Mothers, when was the last time you instructed your son to wash the dishes or do some household chores? Fathers, are you raising your sons to be gentlemen or beasts? And, how did you both react the first time the boy raised his hand to beat a girl? Please note that whatever a man does today is a reflection of his parents' manner of raising him. So, blame his mother for a poor job and the father who looked the other way when the man was being badly raised!
Fathers, for what benefits will your future son(s) in-law be thankful to you? In Yoruba land, it's said that "When a father sees his son in-law and the young man prostrates to show respect, that's his reward for raising a good daughter. On the other hand, if the son in-law merely extends his hand for a lousy, angry handshake, that's also a reward for producing a terrible daughter." Only a man really knows what makes a good wife. Therefore, partner with your wife to raise your daughters into good, educated, well-mannered, virtuous women. The painstaking job of raising kids does not lie only in the hands of mothers. Queen Esther was properly raised by her uncle and it's no wonder that she won the hearts of the men in the palace ( thank GOD for favors as well, but DON
Unlike weddings (of a few hours) marriages are supposed to be lifetime events. And it takes pure hard work, patience and the grace of God for them to last the distance. You might wonder, what about love? Yes, it's also important. But love is fleeting and can be very fragile in its existence. Therefore, it takes the above (hard work, patience and God's grace) to maintain it. As parents therefore, let's start preparing for the success of our kids' marriages from the moment they are born.
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