Caught Unawares

My former boss waited 29 years to have children.

He got married at 31 and got his set of triplets by natural conception and birth at the age of 60.

His wife delivered the babies at the age of 55.

The testimonies were shared everywhere

Glory!!!

My boss is 75 years old now, his wife is 70,

They have exhausted all their savings on the triplet's school fees, family summer holidays and other expenditures

I added the holidays because when i was working with him, he travelled to Dubai and the UK with the children every year without fail.

Anyway, they are broke now.

The children are fifteen years old and my boss has placed his house at Ayobo for sale. He is also selling his plots of land at ibadan and bakery at Mowe.

He said he needs to pay school fees for this term desperately and invest the rest towards next year's school fees and preparation for the children's university education.

I asked him what inheritance he would be leaving for the children after several years of hard work?

He said there was no other way to give the children the best he could if he didnt sell off his properties.

He is also asking me to oversee the trust fubd he is looking to set up for the triplet's education from the proceeds of the sale.

I know he ia calculating that if he should go on to be with the Lord at anytime, i will have to support his children with my resources.

(I had been supporting him financially for a few months)

I sincerely think it is a bad idea to have children when you are old.

The struggle this man is going through at the moment is heart breaking.

He could barely function anymore and is in a hurry to sort out his affairs so that his children will not be left unprovided for.

Please sir, encourage people to have their children early.

Raise your children with the strength of your youth and spend time with them until they are able to stand on their feet.

God bless you sir

Atilade O.