of maltreated, abused childhood manifesting in dysfunctional adulthood! These vices have been programmed in the child right from childhood by caregivers...... we yell at and beat children just for anything and everything ...sometimes depending on our mood and not necessarily what the child has done and the poor child is left wondering.....”what did I do wrong?” They have learnt and mastered overtime what authority is by their handlers which is to subdue and oppress, ...so they exhibit same traits with those under them..... It’s a vicious cycle! If there are vices in our society we desire change, we should start from the family....review the way we treat children! Whether we teach them deliberately or not, they are learning! My charge to you today is that you should do a personal audit,....consciously review how you treat children around you, both biological and other people’s children, your house help, cleaner, gate man, security, wife, subordinates....I mean everyone you wield some level of power over,....check how you treat them...... Have you been fair, empathetic or just? Change start with You and I! I am Hellen Oladele Teens Counsellor.

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