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Poor Parenting - A Cancer To Treat

The Swahili say, "kuzaa si kazi, kazi ni kulea mwana". I concur with this though with a rider that in these days of abusing P2 and abortions men you may soon realise, taking care of a child is easier than actually impregnating a woman. Behind every pregnant woman there's a hardworking man.

I look at the children of these years especially Generation Xaxa, xweetie, xphagetti, xex and I look at the past with nostalgia. Where are the days when children could run when called by adults? When the words "sorry, sir, madam, excuse" were the norm? The levels of indiscipline is increasing giving rise to social ills. Some of the reasons for this are;

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