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Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 11:45pm On Oct 12, 2016
moji26:
tanx,i appreciate dis so much
Apologise to Onegai.No one here is not interested in getting you in a better shape even if they say harsh things to you.You need to take it because you're the one who needs the help.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 10:41pm On Oct 12, 2016
checkengine:
I am interested in your story but as I read further, I begin to get feelers of garnishing. If my memory serves me right, anti natal doesn't start at 3 months. If you talk about going to the hospital for checkups because you are ill, that's a different ball game. I may be wrong sha about the anti natal stuff sha.

Meanwhile, a well articulated question was thrown at you and you are yet to provide any tangible response. It will help your course to be truthful 100%.

CheckEngine
Ideally,at 3mths antenatal should start.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 7:44pm On Oct 12, 2016
ifyalways:
@Thorpido, can you also seek the mother's opinion of the baby daddies, for all we know, Moji26 could be lying about them especially the last one.

@Onegai, kiss . Nothing new, it's the nld way.
I will ask her.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 3:16pm On Oct 12, 2016
doveda:
I don't know why people are castigating Onegai. For me, I think, she has spoken well.
The Op needs tough love no doubt.She doesn't have a grip on herself.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 1:09pm On Oct 12, 2016
Onegai:
You know what? All this is getting pretty annoying. Allow me to leave this young lady to you guys.

Jaybee3, thorpido and ifyalways, let us leave this matter, we have become monsters o. Abeg free this matter. To your tents o Israel smiley

Thorpido, getting rid of the tab is not about money, it's about her showing she's willing to do whatever it takes: let's start getting rid of all the things that are of the past.
Don't give up just yet.smiley
The tab is probably the only internet enabled device she has.I don't think she needs to dispose that.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 12:57pm On Oct 12, 2016
Onegai:
Listen to me. Open your ears and listen to me.

You need to get your life in order. It is wake-up time. No more excuses, go and sell that tab NOW. Go and apologise to your mother and you better kneel down for her. I'm going to call you in a short while and I want you to be quiet the entire conversation. We are going to have a talk. Is your whatsapp working now?
I don't think she needs to sell the tab.It's not an expensive one though I didn't really look at the model.It's got a crack on the screen so it's not worth that trouble.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 11:19am On Oct 12, 2016
ifyalways:
What are her reasons?

Please when you can, meet with the mom so we can know the real truth.
She says the man is abusive.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 10:54am On Oct 12, 2016
ifyalways:
@Thorpido, there's definitely food in the house. Her mother is angry with her and she is too proud to apologize or maybe she is even doing inyanga for the mom ie revolting like a baby that she unfortunately is by refusing to eat.

I think she needs to first apologize to her mother. Then we can also come in and help resolve whatever lingering issues she has with her mom. She must be made to understand that she must respect,obey, help and listen to her mother so long as she lives with her. Once that is settled then we can talk about getting her external help like counselling. If at all help in the form of setting her up for business should be rendered, I'm of the opinion that it should be AFTER delivery and she has shown considerable progress in her behavioral pattern and life decisions but methinks its best she works and earn money herself for setting up whatever business she wants. That is the first step in taking responsibility for ones life.

I can send you the money to register her for ante natal. To you directly and strictly for her ante natals.
I agree with all you have written.It's the best for her situation.
I want to see the mum tomorrow morning and hopefully when I get to talk to her,we all can know what the next step will be.

One thing I picked from the conversation in her house is that the mum wants her to stay with the man that got her pregnant but she doesn't want the relationship any longer.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 10:39am On Oct 12, 2016
Onegai:
I actually thought sending her out would be a good idea but she would stvpidly jump into the arms of another bad guy or simply take up solicitation. She is like all those Black American girls called Shanaynae or Lakeisha. What about Gele tying, she can earn a decent income from it every Thursday to Saturday, all she needs is a chair, an umbrella and pins and she can pitch her tent at every open field there's a party going on in.

So they don't want to feed her and her son?
If she was African American she would qualify as a Lakeisha.
She needs to do something but I don't know what she can do.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 10:34am On Oct 12, 2016
Onegai:
Thorpido, please does she have that weird pregnancy sickness that Kate Middleton has?
No,just the normal weakness,nausea and vomiting.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 10:32am On Oct 12, 2016
Onegai:
Sanchez01 there's food in the house, she's fighting her mum and came here to drop that line and the other line about Suicide. If we give her a bottle of Sniper, she ain't drinking it.

Thorpido, thanks for this. But what do they mean, "follow any stranger anywhere"?
From what I saw,no breakfast yet.

They don't know me,so she can't go anywhere with me.The people I met in her house said no and spoke to the mum on phone who also said no.She protested though.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m):
ifyalways:
Nothing but laziness, vain ego and sense of entitlement is wrong with the OP.

She emailed me threatening to kill herself if we don't give her money today which I promptly told her to go ahead please as I'm sure I owe her nothing.


Her mom will definitely take care of the baby when and if she puts to bed. She got her a nanny, she won't turn her back on her when she delivers.

OP, prolly needs money to flex, buy new stuff or travel out of the country.

She just have to grow up and take charge of her life. She doesn't need money nor is starving.
@first bolded,she's frustrated.She cried all the while I was there.

@second bolded,I'm not too sure about this.She's having a frosty relationship with the mum.The mother is actually threatening to send her out.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 10:14am On Oct 12, 2016
ifyalways:
@Thorpido, Welldone and God bless.

What does she need money for?
Healthwise,she'll need to go to a clinic.She also needs to get roperly registered for ante-natal.

On the longer term,she needs a source of income.She needs to learn a skill that can bring in income for her or start a trade.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m):
Update

I've been to her house.I saw a young lady in distress.She's pregnant and ill(just first trimester blues).
She obviously has marital(unmarital actually) issues with the man she's pregnant for now-he's physically abusive too cos she showed me a mark on her body.
She also has issues with her mum.Her mum has been the one taking care of her but seems she's fed up with her and they are not getting along now.
I can confirm she was in SA(couldn't see her passport with the visa because she said she misplaced it) but I saw other documents.She was repatriated.she has a son that was born in SA.

Like some of you here feel,I saw a lady who obviously has a disjointed life.Poor choices and and an inability to put things right in her life.She will need long term counselling like some of you suggested.
However,I can confirm she needs money now.She presently attends an unorthodox
Maternity clinic.
I couldn't get her out of the house because I met some people there who said she just going go with a stranger.Her mum called too while there and said they shouldn't let her out with anyone.I plan to meet with the mum tomorrow.

If anyone wants to see documents I could send pictures to you.
Cc: Onegai,Funjosh,Ifyalways,Jaybee3,Pickkabeau1,Mizmycoli,Mindfulness,Efemenaxy
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 11:22pm On Oct 11, 2016
moji26:
hello sir, I'm having a low battery since morning due to Nija electricity, my battery is low Sir, I will die soon if I dnt get any help, pls come and verify me tomorrow, I'm having difficulties with low battery
You could have gone to a business center to charge your phone since.It is just N50.
Please charge your phone this night and let me know if I can meet you at 7am tomorrow at Igando bust stop.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 7:45pm On Oct 11, 2016
Onegai:
Don't trouble yourself. If anyone wants to help the OP, they can send her a message. Her phone has been off all day, so I'll just assume this is over.

Kaboninc and Thorpido, your idea will need an accountant and a lawyer. Plus someone who has experience in either fundraising or welfare. Someone genuine (I know a lady, but she has her hands full with her own NGO). So that's somewhere to start.
Yea.Kaboninc's idea is good but will involve a lot of people(professionals).It's great when it's something big and will involve more donors to the cause.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 7:13pm On Oct 11, 2016
kaboninc:
Or you can open a trust fund or set up a trustee account. Have a group of people to organise and manage it. The group will be responsible for finding the school, liaising with the school and the trust company and administering the fund. They'll instrust the trust company on the modalities of payment.

That means you have a professional managing your funds and a team working with the firm.
Great idea.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 4:50pm On Oct 11, 2016
Onegai:
I think it is because we treat contraceptives as a dirty word in Nigeria if you're not married. Imagine getting contraceptive subsidised at a Govt facility and those matrons giving you side eye.

My siblings used to tell me about young girls brought by their parents to hospital, the girls would be swearing that they didn't even associate with boys outside of school and the parents will be spending money paying for malaria test, typhoid test when the simple truth lay in front of their noses.

Blank, keepingmum, do you remember her initial moniker? She keeps choosing bad guys, after one baby she is still not keeping herself safe, she has learnt a trade but doesn't want to use it (instead she wants money to start a business, won't say what) and is expecting the world owes her help and making up silly tales to wring people's hearts. I dunno, but I think if we can get an NGO to agree to take the baby when born for a closed adoption, then we help financially AFTER the adoption has been confirmed (NGO from another state). Abortion if she's at 3 months is tricky and we don't want her claiming afterwards that she was forced to abort. We also don't want her claiming she was forced to sell her baby. Sometimes, loving a child is not enough and I would rather see a child with parents that will keep baby safe, not keeping a child beside you, suffering, when you know you're not the type mentally strong enough to beba good parent.

There's something called Safe Surrender, practised abroad, for mothers who want to safely give their babies up for adoption. I think an NGO should be formed around that idea: every LGA and GH and health centre and town hall has flyers with safe locations where you can drop a baby and walk away, no questions asked. But you don't come back.

Btw, a lot of NGOs are run for profit in Nigeria. So maybe a church/ mosque be involved cc Jaybe3
True @bolded.The irony of it is that young people are having sex.Parents pretend like it's something their kids won't do but they're already doing it.It's better to make them more aware so they can make better choices.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 4:27pm On Oct 11, 2016
Mindfulness:
Are the other African countries they run their projects in so much better?
I guess they can't be everywhere.
I can't say much about other countries but Nigeria sure has a bad rep.

Nigeria is king of fraud.
I hope their reason is just because they can't cover all areas.
A few days ago I was discussing with some colleagues on how the HIV/AIDS and Polio money was being spent.Not impressive.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 4:22pm On Oct 11, 2016
Mindfulness:
Birth control pills should be free of charge or very cheap like in some other countries. It would prevent many unwanted pregnancies and suffering for both - parents and children.
True.
People are having sex but the society is not pro-active towards sex and prevention of pregnancy here.I'm really alarmed at the number of young people seeking for an abortion monthly.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 4:17pm On Oct 11, 2016
Mindfulness:
undecided

I don't know why.

I was only interested in sponsoring education for the girl child when I came across the organization.
I guess it's bad report.They might have heard of bad practices here in Nigeria and believe the money won't go to the right places.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 4:12pm On Oct 11, 2016
Mindfulness:
I am asking myself the same question. Is it naivety? Doesn't she know how to prevent a pregnancy?
If her story is real,I'll say it's naivety and carelessness.Quite a number of young girls are that way,sexually active but not having a contraceptive plan in place.Most rely on after morning pills.
Family › Re: Maternity Photoshoot Of Pregnant Woman, With Her Husband And Children by thorpido(m): 3:44pm On Oct 11, 2016
Okijajuju1:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/4341945_instaimage3_jpeg83522414841b259e5ad5077e8a5d10d6


Why is it that big though?
She must be carrying multple conception.I'm sure it's twins(or triplets).
Family › Re: . by thorpido(m): 2:36pm On Oct 11, 2016
Jumaii:
I am grateful Sir. Thanks for the enlightenment ,
You're welcome.

Be strong about your situation.Be positive.
It will turn out well.
Celebrities › Re: Ruth Kadiri's Armpit Hair Sets Fans' Tongue Wagging (Photos) by thorpido(m): 2:28pm On Oct 11, 2016
She said it's for a movie.It's part of the make-up.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 2:20pm On Oct 11, 2016
Mindfulness:
You're welcome darling.

A friend of mine is sponsoring three kids via this organization. He has been doing it for a long time now and even visited the region where these kids are from with his wife several times. He has confirmed the development initiated by this organization and the people supporting it. If you join, you will get an annual report about the projects initiated and completed. You can join any time and you can cancel your membership any time too. It's not expensive but you will make a huge difference.

E-hugs. kiss kiss
Do they support kids in Africa?
Family › Re: . by thorpido(m): 2:17pm On Oct 11, 2016
Jumaii:
Yes, thanks a lot doc. One more question. How do i determine which one is right for me?
Usually,when you visit a family planning clinic,they will ask you some questions.
*Age
*Weight
*History of health issues
*Family history of health issues
*How many kids you have
*Long term goals e.g do you still want more kids,the years in-between etc

All these help to determine which is best for you.
Family › Re: . by thorpido(m): 1:39pm On Oct 11, 2016
Jumaii:
Good afternoon. Please what is the effect of long term family planning? Say for a duration of 5 years?
Usually when you go off family planning contraceptives,it will take some time for your normal cycle to return.
Also depending on what method you are using,there are some side effects like weight gain,slight increase in blood pressure and discomforts/mild pain in the body.
I hope I answered your question.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 1:31pm On Oct 11, 2016
Op,Moji where are you ooo?
Charge phone quick make you come answer us o.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 1:11pm On Oct 11, 2016
Dyt:
Ok
Here
grin
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 1:07pm On Oct 11, 2016
EfemenaXY:
Onegai, Ifyalways, and Thorpido...

Question for you: I've been toying with the idea for sometime of sponsoring a child in need in Naija with their Education. Ideally, a young child in nursery to start with. How can this be done without being tricked? Or the money for the child diverted elsewhere?

Is this possible? What would I need to do and know? My preference is for a little girl.
It's possible and that's a great gesture.I could help you source for a girl child with a genuine need.The money for the school fees shouldn't be given to the parent(s) however.It should either be paid directly to the school or sent to someone trustworthy who can make such payments on your behalf.
Family › Re: People Please Have Mercy On Me Before I Die by thorpido(m): 1:02pm On Oct 11, 2016
Dyt:
Yes
Can I paste it here?
It's GTB and it will be instant
angry I said your grandma's birth certificate first and you're about giving me your acct.Won't you be verified first?

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