ARE ALL PARENTS THIS STUPID?
You would never raise your child the way that parent does. Of course, neither would they.
Nobody thinks their decisions are unreasonable. Nobody believes their own explanations are excuses. And almost everybody believes they are doing their best.
GET THE BOOK →
It is easy to recognise bad parenting when it belongs to someone else.
The harder question is what happens when the parent is convinced they are right, the child is quietly paying the price, and everybody around them has learned to call it normal.
What parents tell themselves
I am doing this for my child. I know what is best. They will understand when they grow up.
What children experience
Confusion. Silence. Questions they are afraid to ask. And memories they may carry much longer than anyone expects.
Some family stories are difficult because they feel familiar.
Meet a family whose ordinary moments invite extraordinary questions. Not because every character is terrible, but because good intentions do not automatically produce good decisions.
One minute.
A father says it. A boy waits. A seemingly small moment becomes a question about attention, promises and what children learn when adults repeatedly fail to show up.
A burned hand.
Sometimes the consequences of adult decisions are not abstract. They are painfully real, and somebody has to live with them.
A lie at a filling station.
A family story becomes more complicated when the explanations people give themselves begin to collide with what actually happened.
Forty-one seconds.
A recording made in secret raises a question nobody in the family can comfortably ignore.
Nobody in this story is a villain. That is the problem.
A family story about the things we normalise.
This is fiction that asks real questions about childhood, adult responsibility, family relationships and the stories we tell ourselves to justify our behaviour.
A few things worth knowing.
Is this a parenting textbook?
No. It is a fictional family story that explores difficult questions about parenting, childhood and adult behaviour.
What will I receive after payment?
You will receive access to the digital PDF edition through your completed order and its download email.
Is this the complete story?
This ₦1,000 edition contains Parts One and Two, Chapters 1–11. The story continues beyond this edition.
How much does it cost?
The digital edition costs ₦1,000.
Before you judge another parent, look a little closer.
Read the story. Meet the family. Follow the decisions. Then decide what the title really means.
GET YOUR COPY — ₦1,000 →