Monday, 17 December 2018

Where is my father?

Following the media hailstorm surrounding the confession of celebrity blogger Linda Ikeji and her baby daddy, it got me thinking. Not over whether it was lawful to have a child out of wedlock or religious to have such child dedicated in the church.
Oh no. That’s trivial.
There are more important issues. And the question that popped in my head, in the midst of the social media drama was this.
“Where is my father? Why didn’t he stay?”
Assuredly the child will grow up to notice the absence of the other parent and would soon ask that question or will have the question burning in his or her heart as the case may be.
Therefore, I want to ask, (in relation to other single mothers) when is it the right time/age to answer such supplications of a child of a single parent?
I would be elated in receiving your comments about this.