CHAPTER TWO FAMILY LOVE 2

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Zina was so lazy when it comes to home chores. Even at the age of 11 she does nothing at home. Like washing her cloths and underwears Everything she wears were washed and ironed by their maids. Her two elder siblings even asists in cleaning the house and running small errands around the house but she is always treated like a Princess despite all her lazy habits. But late in the afternoon after her parents have gone out she take sweet potatoes and egg and cooks for herself and her playmates. Being a very good observant girl. she has learnt how to fry chips, noodles, some soup from her mom by staying close to her whenever. she's cooking in the kitchen. She cooks small pots every afternoon as lunch for herself, younger siblings and Friends Despite having food to eat at home. Everyone in the family knows she was lazy yet her mum admires her secret escapes in the house. Her mum loves her for her most but never wanted to openly express much love for than her other children. One of the qualities and attributes of a good mother is to show same measure of discipline, love and care for all your children not letting one feel so important and the others inferior to the most loved. Justin understands that children learn society values and norms from their first coach being their parents basically in the African culture that it's believed that a woman trains up a child as the parents who is supposed to be closed to the kids tham their fathers who goes out to fend the family. Especially in most homes were women are not educated and cannot do a white collar jobs but either be a peasant farmer or kiosk owners because they may not have enough capital and capacity to engage in commercial and big supermarkets When a child misbehaves publicly the society blames it on the parents by saying you didn't have a good home training. Justina was her kid's first role model. she basically says children are born naughty. it's what you inculcate in them that they reproduced . When you teach children to show respect, apologies when necessary, say excuse me when needed, they practically practice it among themselves and that becomes their lifestyles. In this family the joungest always respect the elder siblings and the elderly siblings care and protects the younger ones. She has great respect for her husband and her kids know the values of peaceful home. This family became a point of attraction for the villagers as they admires their level understanding, unlike some homes that has five to seven children that fights everyday over unnecessary things. The always shares what they have among themselves, ranging from play things like tolls, empty containers and food. They were the best and became the point of envies in the neighborhood. Zina most especially was like a little treasure in the family so enjoyed most of the love and attention the fami share.
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