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Civilian Casualty 3: The Thing About School Fees Part 1

THE FATHER THERE IS A GENERATION OF MEN in Nigeria, born two decades before Nigeria’s independence (1960) and during the period of independence, they subscribe to the belief that labor, builds character. It is a principle that they place above all else and they are not wrong, labor does in fact build character – at least some aspects of character. No amount of labor has thought these men to keep it in their pants, not even when it invites more labor and hardship for them.  However, I believe that something may have been lost in the translation or application of this principle by a good number of these men because somewhere along the line, the word labor was subconsciously substituted for masochism in their psyche until suffering came to equal labor in their minds. ( It explains for instance why these men consider eating three meals a day, living with your parents or attending school as the height of luxury). Tade was one of such men. Of the many snacks availa...
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Book 1: G.O.O.D (Cont'd)



Book 1: Getting Out Of Diapers (G.O.O.D)  Cont'd

PRIMARY THREE TO PRIMARY FIVE: 
It's one thing to be able to toddle, but honey, toddling ain't gonna carry you away fast from mischief!!!
 Now, having learnt that lesson… I can walk.
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