Oya Dab
Funny title right? 😅
Over the weekend, something really funny happened which gave me the inspiration to write this.
Myself and my sisters were discussing how that it would be almost impossible to have an immediate sibling act as the make-up artist to a Bride, and that it is always good to outsource to a vendor.
My Elder Sister went on to explain that the immediate siblings would have other important needs to attend to and that the duties of a make-up artist, included dabbing the face of the Bride at every point in time.
My 14year old Sister immediately replied with "Oya Dab" 😂 ( if that came to your mind as well, SMH! 😂😂).
It later occurred to me that she did not know the meaning of "Dab", and thought it was what the song or dance move (I don't really know) represented.
Which brings me to this... What is happening with children in this generation???
I remember growing up, I had a personal dictionary to learn new words, I was more interested in reading, than watching Nickelodeon or Telemundo (by the way, I love Nickelodeon ❤, even more than Telemundo)
Now, children would rather learn what they can from musics they listen to (which to be honest is not helping matters), or movies they see, or what someone tells them.
When the scenario above played out, I felt so ashamed, because I realised I should have been a source of inspiration for her. I didn't encourage her to read more, I didn't get a dictionary for her to help her learn new words.
I'm sure we've encountered peculiar and similar cases like this, if not more... The question now is, how do we intend to correct this? How do we intend to help this little ones experience a paradigm shift?
I intend to be a change that helps my Sis changes for the best!
The presence is the KEY to the future!
Help that little (or "not-so-little") girl or boy now, it will go a long way, more than you can imagine!
Cheers,
Hadassah.
Over the weekend, something really funny happened which gave me the inspiration to write this.
Myself and my sisters were discussing how that it would be almost impossible to have an immediate sibling act as the make-up artist to a Bride, and that it is always good to outsource to a vendor.
My Elder Sister went on to explain that the immediate siblings would have other important needs to attend to and that the duties of a make-up artist, included dabbing the face of the Bride at every point in time.
My 14year old Sister immediately replied with "Oya Dab" 😂 ( if that came to your mind as well, SMH! 😂😂).
It later occurred to me that she did not know the meaning of "Dab", and thought it was what the song or dance move (I don't really know) represented.
Which brings me to this... What is happening with children in this generation???
I remember growing up, I had a personal dictionary to learn new words, I was more interested in reading, than watching Nickelodeon or Telemundo (by the way, I love Nickelodeon ❤, even more than Telemundo)
Now, children would rather learn what they can from musics they listen to (which to be honest is not helping matters), or movies they see, or what someone tells them.
When the scenario above played out, I felt so ashamed, because I realised I should have been a source of inspiration for her. I didn't encourage her to read more, I didn't get a dictionary for her to help her learn new words.
I'm sure we've encountered peculiar and similar cases like this, if not more... The question now is, how do we intend to correct this? How do we intend to help this little ones experience a paradigm shift?
I intend to be a change that helps my Sis changes for the best!
The presence is the KEY to the future!
Help that little (or "not-so-little") girl or boy now, it will go a long way, more than you can imagine!
Cheers,
Hadassah.
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