dominique:


You mean your parents supervised you as a teenager 24/7. Not for one minute you were out of their sight, even while in the loo. They deserve a medal of honour

Yes! I only played within a fenced compound and at school which we were even supervised by teachers. I was never close to a canal not to talk of a lagoon. In a sane country, parents of those kids will face charges.

TPAND:
When God gives children to careless, undeserving and lackadaisical parents, this is what happens to their wards.

Why don't we have child services in this country, they should prosecute cases as this in our country. This is 3rd degree Murder.

Nda Chioma is an ugly soul. I object to the description of recklessness on the part of a parent as fine soul

You can't blame the parents. I just wonder how the fell into the lagoon cos I know that there are death traps everywhere.

obailala:
I'm neither of the two... But then, your comment is obviously not for normal people... Parents are normal people, and there's no way normal people can possibly keep their eyes on their kids for every single second. I pray a similar fate doesn't befall you, cos I wonder how you would feel if people who have no clue about who you are come online to run their mouths about what a careless parent you are.

You will be a bad parent. With this comment you just made, I can tell how reckless you will be in parenting. what kind of parent would I be to let my child drown in a swimming pool let alone in the lagoon. Do you understand the gravity of this carelessness on the path of these young children parents. Take a look at the picture of those kids, would you allow your younger ones go to lagoon to play if they were same age as those kids.

What kind of a generation is this for crying out loud.

TPAND:
When God gives children to careless, undeserving and lackadaisical parents, this is what happens to their wards.

Why don't we have child services in this country, they should prosecute cases as this in our country. This is 3rd degree Murder.

Nda Chioma is an ugly soul. I object to the description of recklessness on the part of a parent as fine soul

hmmmm.....u wicked. Accidents happen. I hope no bad thing ever befall you, miss/mr perfect. smh

funkyibodude:
Nda chioma their mother Her kids drowned in the lagoon in lagos.. Are you thinking what I'm thinking... ( I no talk anything oo)

R.I.P, ma please take heart, your kids are in a better place

Are you sure they are in a better place? So they have started? How come they don't have police forensics in this country? What a dreadful shame

eyinjuege:


The children are old enough to go and play around in their neighborhood, old enough to walk to their neighborhood school themselves.
It's just an unfortunate accident. Maybe they never knew how to swim, or the current was too strong for them.

Where did you see swim in lagoon? Or they went to Lagoon? I read body ended up drowned in the Lagoon.

funkyibodude:
Nda chioma their mother Her kids drowned in the lagoon in lagos.. Are you thinking what I'm thinking... ( I no talk anything oo)

R.I.P, ma please take heart, your kids are in a better place

Stupid to check names this time,bro. And dont get it twisted. I'm Yoruba with sense.

damn.. Bad loss

Bitterleafsoup:
Are you sure they are in a better place? So they have started? How come they don't have police forensics in this country? What a dreadful shame

We are trying to work on our recession befalling this country na forensic police you dey find.. Who get time Pmb?

dyabman:


We are trying to work on our recession befalling this country na forensic police you dey find.. Who get time Pmb?

Lagos is a dangerous place to get out of control like it is.

I was there when the threat was made.
Were you?

R.I.P. Kids.
Gone too soon.

yommen:


Stupid to check names this time,bro. And dont get it twisted. I'm Yoruba with sense.

You don't understand.

TPAND:


You will be a bad parent. With this comment you just made, I can tell how reckless you will be in parenting. what kind of parent would I be to let my child drown in a swimming pool let alone in the lagoon. Do you understand the gravity of this carelessness on the path of these young children parents. Take a look at the picture of those kids, would you allow your younger ones go to lagoon to play if they were same age as those kids.

What kind of a generation is this for crying out loud.

Honestly, you aren't making much sense at this point. How can you simply conclude one would be a bad parent as if there is a user manual on parenting? Your kind of personality plays a role in the kind of parent you will be. Predicting bad/good is not just black and white since the child also has his/her own personality. Speaking of which I don't think you've lived around areas with water bodies before. Kids learn to swim long before the age stipulated thus and it is no strange thing to see them taking their bath in these waters.
So I refuse to subscribe to your 'rigid parenting' theme. Kids must play, kids deserve space and kids tell lies at one point or the other. It's just misfortune that made this a tragedy, what could easily have been pranky/fun on any other day. You may be lucky to have a child with a meek personality. Any other variation could turn out worse should you mete out rigid lifestyle on them, especially if their environment promises something exciting than you and your methods.

Me? I think it was just kids having a kids moment, if truthfully, they drowned in the lagoon.

godson4u79:



Yes! I only played within a fenced compound and at school which we were even supervised by teachers. I was never close to a canal not to talk of a lagoon. In a sane country, parents of those kids will face charges.

I was shut in as a kid growing up in a rowdy suburb of Lagos; Ijora Badia. Can't remember walking the streets without supervision, but all that changed when we moved. And perhaps it was a good thing we moved because prior to that, I couldn't express myself publicly but I soon surmounted it in my teenage years. What I couldn't surmount till date is the shyness that comes with meeting new people for social purposes till date. So, when I say I am not a fan of shut-in, I really really mean it.

DesChyko:


Honestly, you aren't making much sense at this point. How can you simply conclude one would be a bad parent as if there is a user manual on parenting? Your kind of personality plays a role in the kind of parent you will be. Predicting bad/good is not just black and white since the child also has his/her own personality. Speaking of which I don't think you've lived around areas with water bodies before. Kids learn to swim long before the age stipulated thus and it is no strange thing to see them taking their bath in these waters.
So I refuse to subscribe to your 'rigid parenting' theme. Kids must play, kids deserve space and kids tell lies at one point or the other. It's just misfortune that made this a tragedy, what could easily have been pranky/fun on any other day. You may be lucky to have a child with a meek personality. Any other variation could turn out worse should you mete out rigid lifestyle on them, especially if their environment promises something exciting than you and your methods.

Me? I think it was just kids having a kids moment, if truthfully, they drowned in the lagoon.

There's nothing called rigid parenting - parenting is parenting. First it is absolutely absurd to be a parent and not know the whereabouts of your kids and what they are up to. It is every parents responsibility to check the safety of what are kids do, warn them of the dangers of known environmental threats and hazards, caution them and chastise when necessary.

A bible translation says . Take your sight of a child and lose the child. ( spare the rod and spoil the child ). Nobody should justify these people their negligence led to the death of two young minds. Who knows the kinds of destiny those children carry, see how recklessness as a parent, led to their early demise. Let's no play the holy card, it is a rude reawakening to parents to keep an eye on their children.

is it safe as a parent who lives close to a transformer to allow their kids go into the transformer house and play, just because they are kids. Someone spare me. Teenagers should please hands off my mention.

godson4u79:



Yes! I only played within a fenced compound and at school which we were even supervised by teachers. I was never close to a canal not to talk of a lagoon. In a sane country, parents of those kids will face charges.

And you were never sent on any errands outside the house as an adolescent, you were locked indoors till you became an adult. Sorry, your life doesn't apply to majority of Nigerians. I was also not allowed to play outdoors also but I ran errands. In fact I remember a time i was sent on an errand to a shop about two houses away from ours. An okada passenger carrying a huge matress knocked me into the gutter. Thank God I didn't sustain life-threatening injuries, maybe my parents would have been blamed by your likes.

jennyebi:

hmmmm.....u wicked. Accidents happen. I hope no bad thing ever befall you, miss/mr perfect. smh

When you become a mother live your wards to go out to the lagoon unsupervised, or jump into the zoo because no one is perfect and accidents must always happen.

yommen:


Stupid to check names this time,bro. And dont get it twisted. I'm Yoruba with sense.

good for you bro.

Bitterleafsoup:
Are you sure they are in a better place? So they have started? How come they don't have police forensics in this country? What a dreadful shame

my dear lets just hope that the are

ochuciano:


You mean it has started?

I no talk anything oo

I don't think Lagos lagoon is a place where children can go and play. This is not the first time such thing is happening. Personally, I blame the parent for this tragedy. I can't allow my kids to such places even if they know how to swim.
RIP to those kids.

TPAND:


There's nothing called rigid parenting - parenting is parenting. First it is absolutely absurd to be a parent and not know the whereabouts of your kids and what they are up to. It is every parents responsibility to check the safety of what are kids do, warn them of the dangers of known environmental threats and hazards, caution them and chastise when necessary.

A bible translation says . Take your sight of a child and lose the child. ( spare the rod and spoil the child ). Nobody should justify these people their negligence led to the death of two young minds. Who knows the kinds of destiny those children carry, see how recklessness as a parent, led to their early demise. Let's no play the holy card, it is a rude reawakening to parents to keep an eye on their children.

is it safe as a parent who lives close to a transformer to allow their kids go into the transformer house and play, just because they are kids. Someone spare me. Teenagers should please hands off my mention.

You're speaking to a parent. And trust me when I tell you that with kids, you can never be careful enough. Don't be too quick to profess yourself, an ultimate embodiment of knowledge; I believe experience conflicts and reigns supreme and as such, one should keep an open mind on the dualities of life.

You accept parenting is parenting, but you are reluctant to accept the diverse forms of parenting that turn out perfect for different kids. Stop conflicting yourself. Some kids are born to be explorers; caging them up is caging in their dreams and you may end up siring a boring clone of yourself.

Now, the news said the boys died in a lagoon. Where the parents supposed to install CCTV on all paths the kids follow or havr a GPS impregnated into their skins because you want to be aware of where they are at all times?

What if the boys had been on an errand? What if they never mentioned going near a lagoon to their parents? Do you know how kids who have been caged up all their lives misuse freedom at the slightest chance? A million questions I could ask to get you off this your 'one-way' traffic mode of reasoning. Kids are kids, not adults.Stop expecting 100% compliance with parents' every order. Allow them space to learn.

It doesn't have to take the death of kid(s) to awaken parents to the need for observing their offsprings. Even a second of badly exhibited table manner is a call to duty. Just understand your child first and key into the best way to handle him/her.

TPAND:
When God gives children to careless, undeserving and lackadaisical parents, this is what happens to their wards.

Why don't we have child services in this country, they should prosecute cases as this in our country. This is 3rd degree Murder.

Nda Chioma is an ugly soul. I object to the description of recklessness on the part of a parent as fine soul

You are a heartless and terrible person. I can say objectively that YOU have NO soul.

DesChyko:


You're speaking to a parent. And trust me when I tell you that with kids, you can never be careful enough. Don't be too quick to profess yourself, an ultimate embodiment of knowledge; I believe experience conflicts and reigns supreme and as such, one should keep an open mind on the dualities of life.

You accept parenting is parenting, but you are reluctant to accept the diverse forms of parenting that turn out perfect for different kids. Stop conflicting yourself. Some kids are born to be explorers; caging them up is caging in their dreams and you may end up siring a boring clone of yourself.

Now, the news said the boys died in a lagoon. Where the parents supposed to install CCTV on all paths the kids follow or havr a GPS impregnated into their skins because you want to be aware of where they are at all times?

What if the boys had been on an errand? What if they never mentioned going near a lagoon to their parents? Do you know how kids who have been caged up all their lives misuse freedom at the slightest chance? A million questions I could ask to get you off this your 'one-way' traffic mode of reasoning. Kids are kids, not adults.Stop expecting 100% compliance with parents' every order. Allow them space to learn.

It doesn't have to take the death of kid(s) to awaken parents to the need for observing their offsprings. Even a second of badly exhibited table manner is a call to duty. Just understand your child first and key into the best way to handle him/her.

This is not convincing. I will be glad to counsel and answer your questions about parenting should you have any.
The present decadence in our socially acceptable norms are one of the numerous ills of bad parenting many persons instill towards their wards. Our social sanity is in huge threat with many comments I read here today and yours is one of them.

Kids hear, listen and take correction. Stop this your kids are kids mentality, it is one of the many recountable fails of not so pleasant people

vivaciousvivi:

You are a heartless and terrible person. I can say objectively that YOU have NO soul.

Careless persons will feel hurt by my comment, I know that feeling. Truth hurts, deal with it

TPAND:


You will be a bad parent. With this comment you just made, I can tell how reckless you will be in parenting. what kind of parent would I be to let my child drown in a swimming pool let alone in the lagoon. Do you understand the gravity of this carelessness on the path of these young children parents. Take a look at the picture of those kids, would you allow your younger ones go to lagoon to play if they were same age as those kids.

What kind of a generation is this for crying out loud.

Are you a parent?.... Whether yes or no, the only advice I have for you is to pray fervently to God to never let you experience anything close to such a tragedy. More often than not, things like this (children sneaking out of the house) are totally beyond our powers as mere humans and it has absolutely nothing to do with good/bad parenting. There is no way even the best parent in this world would tie a leash around the neck of a 14 year old to monitor every single move he makes outside the gates. You however brag to be a very responsible, possibly omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent parent whom such a thing can never happen to; so who am I to doubt you?

From your very harsh and insensitive judgemental tone however, I actually believe you are just as naive as they come. Once again my advice for you is to pray that such tragedy never comes close to your quarters, cos the pain of judgemental strangers judging your parenting isn't something you would like to experience.

TPAND:


This is not convincing. I will be glad to counsel and answer your questions about parenting should you have any.
The present decadence in our socially acceptable norms are one of the numerous ills of bad parenting many persons instill towards their wards. Our social sanity is in huge threat with many comments I read here today and yours is one of them.

Kids hear, listen and take correction. Stop this your kids are kids mentality, it is one of the many recountable fails of not so pleasant people

No. I have no questions whatsoever. I know my kids better than strangers and if there's any need for perfect understanding, we will see a psychologist. As for enslaving my kids because I need them safe from 'all harms' of life, I'll also pass on that.

As my people will say 'I gaghi kwoo si ogo gi nwanyi looro gi uwa sugbuo ya na nri' (Mbaise dialect) #Lol

obailala:
... More often than not, things like this (children sneaking out of the house) are totally beyond our powers as mere humans and it has absolutely nothing to do with good/bad parenting. There is no way even the best parent in this world would tie a leash around the neck of a 14 year old to monitor every single move he makes outside the gates. You however brag to be a very responsible, possibly omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent parent whom such a thing can never happen to; so who am I to doubt you?

I just can't understand. While we were kids under our parents, we knew how we managed to upset their rules despite strict monitoring. It's a wonder how a person as a parent could easily forget that. It's just to pray as a parent that anythinh close to such doesn't befall one because as a parent; you can never ever be too careful. I've learnt this firsthand; despite all careful planninh and organization, even a right move can turn out to be one's undoing.

obailala:
Are you a parent?.... Whether yes or no, the only advice I have for you is to pray fervently to God to never let you experience anything close to such a tragedy. More often than not, things like this (children sneaking out of the house) are totally beyond our powers as mere humans and it has absolutely nothing to do with good/bad parenting. There is no way even the best parent in this world would tie a leash around the neck of a 14 year old to monitor every single move he makes outside the gates. You however brag to be a very responsible, possibly omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent parent whom such a thing can never happen to; so who am I to doubt you?

From your very harsh and insensitive judgemental tone however, I actually believe you are just as naive as they come. Once again my advice for you is to pray that such tragedy never comes close to your quarters, cos the pain of judgemental strangers judging your parenting isn't something you would like to experience.

I hate reading comments from pathetic inexperienced D-list lowlifes. "You sound so cretin in your comment" pray to God so such tragedy first befall you. Really! You expect me to use someone's misfortune and cataclysm as my own point of prayer. What do they preach in your church!

Damn!

Religion has flopped with the cerebral prowess of many persons in this country. Pagans raise successful kids, kids that are humble and obedient, listen and responsible. Pastors raise rascals. So pastors are not praying enough.

You sound so dumb I can't even think of words to reply you. All my mind is like really. No wonder Nigeria is still these backward, the most populous foolish people in the world. Sit there and be praying to God not to let you experience tragedy with your kids, instead of working towards it. Neglect your kids and pray to God to take care of them for you! So myopic. It is dumb persons like you that come to this thread and type R.I.P to an underage. If you don't have anything to say, just keep shut.

what are u saying? am sure you do not have children,what right do you have to blame her? if you do not know what to say please kindly keep quiet

TPAND:


I hate reading comments from pathetic inexperienced D-list lowlifes. "You sound so cretin in your comment" pray to God so such tragedy first befall you. Really! You expect me to use someone's misfortune and cataclysm as my own point of prayer. What do they preach in your church!

Damn!

Religion has flopped with the cerebral prowess of many persons in this country. Pagans raise successful kids, kids that are humble and obedient, listen and responsible. Pastors raise rascals. So pastors are not praying enough.

You sound so dumb I can't even think of words to reply you. All my mind is like really. No wonder Nigeria is still these backward, the most populous foolish people in the world. Sit there and be praying to God not to let you experience tragedy with your kids, instead of working towards it. Neglect your kids and pray to God to take care of them for you! So myopic. It is dumb persons like you that come to this thread and type R.I.P to an underage. If you don't have anything to say, just keep shut.

First of all, I see no reason why you have lost decorum and resorted to all sorts of insults and abusive words; I thought irrational outbursts like this were an exclusive reserve of the Nairaland POLITICS' section. But Going through your comments again, it is obvious that this is all you have upstairs and this is all you are made of; such a shame.

There's no point engaging further with an unstable, self-righteous bigot. I agree with you, you win!!! every parent that has suffered a tragedy is a bad parent that shouldn't have been allowed to be parents in the first place. All such parents should take lessons from TPAND.