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, Maybe its the way she does it, it makes his ego feel challenged.

i think its with Nigerian men, they don't like to be corrected or admit they are wrong, my dad never said sorry when he was wrong and we were right. we were just supposed to accept it like it was natural, i think they sometimes feel inferior when corrected, and want to be seen as the oga of the house, and its their way or none other. no matter how you do it, they still feel the same way.

@Ima1 has said it all. Its Nigerian Men o! Most will never accept they're wrong. I pray I'm not like that with my kids. How can you be right 100% of the time and what type of example do you want to show to your kids if you refuse to accept you're wrong sometimes?

yea, I concur, the humur thing works a lil'bit.

chaircover:

no one can be 100% right 100% of the time

Could it be the way you communicate your correction

I find that turning the issue into a joke and having a laugh about things makes it easier to put your point accross. I do that to my mum and it works for me.

We are talking Dads here! Try correcting your Dad the next time he tells you not to watch TVand see if he'll laugh with you.
Women easily accept mistakes relative to men.

Its not a crime but wait until you are old enough to do so and call his bluff shld he unecessarily decide to get angry.

There you go again! Its not discipline, its accepting mistakes.

There you go again! Its not discipline, its accepting mistakes.

Thanks guyz you are really helping

chaircover:

Don't the two to some degree go hand in hand?

A parent who fails to accept correction from his wife or child when he is so clearly wrong is more than likely to be a disciplinarian.

I catch your drift but its not all inclusive. My mum is also a 'disciplinarian' but readily accepts mistakes now. She might not say 'I was wrong' but she'll readily say: you are/were right! It makes a lot of difference to hear either!

Its not a crime to correct your dad,Poster but like every other adult, the way and manner of trying to correct or putting the correction across matters else it wud be misunderstood as an insult.If u want to correct your dad,be sure u are not eating off him or sleeping under his roof  Plus If u as a youth are one of the types that dont like to be corrected or see correction as insults then u have no biz correcting anyone.

Is your dad one of those dads who is always right? At least you guys are attempting to correct him. He doesnt have to admit he's wrong. just say your piece and walk away. Lol

MrCrackles:

I dont think it is as long as it is in a polite way. . . .

ima1:

i think its with Nigerian men, they don't like to be corrected or admit they are wrong, my dad never said sorry when he was wrong and we were right. we were just supposed to accept it like it was natural, i think they sometimes feel inferior when corrected, and want to be seen as the oga of the house, and its their way or none other. no matter how you do it, they still feel the same way.

posakosa:

,  Maybe its the way she does it,  it makes his ego feel challenged.

definitely agree with these!

LOL, isn't it so with most naija parents?

Best thing is to zip it or wait till you no longer live under his roof, like someone mentioned.

Let your mum talk to your dad inside the house. How old are you?

How would you feel if your 20 year old is telling you that you are wrong?

May be your mother is telling him he is wrong, and you will come around and say Daddy you are wrong.

That will be adding salt to injury. Already he is wounded that a woman is correcting him ( not a bad thing) then his own child is adding to to the 'insult'.

The manna is what matters!

Na, not just Nigerian parents cos my dad is like that. Anyways, we've given up on trying to argue our point (without being rude of course). All we do is just laugh among ourselves, or just speak Igbo. LMAO! Maybe it's just a guy thing. Same way some boyfriends don't like apologising when they're in the wrong.

Anyway, life goes on.

kellorah:

Na, not just Nigerian parents cos my dad is [b][/b]like that. Anyways, we've given up on trying to argue our point (without being rude of course). All we do is just laugh among ourselves, or just speak Igbo. LMAO! Maybe it's just a guy thing. Same way some boyfriends don't like apologising when they're in the wrong.

Anyway, life goes on.

Your dad is not Nigerian?
maybe it's not just Nigerian parents but Nigerian parents take it to another level.

9ja folks will be worse in that area. Gosh. They're so extra.

Yup, keyword there is polite

kellorah:

Na, not just Nigerian parents cos my dad is like that. Anyways, we've given up on trying to argue our point (without being rude of course). All we do is just laugh among ourselves, or just speak Igbo. LMAO! Maybe it's just a guy thing. Same way some boyfriends don't like apologising when they're in the wrong.

Anyway, life goes on.

Thank you. I was about asking what is it about 'it is nigerian thing' slogan about everything. Most people have not lived with people from other culture.

This issue is just a male thing nad male ego has no boundary. It is just that female- biased laws have tamed the male ego in the western world otherwise there is no difference anywhere.

Ahn ahn. Wot biased female laws? Didn't know we had those.

kellorah:

Ahn ahn. Wot biased female laws? Didn't know we had those.

Where do you reside? That will help me to answer your questions

well, both my parents are like that. probably worse with my mom
That's why I called it a naija parents thing. not just a man thing.

Chiogo you are just a teenager! so you may be not be in the best position to correct your parents in most cases.

I tried correcting my teacher when I was in secondary school because he was a drunkard. He used the word 'pronouncing' to refer to the growth of the tail feather of a fowl and i thought he was drunk. Later, while I was studying, I felt ashamed. You may be smart but experience is comes to play in many cases.

LOL I know, that's why I said it's best to zip it.

But it's not even moral correction, I dare not. Just regular stuff like say, something on TV.
But yeah basically, I try not to correct them.

agabaI23:

Where do you reside? That will help me to answer your questions

UK.


Agaba: Sometimes a teenager can be smarter than their parent/s.  

kellorah:

UK.


Agaba: Sometimes a teenager can be smarter than their parent/s.  

That was why i said 'many' cases. Having said that, in most cases, they may just be claiming smart when they know nothing except when it has to do with computer games and other technical stuff which most adults have no time to get acquinted with. Ask McCain!

If you live in the UK, you will know cop happy women are. So you sure know what Maggie did for the birds, don't you?