“Sometimes, I feel as though some parents have children just so they wouldn’t have to do some trivial task anymore” – Pastor Faith Oyedepo

It is a usual thing for parents to send their children on errands. Sometimes, I feel as though some parents have children just so they wouldn’t have to do some trivial task anymore. Like, why would you have to stand up to get the remote from the TV stand, when you can call your daughter, who is in the next room, probably a whole 5 meters from the TV stand, to come and give it to you?

It is also usual for the child to show some attitude when he or she is sent on an errand. I used to be like that when I was younger. I would grumble and throw tantrums, but now that I’m much older, I have learnt to control my attitude when I am sent on an errand that is not convenient for me.

Faith Oyedepo has asked parents to observe their children when they send them on errands. She asked them to observe whether the child does the job cheerfully or grudgingly, with murmuring and complaining. She claims that bad attitude in children affect the atmosphere in the whole house, and it’s a wrong spirit.