1miccza:


And if he meets with ano unfortunate incident probably death while on such acts do you think the Op's conscience would be @ rest?

Did I tell the OP to ignore him? Or you did not read my comments well?

delishpot:


Did I tell the OP to ignore him? Or you did not read my comments well?

That's exactly what would happen if he stops the boy from entering his house i'll suggest not just stopping him but keeping ano eagle's eye on all his movements

1miccza:


That's exactly what would happen if he stops the boy from entering his house i'll suggest not just stopping him but keeping ano eagle's eye on all his movements

Did you read where I said just that? What do you mean by eagle eye? Shoumd ge follow tge boy everywhere he goEs? Is tge boy his child?

delishpot:


Did you read where I said just that? What do you mean by eagle eye? Shoumd ge follow tge boy everywhere he goEs? Is tge boy his child?

No apparently the boy lives around his place so as long as the boy's close by he would watch him closely and someone else can pick it up when the boy's out of earshot.. My two cents though

1miccza:


No apparently the boy lives around his place so as long as the boy's close by he would watch him closely and someone else can pick it up when the boy's out of earshot.. My two cents though

I agree with you that the boy needs close monitoring but I cant force anyone to do that. If the OP chooses to do it, its out of his own kindness. If he does not have the time and strength to do so, he should report to the boys mom and leave it at that. He cant do more than that.

delishpot:


I agree with you that the boy needs close monitoring but I cant force anyone to do that. If the OP chooses to do it, its out of his own kindness. If he does not have the time and strength to do so, he should report to the boys mom and leave it at that. He cant do more than that.

Remember we are only analysing stuffs here the decision to do any and everything lies with the op

1miccza:


Remember we are only analysing stuffs here the decision to do any and everything lies with the op

Yeah.

delishpot:


Yeah.

Have you now found the pink coral beads that you wére searching for some time ago?

Do you care about this child or not? Listen, you must discipline him like you would a junior. I was 6 years old when I stole from my mum's bag and the beating that both my parents gave me set me straight for LIFE. Listen, forget about being soft or anything. Deal with him without pity if you want to save this boy's life. He is at a critical stage now. If he doesn't stop stealing by like 14, he will be a thief for life.

As for the mother, if she is the type to cry that she is a single mother in order to get pity, then she is the cause of the problem. You must tell her without mercy that her son is a thief. If possible, set him up and film him in the act so she cant not deny that her son is an "angel".

The reason why he is stealing is because there was no consequence for his actions. What is a hot slap? These boys are hard and that is like pinching their cheeks? When they have something to lose, that is when they shape up. If the beating is severe enough to make him fear for his life, or he is disgraced in front of his friends/classmates, then that is a real consequence.

1miccza:


Have you now found the pink coral beads that you wére searching for some time ago?

I did not o. I had to hand over the search to someone else. I couldnt do it.. Thanks jare for asking.

ernie2007:


i knew a reply like this will come. i wish i slapped him the first time cos if he remembers the slap he would not have done it again and mind you if he had done this outside a mere slap would be the least of your problems

You are so on point!!!

I am a firm believer in spare the rod and spoil the child.

By the time they remember that kind of formatting slap, they hardly misbehave again.

delishpot:


I did not o. I had to hand over the search to someone else. I couldnt do it.. Thanks jare for asking.

You are welcome if not for that thread i've never heard of or seen a yellow one in ma life oo

1miccza:


You are welcome if not for that thread i've never heard of or seen a yellow one in ma life oo

I was looking for the pink one. I found the very red ones but it seems thE Riverine people prefere the pink ones.

delishpot:


I was looking for the pink one. I found the very red ones but it seems thE Riverine people prefere the pink ones.

It is so damn rare but what do they use such for?

1miccza:


It is so damn rare but what do they use such for?

Traditional weddings and other traditional stuff.

delishpot:


Traditional weddings and other traditional stuff.

Then it sure would be beautiful. What time of the day is it out there?

1miccza:


Then it sure would be beautiful. What time of the day is it out there?

Its 22.16 now in naija

OP, its high time u involved his mum. Its so painful dat boy has started things like dat. Being a single mum is also a herculean task&she might be able 2 handle d pressures and dds of it. D boy is still young, yoruba's say "ati kekere lo ye ka ti pe ka iroko, tori to ba dagba tan ebo ni o ma da". It means its @ a young age dat we need 2 discipline a child, sumone should correct me or phrase it better. Its culpable nw dat he's young, if d woman needs 2 start praying abt it, let her start, d earlier d better, sit her down & also call dat naval officer both of u can help her out. Its good 2 beat, but beating is just a temporal thing, d child might stop 4 a yl&with time get a resistance 2 d beating. D moda shud pay a close attentn 2 him. It is well!

delishpot:


Its 22.16 now in naija

Ok then guess it's bed time good night,sleep tight

The slap is okay to reset his brain. Then counseling later... not all deliverance is achieved by prayer. some deliverance entails a well designed 3D slap.

Ikpendu of the popular igbo literature 'Isi kote ebu' comes to my mind. @Op that guy is becoming hardened. Report to his mum and stop him from visiting you for like a month as penalty. If he didnot show remorse and/or apologize then know that a hardened criminal is grooming around you.

If you love that boy as much as you say, do him a favor and tell his Mom. If he gets into some real shiiiiittttt because of his stealing, his Mom may never forgive you for not alerting her and could even happily heap some of the blame on you for "covering" him. Strange? Oh yes!

Most of the posters will make bad parents in future if they are not already. For those of u condemning op for slapping the boy, u r not any different from the boy's mother. The mother condoned the boy's behaviour and dats why he is graduating in it. Classic example of spare the rod and spoil the child. That is why children who are supposed to be blessings from God turn out to be nightmare to some parents.