Fathers and Children's right

Picked up my boys from school this morning for their midterm break

Me: Boys, how were your results for midterm tests

Older boy: I did good.

Younger boy: He did good

Me: Mathematics?

Older Boy: That Script is not out yet

Younger Boy: They have not given him the script for that yet

Me: Why are you answering for your older brother

Younger boy: Sir, you said if he does not pass mathematics, we will not have summer vacation. So we are all studying and preparing for the tests together. I know we did good this time

Older Boy: But I am in Arts class now and we don't really need maths like that

Me: You must still have at least a credit in it

Silence...

Me: What did you score in Agric?

Older Boy: I don't do it

Me: What about Biology?

Older Boy: I don't do it

Me: What about CRK?

Older Boy: 20/20

Me: Government?

Older Boy: 19/20

Me: Civics?

Older Boy: 20/20

Me thinking what other subjects do they do in this new curriculum?

Older Boy: Daddy, you did Arts too, right?

Me: Yes, I did

Older Boy: What did you score in Mathematics?

Me: My summer vacations were spent in Awe, I was hawking pepper and yams and local sponge,  and so on for my grandmother.

Older Boy: Daddy, what did you score in Mathematics, sir?

Me: (I increased the volume of the music playing and started singing along)

Older Boy: Daddy?

Me: When we get home, remember you will be washing this car, you must make yourself useful on this break. I love you

Older Boy: Daddy? What did you score in maths

I ignored and whistled.

There are things that a father has a right to demand of his children. One of them is that they must do better than he did in life, starting with a credit in mathematics.