Thread by @Nnadede_1

The first thing I discovered about UK-born, white,English undergraduates was that all of them did holiday or weekend job to support themselves – including the children of millionaires amongst them. It is d norm over there – regardless of how wealthy their parents are.

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And I soon discovered that virtually all other foreign students did so,except status–conscious Nigerians.

I watched Richard Branson(owner of Virgin Airline)speaking on Biography Channel. He said his young children travel in economy class,even when he&his wife are in upper class.

Richard Branson is a billionaire in Pound sterling.

A quick survey would show u that only children from Nigeria fly business or upper class 2 commence their studies in UK. No other foreign students do this. There is no aircraft attached to d office of the Prime Minister in UK.

He travels on BA. And same goes for d Royals. The Queen doesn't have an aircraft for her exclusive use.
These practices simply become d culture which d next generation carries forward. Have u seen d car Kate Middleton(the wife of Prince William)drives? VW Golf or something close.

But there's one core difference between them and us(generally speaking), they(even the billionaires among them)work for their money, most of us steal ours.
Yes you heard me right, most of us steal ours!

If we want our children 2 bring about the desired change we have been praying for on behalf of our dear country, then please, please let's begin now and teach them 2 work hard so they can stand alone and most importantly be content and not having to STEAL which seems to be d norm

We have Nigerian Children who have never worked for 5 minutes in their lives insisting on flying ONLY first or business class and using the latest cars fully paid for by their LOVING parents.

I often get calls from anxious parents: "my son graduated 2 years ago and is still looking for a job, can you please assist!?"
"Oh really! So where exactly is "THIS CHILD?" is my usual question. "Why are you the one making this call dad/mum?"

I am yet to get a satisfactory answer, but between you and I, chances are that the big boy is cruising around Abuja with a babe dressed to the nines, in his dad's sparkling new SUV with enough "POCKET MONEY" to put your salary to shame.

It is not at all strange to hear a 28-year-old who has NEVER worked for a day in his or her life in Nigeria but "EARNS" a six-figure "SALARY" from parents for doing absolutely nothing.
I see them in my office once in a while...

Twenty-something year olds with absolutely no skill to sell apart from a shiny CV, written by his dad's secretary in d office.
Of course, he has a driver at his beck and call and he is driven to d interview.
We have a fairly decent conversation and we get to inevitable question:

So, what salary are you looking to earn? The answer comes straight out – N250,000.00. I ask if that is per month or per annum.

"Of course, it is per month."

"Oh, why do you think you should be earning that much on your first job?"

"Well,because my current pocket money is N200,000.00 and I feel any employer should be able 2 pay me more than my parents."

No wonder corruption continues 2 thrive. We have a society of young people who have been brought up 2 expect something 4 nothing as if it were a birthright

Even though d examples I have given above are from parents of considerable affluence,similar patterns can be observed everywhere.
Wake up,mum,Wake up,dad! This syndrome–MY CHILDREN WILL NOT SUFFER WHAT I SUFFERED is destroying ur tomorrow. U're practically loving ur child 2 death

I learned children of a former Nigeria Head of State with all the stolen monies in their custody still go about with security escort as wrecks. They are on drugs, several times because of the drug, they collapse in places. The escort will quickly pack them and off they go.

What a life! No one wants 2 marry them.
Henry Ford said: hard work does not kill. We're getting everything wrong in Nigeria now, even family settings. It is time 2 prepare ur children 4 tomorrow, d way d world is going, only rugged,hard-working&smart working people will survive.

How will your ward fare?
This is an open letter to all parents. We must begin to save our young from unintended consequences of "too much love" and weak parenting. It is the only way out. Let's not leave everything to spirituality and say. God will help us.