Emmadoc:
You have done well

blingxx:
Typical African mentality . Black man is cursed..

thebosstrevor1:


The child lives in his father house, do you even think at all, who pays the fees for the child, if the child can pay the school fees then he can collect any gift he or she likes.

Any small thing, you shout Nigerian mentality, you have a low opinion of yourself if you are Nigerian

Ekpekaycee:
This smacks of inferiority complex. When a child whose mum is a caterer does birthday, his/her classmates may eat more than enough cake maybe without drink. The day of a drink dealer, they may have enough drinks but maybe no cake. The father of the celebrant may just be an importer of such products and want to use the opportunity to humor his child's classmates.

atiku4President:

You are entitled to your opinion. However, I doubt if you have any; hence you have quickly resorted to insults. I doubt if you understand the way the minds of children work. Perhaps, when you have one, you will learn the hard way.

Sebastine1994:
Please schools should stop celebrating birthdays in school, please, biko. I use God beg you.

I sent my child to school to learn and not to celebrate birthdays, I came back from work one day and saw this play station 4 in a carton, I asked them who own. they said my daughter classmates celebrated her birthday and shared these gift to them.

I quickly ask them to reparkage the gift and take it back to the school, before I return from work the next day.

MY REASON IS THIS: all fingers are not equal, when it is my daughter's birthday they would be expecting a gift of equal amount.

The parent may be rich and I am not, they give my child what I can't afford for her which is a recipe for greed. she should be contented with what I can afford,

These her young mind should be moulded early to adapt to reality.

These private schools are encouraging these evil act, it may affect the child tommorow.

please push to front page to expose the dangers of school birthday.

Finemoore:


You are wrong.. The op has made his intention know that he can't afford d same gift when it is time for his daughter's birthday.. Truly he has point there, the parents of pupils who shared d expensive gift will be expecting something more sophisticate in return.

Don't accept what u can't return as favor especially when it is a do me I do you parole.

Truvel:
Ur Reasons Are Immature & Unreasonable. What Is Wrong Accepting Gifts 4rm A Birthday Celebrant? And What Is Evil Abt D Act? What U Did May Seem Good In Ur Eyes But It's Wrong. U Are Ignorantly Discouraging, Cheerful Giving, Love, Peace & Harmony Among D Pupils,teachers & Parents. 4 Returning D Gift, U Av Given Dem Wrong Impressions Abt Urself & Abt Ur Kids.

NaijaCr7:


If what was shared was fanta and biscuit....will he return it ?

Shile981:
All these hypocrites saying the O.P has poverty mentality should just shut up with their stupid opinion. The man was right to have returned the gift to teach his ward good morals,, why on Earth will a celebrant give PS4 as gifts in a school ? why didn't he gift textbooks or educational materials to them? Contentment, Respect and Obedience are one of the core values you should imbibe in your children

Sebastine1994:
Please schools should stop celebrating birthdays in school, please, biko. I use God beg you.

I sent my child to school to learn and not to celebrate birthdays, I came back from work one day and saw this play station 4 in a carton, I asked them who own. they said my daughter classmates celebrated her birthday and shared these gift to them.

I quickly ask them to reparkage the gift and take it back to the school, before I return from work the next day.

MY REASON IS THIS: all fingers are not equal, when it is my daughter's birthday they would be expecting a gift of equal amount.

The parent may be rich and I am not, they give my child what I can't afford for her which is a recipe for greed. she should be contented with what I can afford,

These her young mind should be moulded early to adapt to reality.

These private schools are encouraging these evil act, it may affect the child tommorow.

please push to front page to expose the dangers of school birthday.

kingxsamz:


Did his daughter's school make it mandatory that he must return the favor when it's his daughter's birthday?
Is his daughter the only child in that school?
Hasn't his daughter been receiving stuff during other children's birthdays in her school?
So why does he think he is in a competition?

deepwater:


Calm down
Your kids don run you street
It's a format in the old books
Na them gather buy the PS4
they used that format to get your acceptance to keep the game at home and use it without tour disturbance.
We did this decades ago with gameboy!

Wiseandtrue:

Some people sef

Did they put a gun to your head that you must reciprocate

Either you returned the gift or not when it's your daughter's birthday, they will expect you to do something

It's left for you to know how to handle the situation!

Stop making life difficult for your daughter because you are poor! Shuuuuuoo

Sebastine1994:
Please schools should stop celebrating birthdays in school, please, biko. I use God beg you.

I sent my child to school to learn and not to celebrate birthdays, I came back from work one day and saw this play station 4 in a carton, I asked them who own. they said my daughter classmates celebrated her birthday and shared these gift to them.

I quickly ask them to reparkage the gift and take it back to the school, before I return from work the next day.

MY REASON IS THIS: all fingers are not equal, when it is my daughter's birthday they would be expecting a gift of equal amount.

The parent may be rich and I am not, they give my child what I can't afford for her which is a recipe for greed. she should be contented with what I can afford,

These her young mind should be moulded early to adapt to reality.

These private schools are encouraging these evil act, it may affect the child tomorrow.

please push to front page to expose the dangers of school birthday.

themaestro08:


Please shut up! . Bla bla bla! You are the first person to raise a child, yeah I see .

Children as early as 10 should have accces to video games, and computers. Its vital in aiding their education.

What's wrong with the gift? Very shitty mentality

In the age of technology the best thing you can do any child is to expose him/her to any technology at an early age, it has proved to be worthy investment and you are here saying utter rubbish

NurseJay:
Hmmmm the things I want to type are not nice so let me read comments instead.

Shile981:
All these hypocrites saying the O.P has poverty mentality should just shut up with their stupid opinion. The man was right to have returned the gift to teach his ward good morals,, why on Earth will a celebrant give PS4 as gifts in a school ? why didn't he gift textbooks or educational materials to them? Contentment, Respect and Obedience are one of the core values you should imbibe in your children

Kendumazy:
Was asked to attend my niece PTA meeting sometimes ago and during the discussion, this birthday issue came up.

I pointed out all my observations to the parents and school authority which I had noticed a long time ago.

1. Some teachers gives priority and respect to some parents due to some parents bringing nice and lots of birthday celebration items for their kids to the school. Mostly handling it over to the child teacher in doing the sharing. Parents who can't afford to do this are seen as paupers and treated anyhow. Seen first hand of such treatment in a school. No understanding of all fingers are not equal.

2. Kids don't understand if a parent has the fund to foot the school birthday celebration. They want to have it done at all cost. You don't do it for them, they either get sick or don't go to school that day or starts behaving irrationally.

Most parents and school authority attested to this facts. Infact, the school authority said a female teacher was recently sacked due to her looking down on a parent because of the parent not celebrating her child birthday in school. Very honest and wonderful proprietor.

At the end of the day, the school and parents concluded on canceling any birthday celebration in school.

The teacher should just ask the whole class to sing for the celebrant.
The celebrant should come with 3 different stories book which will be announced on the assembly ground. The story book should be kept in the school Library, if any pupil is interested in reading it, he or she can always go to the school Library to read it.

AFvckingAlpha:
The fvck

Niggarr!!


Disgusting!

This is what a poverty stricken mind can cause!

The oppression just start!!

Hustle o! So you nor go perform this rubbish wey just happen for here.

I got nothing else to say but hustle!!

Martinez39s:
If people expect you to spend beyond your means, will you spend? As long as no one can force you to pay, people's expectation shouldn't be a problem.

thebosstrevor1:


That is a different stuff, food, cakes, etc but when it comes to expensive gifts, that is a big No, that kid can put pressure on the parent to do similar stuff or he can be tempted as a parent to outdo the other parents, na how government stealing and unnecessary debts they start.