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Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by Wotowotoman: 7:54pm On May 13
Skydiv:
A friend of mine and his wife have been having a series of misunderstandings for some time now. He has asked his wife to leave the house because he is no longer interested in their relationship. The wife, a nursing mother, said she needed time to care for her newborn baby.


They had a serious argument, the lady packed her belongings and left the 2 kids behind a 3 years old boy, and a 3 months baby girl. My friend was shouting furiously that he would bury the kids, and even pointed at a spot to bury them if they didn't make it to the following day, that the woman can not blackmail him with the kids.

Both kids were crying seriously. I went inside the house and carried both kids, my friend started yelling at me that I should drop the kids, or else, he would do something stupid. Instantly, I became very angry and dared him that you cannot do anything, you are a heartless beast who doesn't deserve a child.

He went in and pushed me and the kids outside, then locked the doors and went away, both kids were still crying on my arms. I begged their neighbour to help me carry the eldest child; luckily, the 3 month old baby fell asleep on my arms. They live in a very remote area, so for me to get access to a cab or bike will take over 30 minutes of walking having no other option we started the long walk. After around 10 minutes of walking, it started raining, so I covered the newborn baby with my shirt. We saw the mother on our way, and walked past her she didn't even care.

While under the rain, the baby started crying, the mother couldn't withstand the sight of seeing her kids and me in the rain crying, so she ran to us and started crying and begging me to hand her the newborn baby, which I did, and she started breastfeeding the baby who stopped crying and fell asleep. Luckily we saw a keke that carried us and took the girl to her family home.

Reflecting back, something was telling me that I overstepped my boundaries, that I shouldn't have cared about the kids if their parents didn't. That I should have just walked away quietly. So I humbly ask, did I overstep my boundaries?
Ogbeni, I don’t believe this Tales by Moonlight. I dare you to show a picture of you and the kids on that fateful day angry
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by Banhammy717: 8:13pm On May 13
Please report the incident at the nearest police station.
Narrate the story as it went.
Let police confirm that the children and their mother are still alive in good health.
Then let your family members be aware also.
There's limit to every good deeds.
Morally, you've done well, but legally, the custodian of every child lies in the hand of the parent, unless court decide otherwise.
Good luck
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by emmaattack: 8:31pm On May 13
You did the right thing. Don't blame yourself.
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by Lordsammy57: 8:43pm On May 13
You did very well. Thank you
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by mctech(m): 9:42pm On May 13
Skydiv:
The aggression is visibly present in the son already, from my observation that very day, the son was trying to cover his mum's breast with her clothes so she wouldn't be able to breastfeed his baby sister the mum pushed him away, could you believe the 3 year old boy put his baby sister's hands in his mouth and bit her? At a slight provocation, he starts scattering and throwing things away.
The family is demonised!
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by flexyrule(m): 10:51pm On May 13
There are some words that have become popular in recent years.

I think social media has helped these buzzwords gain popularity and a lot of ignorant folks swallow them hook, line and sinker.

An example is the word "boundary"...

You carried out an act that should be honoured with a medal of valour. Yet, you're concerned about boundaries.

What fking boundary?
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by Skydiv(op): 11:31pm On May 13
Wotowotoman:
Ogbeni, I don’t believe this Tales by Moonlight. I dare you to show a picture of you and the kids on that fateful day angry
And what do I stand to gain from such tales by moonlight? The way some of you think is baffling.
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by Skydiv(op): 11:47pm On May 13
The lady called me today, thanking me for the kindness I showed towards the kids that day. She was pleading with me to forgive her heartless attitude. According to her, arrangements are being made by her family to conduct a DNA test for both kids. That my friend will pay half, her family will pay the other half, if the kids are his, he will refund the family's payment and if they are not his, the family will refund his half. But the beast doesn't, have a dime, and I told her boldly that I will no longer involve myself in their marital disputes. She said her family has tried to reach out to the beast of a friend but he is not picking up his calls, and he is nowhere to be found. He can go to hell for all I care, I'm cutting him off for good.
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by Trojan8(m): 6:25am On May 14
How did you become friends with such a crazy person?

I really pity you sha. One day the supposed anger would be yours to deal with. Better cut him off ASAP. A man talking about where he would bury his kids is unheard of. Totally disgusting
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by BRATISLAVA: 8:04am On May 14
What kind of gender is op Seun? Leave the genders as they were, so we can know the origin of foolish threads (not this one) when we see the gender.
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by BRATISLAVA: 8:06am On May 14
Skydiv:
The lady called me today, thanking me for the kindness I showed towards the kids that day. She was pleading with me to forgive her heartless attitude. According to her, arrangements are being made by her family to conduct a DNA test for both kids. That my friend will pay half, her family will pay the other half, if the kids are his, he will refund the family's payment and if they are not his, the family will refund his half. But the beast doesn't, have a dime, and I told her boldly that I will no longer involve myself in their marital disputes. She said her family has tried to reach out to the beast of a friend but he is not picking up his calls, and he is nowhere to be found. He can go to hell for all I care, I'm cutting him off for good.
How did you get to know such a wicked man? Do you have anything in common with him? You mean to say you never knew he was this foolish and narcissistic, and a potential murderer before?

You only know it now, he never showed you any signs at all?
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by Skydiv(op): 9:19am On May 14
BRATISLAVA:
How did you get to know such a wicked man? Do you have anything in common with him? You mean to say you never knew he was this foolish and narcissistic, and a potential murderer before?

You only know it now, he never showed you any signs at all?
We've been friends for a long time. He was even the engineer who handled my building project, back then. I wasn't always in town due to the nature of my job, and as such we were not that close physically. We both lost contact for almost a decade, but when we renewed our friendship people were always complaining to me that my G was too violent and aggressive. He wasn't like this when I knew him.
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by rita25(f): 3:13pm On May 14
stay away from him,he will cause chaos someday ,may you not be nearby.you did the best thing at that time
Skydiv:
It's like you read my mind. I'm cutting him off, he is too harsh and extremely violent, I've complained to him times without numbers. This is somebody his community and family members were making a jest of that he cannot marry, keep a relationship, or produce kids due to his violent nature. The day his first son was delivered he felt like going to NTA to make a public announcement that he finally has a child. But here you are saying you'll bury same kids
Re: Did I Overstep My Boundaries by BRATISLAVA: 4:27pm On May 14
Skydiv:
We've been friends for a long time. He was even the engineer who handled my building project, back then. I wasn't always in town due to the nature of my job, and as such we were not that close physically. We both lost contact for almost a decade, but when we renewed our friendship people were always complaining to me that my G was too violent and aggressive. He wasn't like this when I knew him.
You might've given heed to what they were telling you. Now you've seen it first hand the type of person he is.

You may be his next victim if you continue your involvement with him.
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