Music star Waje [real names Aituaje Iruobe], has opened up on some of her misgivings in life as a single mum, stressing that she would make sure her daughter doesn’t repeat the same mistakes she made by being put in the family way outside wedlock.
In a recent chat, the mother of one said: “I’m a mother but I know where to draw the line. It is because I don’t want her to make the same mistakes I made. I feel like some of the decisions I made was because I was raised differently…
“Our parents taught us what they knew as the truth, but what you know as the truth might not be the truth. Another thing is that parents do not tell their children why certain behaviors should be avoided.
“For example, parents say, ‘don’t drink because I said so’ and not ‘don’t drink because it is bad for your health’; but I’m learning that for the children of this age, you have to tell them all the reasons why they should not do certain things.
“While my daughter was growing up, I took up the reward method; you do good, you get good. There was a consequence for every action.”