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I looked back to have a proper look at the girl that walked beside me in the supermarket today, I was too sure she is in her early preteen age, definitely not an adult, not even a teenager. She was wearing wig, lip sticks and ‘adult-like’ outfit showcasing her figure.
I was looking for the innocent child in her but couldn’t find it. Her look was more mature than her age. Then I remembered the boy that I saw on someone’s status. It was his 10th year birthday and of course there was photo shots which was flaunted on one of my Whatapp friend’s status.
From head to toe, he looked like an adult. The big necklace on his neck could pass for Dbanj’s. The kind of songs he was dancing too as the photo session was going on were lyrics for 21++. Yes, double plus.
Do our musicians pass through Censor Boards anymore 🤔? (This is definitely a gist for another day).
Why do we force our children’s growth pattern?
They have limited time to spend at this phase therefore we should be intentional about them enjoying this phase.
You can tag me old-school.
You can say I lack exposure.
You can even say I am oblivious of the trend.
Whatever ‘packaging’ we are giving to our children as catalyst for their growth sprouts is wrong.
Growth is a process and no level should be skipped.
Don’t hurry your children out of childhood. Childhood is the shortest duration in a human’s lifespan
Eccl. 3:1 “There is a right time for everything.
Everything that we do on the earth has a proper time.”
I would love to hear from you about what you think. Thank you 😊
