The day I lost 5 Naira

The day I lost my happiness was the day I lost 5 naira, it was on Tuesday and our parents day was coming on Thursday, we used to play ruber band in our neighborhood.

My mother gave me 5 naira, which is the money I will used on my parents day celebration, to buy myself items, like sweet, chewing gum on that day. but when I saw my friends playing ruber band in the town hall, I stupidly went ahead and buy ruber band with my money.

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I joined the game but I didn't had any luck rather, I was beaten in every hand I play, my ruber band got finished and I went home crying, my mother came to me, she asked me, "what's is making me to cry". I replied that I have used the money she gave to me to buy ruber band.

She could not wait for me to finish but went into her room and brought a big cane, she used it on me, I cried and my friends who lure me into playing the gamble with them, were laughing at me.

When my father came back, my mother reported what I have done to him, he came to me and speak as if nothing happen, "how could i even consider doing something, I had no knowledge about"?.

I was not happy through out the day and in the night, I thought that feeling bad on my own was enough, I saw my Dad, taking a big cane out of the drawer and calling me out to the parlor, he asked me to lie down, I wanted to run, my brother grabbed me like a football and take me back in.

I received six strokes of canes, my buttocks hot that night, he gave me another 5 Naira, asked me to go and keep it safe and to used it on the parents day celebration.

The next morning, i join some of my friends in search of firewood and one of them brought out a whott, that we should play with money, even if anyone is not with money here, we should promise to pay whosoever wins.

I told them that me, I am not playing ooo, they all beg me to join, I said no, i was beginning to see what they did as a plan, so that, they would win and I would go and received another stroke of Cane's.

I decided to go my separate way, with two Peoples who didn't like to play also, I change my circle so that they would not lead me into temptation and since then, I had no troubles at home.



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Some of these experiences ain't bad though.... It's always funny to look back and see the mistakes we've done in the past... They form the better version of us.

Sorry for the canes you received 😂

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Sometimes the most important learnings are learned the hard way, I think you had already learned it with the sadness he gave you, but there is a style of education that preaches that with blows you also learn. Gambling is bad.

Best regards.

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Thank you for your comments, yes gamble is very bad in the life of a child, allowing a child to get involved in gamble, will make that child became a problem to himself and the world he lives in.

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Imagine losing the #5 your dad gave you to another game😂
You learned your lesson. Sorry for the punishment.

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I did not want such a thing to continue again, that was why, I turn a blind eye to anything that would make me loose it again, I fear for another six strokes of cane. 😂

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