Rent a dad: Back in the day we hired fake parents

I don’t envy today’s teachers. Apart from teaching spoilt kids who they can’t cane, they also have to contend with equally spoilt parents in class WhatsApp groups. Every school worth its name has such a group for each class - the class teacher being the admin.

They are always silent-apart from the usual annoying forwards. Until the days for taking kids back to school. Before the scholars settle in their desks, one parent posts:mwalimu, has my Shantel arrived in school? Promptly, 34 other parents ask whether their Maureene, Yvonne, Shaleen etc are back in school.