08/09/2025
I was at the hospital recently, and I saw how parents whose children were in critical conditions were patient with doctors and nurses. Everything they were told to do no matter how it sounded,they did. Go and buy these drugs, remove his shirts, carry him, and blah blah blah. The obedience ,the patience they exhibited with humility, was beyond me.
There was one whose child was convulsing, she was shouting at first, when the nurses shouted back at her ,they didn't even collect the boy from him,She eventually calmed her nerves, the next thing I heard was nurse, please now help me check this child don't let my effort concerning this child be a waste, I use God beg you. The nurse replied her " Madam, I can't collect the baby. The doctor is not on his seat ,you better remove his clothes, get a wet towel, and wipe the baby's body.
Even though the situations were not pleasant and i pray no parent will go through such,I learnt some lessons.
I saw parents who would go to their children schools and be shouting on the teachers who helped in correcting their children exercised a lot of patience even when the child was dying.
I saw parents who wouldn't allow school owners to talk before insulting him or her kept quiet even with the non challant attitudes and from the nurses.
I saw parents who would quickly change the school of their children whenever there was a small issue that stayed put even when the services rendered at the hospital were questionable.
They didn't show their social class, they didn't speak big english for nurses and doctors, they didn't rush to slap the rude nurses, they didn't rush to take the child to another hospital. They were humble and were silently praying for their children.
I made me wonder, are these the same parents we see in schools everyday?can parents do the same with school and teachers? Can they exercise patience and discuss with the school and teachers on the way forward about their wards?
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