One of my friends shared his experience the first time he wrote a serious examination and the result was terrible. Fear gripped him that he contemplated not going to show the result to his parents, especially his father who was very strict. According to him, he had to decide whether to go home or remain on the street. He knew that the consequences of staying away from home were more grievous than reporting himself to his father. So, he decided to go home. The worst that his father would do was to kill him and he dared kill him.
Something must kill a man.
His father read his countenance and knew that all was not well.
Junior, is anything the matter?
Junior was so surprised to hear such words from his father. He had never been nice with words. In that statement, he saw an opportunity to spill the bean.
Dad, it's my result.
His father sat upright to hear Junior speak more.
Is there any surprise in your result?
His father asked. Junior wasn't expecting all the body language he was getting from his father. So, he responded:
Dad, it's a fair result. I only had a fail in Mathematics and an ordinary pass in biology but all others are credits.
His father rose and leaped for joy.
That's such a surprise, Junior. I wasn't expecting so much from a lazy student like you.
Now, Junior has become speechless. His father knew all his antics before, he only played along to see what became of Junior. As it stands, Junior can go nowhere with such a result. His father told him to prepare for the exam in the same school he had passed out from.
To Junior, this could be embarrassing. How would he be sitting in class with students who were once his juniors in school?
After much counseling, the young lad accepted to return to school and face his studies squarely. He got back to school indeed and became very serious with his studies. For the nine months that Junior had to study before writing the examination, he was hardly seen playing around like other students. He had learned his lessons.
One evening, his father returned from work and found the whole house quiet even though there was a power supply. He thought that Junior had one out to play or to mingle with his friend, a habit that he was fond of. So, he waited for him to return. His father started thinking of what kind of punishment he would administer on Junior when he returns.
He sat in the living room and waited and waited till about 10:00 pm. When Junior wasn't forthcoming from the doorpost, his father stood and kicked the door to Junior's room. He was surprised at what he saw. Junior was at his reading table, sleeping with his head on top of his Chemistry textbook.
Two things registered in his mind immediately. First is that his boy had turned a new leaf. He would not have to drive him much to get the expected result. And second is that the sleeping giant in the once in a while lazy and stubborn boy has woken up.
After that weekend, when his father was returning from work, he would branch tongue bookshop to get Junior some books. He was so encouraged by the boy's change of attitude.
One evening, while Junior was busy solving a mathematical problem in distance and bearing, his father called him out:
Where is the remote to the television?
Junior was taken aback. His father was in the best place to answer that question. Junior hadn't been watching television for over eight months.
Dad! Help yourself. You know where it ought to be.
His father was shocked at Junior's response. He walked briskly into Junior's room and said:
Oh! Now, it's hard for you to stand up from this seat and answer my call, right?
Junior looked up and told his father:
Dad, I would have enough time to answer your call, please allow me to concentrate on my studies.
His dad was so humbled. He left without asking anything.
After the examination, Junior passed in flying colours. The first thing he had to do was to allay the fear for his father.
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Junior studies makes him disobey his father, or would I say, he was minding his business, what kind of book reading is that by the way, the father is an intelligent man, for allowing him repeat the class, students that repeat class always becomes the overall serious student.
Sometimes we need to go extreme in order to make things happen, daddy junior should not get angry over that, afterall it is what he want
Yeah. He shouldn't but some fathers may be a threat to their wards.
That is true though
Lol sometimes reverse psychology is the way to go. Junior was expecting a scolding for the poor result,but was surprised when his father played along. Good thing he decided to change for the better.
Junior had to break away from his shell and take the bull by its horn. Though, the same action would have been taken earlier but his failure was the catalyst that woke him up from being a truant to becoming the boy his father had always wanted him to be..
This was so amazing. Going back to the same school to retake his exams got him changed totally. Sometimes taking some decisions can bring sudden change into our lives.
Funny thing is that he put his father under check while he became serious with his studies..
I love the step daddy junior took by making sure his son repeats class in the same school. That was exactly what woke up his reading spirit lolz
Seriously. He wasn't under any pressure change Junior's school. All parents should take a cue from that initiative.
The father made the best decision.
Hahaha shey the dad wanted him to read na. Let him read ☺️🤣