Is this being strict?

[Odusko]

Leaving in a country where young people do questionable things to make quick money,  off course any parents that the child suddenly shows up with huge amounts of money that have never been seen in the history of the family, this demands that he chase the child back with his fortune this is not a bad approach and I support the father for his action 100%.

[Odohu]

I came accross a story about a buy who won #38 million from a bet he staked with #450, but instead of his father celebrating with him and guiding him on how to utilize the money properly, he demanded he return the money Because he doesn't support gambling.

Is the boy up to gambling age? If yes, then he should be matured enough to make his own decisions independent of what the father like. At that age, he should have some level of freedom to pursue his dreams and that money is enough to get him started with life. The story is looking like the boy is underage which is why the father will even have the boldness to order him to return the money. Assuming that he decides to obey the father, Who will he return the money to because I'm sure some casinos will not take the money back if there are no crime committed by the boy and the winning is legitimate? How will he recover the money he would have lost in the past before luck came his way?  

[Agbe]

This might be a repeated thread because I believed, we have discussed exactly this content before. By the way, the father must be a strong religious believer. Those strong religious believer doesn't accept their children gambling win and they don't what their children or wards to participate in gambling. I have seen this in my compound before so it is not a new thing for to Know. The core Christins do not believe gambling as good activity but they see you t as bad behavio.

[Fortify]

I came accross a story about a buy who won #38 million from a bet he staked with #450, but instead of his father celebrating with him and guiding him on how to utilize the money properly, he demanded he return the money Because he doesn't support gambling.

Read more here

This should be a life-changing amount that the boy has won and this is the stand of his father on the source of the income. meanwhile they face the issue of rent renewal which should be due in 2 months time and it should be a case of divine provision. This shows the extent that personal beliefs can prevent rational thinking.

What do you've to say about this

Is the father being strict, or is he just being ignorant?

A little from column A, a little from column B. There are a lot of stupid people in the world, if you are to believe this story, who don't accept help when they most definitely could benefit from it. Forcing this money to be returned benefits no-one except the bookmaker - so the father actually made this supposedly "sinful" company even richer, when realistically he could have given it away to some charity instead. However this is the perfect sort of clickbait journalism story that is very hard to believe but suckers gullible viewers right in. Wait until they get to heaven after waiting for "divine provision" all that time, when God says.. I gave you 38 million to survive on, yet you foolishly handed it back and ignored this precious gift that others would have utilized to the fullest.

[Asiska02]

Is this something that actually happened or it's made up because I cannot even classify this as being strict or ignorant, it's the highest level of stupidity. Does he even know what a win is? This isn't something the boy stole, he earned it through luck and instead of taking the money and advising his kid not to engage in it constantly he asked for the money to be returned, that's unwise.

You can’t say this is unwise of the father or he’s being stupid. If this is the belief the person has towards gambling, then he should be respected. If the guy is still under his parents, he has no choice than to return the money as the father wants. When you know your family is against something and you’re the type that can’t go against your parents rules, then you should not even try and bypass them to do things they don’t like. I don’t see anything wrong with the father seeing gambling wins as something he doesn’t like, the child should have done better and never had got himself involved in the first instance.

Leaving in a country where young people do questionable things to make quick money,  off course any parents that the child suddenly shows up with huge amounts of money that have never been seen in the history of the family, this demands that he chase the child back with his fortune this is not a bad approach and I support the father for his action 100%.

Like knowing truly well where you come from, there are somethings you don’t even try because if you try to impress them with that, you would be wield at and not praised for that actions. So it is better we live by the laws governing our most closest family more, because their laws can’t be broken because you want to impress them or won a fortune they’ve never won in the family before. The families principle should be respected always.

[Hazink]

The father is not serious here…

It have already happened the man failed to stop his son from gambling all the while and now that he won significant amount he want the boy to return it to where exactly? If he want the money to be returned he should also go to the gambling company and make them return all that the boy have gambled with all his life.

Some people and their ill mentality which I can’t say is planted base on their belief or something but what ever the case maybe this money was not stolen or gotten through any illegal or ungodly way the man is really not serious and I don’t call that being strict but that’s stupidity and it will be worst if the boy don’t put that money into good use.

[Itz-prisigold]

I don't know, the dad looks like he is being super unreasonable here. I can understand if he doesn't want to support gambling, and I get it,  everyone has personal beliefs.  However,  in this case, the money has already been won and to just deny it seems nonsensical, especially considering they have real responsibilities like paying rent soon.

I don’t think the issue is simply about holding onto the money and justifying it by saying you are doing it because you don’t support gambling. Personally,  I think he is just missing out on the opportunity to teach his son how to make the most of the money instead of just refusing.

In addition to that,  I think it is a little bit strange to call it, “divine provision”  and still turn it down. I think the dad means well but he is allowing his personal beliefs get in the way of a reasonable approach that could actually  serve the family in a practical way.

[Miles2006]

For the first time I’m seeing such news and had to believe the common saying “ignorance is a disease” I can’t classify what belief is that to an extend returning back gambling win, this is quite funny at same time needs a proper attention otherwise many will be willing to stay poor because of their belief, traditional etc.
if I many ask how’s gambling a negative activity, if the father is given an opportunity to tell the public why he’s sounding in such manner will he be able to explain because I’m curious, there’s no level of explanation that can justify his decision, #30million is enough money to start up something good if only the person knowledgeable enough no doubt many are ready to give all just to earn such profit from gambling.

[Issa56]

I came accross a story about a buy who won #38 million from a bet he staked with #450, but instead of his father celebrating with him and guiding him on how to utilize the money properly, he demanded he return the money Because he doesn't support gambling.

Why is the father against gambling? I think the father is just strict, if not for his strictness he won’t have asked the boy to return the money. If the man is against gambling for any reason best known to the him, at least you just going to advise the boy to know the risk in gambling or the disadvantage of gambling, and he should encourage his son not to gamble again, but since the boy has already won already, he should just guide the boy on what to do with the money. You can even encourage the boy to start a business so that he will stop gambling or something else to do instead of rejecting the money.

[tabas]

I came accross a story about a buy who won #38 million from a bet he staked with #450, but instead of his father celebrating with him and guiding him on how to utilize the money properly, he demanded he return the money Because he doesn't support gambling.

I thought that you mistyped '$' into '#' because it's just 3 & 4 in the keyboard.  But if the currency is in naira, it should be 'N' ?

This should be a life-changing amount that the boy has won and this is the stand of his father on the source of the income. meanwhile they face the issue of rent renewal which should be due in 2 months time and it should be a case of divine provision. This shows the extent that personal beliefs can prevent rational thinking.

What do you've to say about this

Is the father being strict, or is he just being ignorant?

In times of desperation if it came from a genuine source, there's no need to be ignorant with it. Get the money, be happy and pay the rent. That's all, it doesn't need to be tough on both of them. And just tell his boy to stop gambling after winning that much.

[coinlary]

Add Naira there , not everyone  on the forum understand we use # to replace  Naira since it not recognised by most keyboards.

Well we  still have some parent that are vehemently  anti-gmabling. It depends  on the culture and how they are brought up so the father isn't  to blame.  The son himself knows his parent better, at the time of telling them how he got the money , he could have just lied  first then as time goes on he can bring it up jokingly, thiscould have changed the whole narration.

He has no choice now than to use the money to get something or do something  that will make the father think otherwise . If that doesn't  resolve it then he's on his own regarding taking decisions on how to use the money .

[lombok]

In times of desperation if it came from a genuine source, there's no need to be ignorant with it. Get the money, be happy and pay the rent. That's all, it doesn't need to be tough on both of them. And just tell his boy to stop gambling after winning that much.

The choice of being helped by a trustworthy source is a rational involvement to succumb to the strains of pressing life requirement. Focusing on the most basic needs, like housing expenses, will give tranquility to all the parties. A prudent step toward ensuring a sustainable future is to recommend a stop of the risky activities once substantial outcomes are obtained. Freedom to respond in a mature manner to the situation will relieve the family of stress that is unnecessary and therefore ensure harmony.

[Orpichukwu]

I just cant buy this story either.  It feels like one of those internet rumors people spread just to get everyone riled up.  Lets be real - almost nobody, not even folks who cant stand gambling, would actually walk away from $38 million.  If the dad really means it, he us not being noble or logical.  He is just being stubborn, plain and simple.

And I can only also think about this story in this area, and it sounds more unreal than ever being real. Even if the father of the boy can act stubborn when their rent is due and there is also no means to get money to pay the rent, I consider the story also to be unreal unless the man has more untold reasons for why he asked the boy to return the money than what is being shared in the story.

[Joy- maker]

What do you've to say about this

Is the father being strict, or is he just being ignorant?

There are religions that don't supporting gambling, as in those practicing such religion see gambling as a sin. And their children that naturally don't like the religions they were born into, but they are following the religion because of their parents. But even as that there are things they still do despite the religion they are following doesn't support it. So, from what i have said so far this guy father is just being strict, and not ignorant because his religion doesn't support gambling. And there is nothing anybody can say that will change that man mind, because his keeping to his religion.

[GeorgeJohn]

I came accross a story about a buy who won #38 million from a bet he staked with #450, but instead of his father celebrating with him and guiding him on how to utilize the money properly, he demanded he return the money Because he doesn't support gambling.

Actually they're some religion that doesn't support gambling, and i have seen in the forum, a forum member doesn't accept a gambling promoting campaign because of his religion...

If the boy religion doesn't accepts gambling, i think the have the right to accept his son, but if his religion accepts gambling, and the father is ignorant of winning much amount from gambling, i think he deserves a proper explanation from people that's a friend to the man, because sometimes poverty changes narrative of a man, or thinking faculty of a man.

[Samlucky O]

What do you've to say about this

Is the father being strict, or is he just being ignorant?

He's just been ignorant and strict at thesame time. Or will i say he's dump, because I have never even a father kicking against a life changing opportunity like This. Some kind of being strick is just stupidity if you ask me. I know that some parents can be authoritative at times to show supremacy of a father, but not to the extent of kicking against such amount. If I where to be his son who won that amount I will not listen to my father in this one. I prefer to be a disobidient child and be rich than being an obidient child and be poor.

[Sonia_123]

I came accross a story about a buy who won #38 million from a bet he staked with #450, but instead of his father celebrating with him and guiding him on how to utilize the money properly, he demanded he return the money Because he doesn't support gambling.

Read more here

This should be a life-changing amount that the boy has won and this is the stand of his father on the source of the income. meanwhile they face the issue of rent renewal which should be due in 2 months time and it should be a case of divine provision. This shows the extent that personal beliefs can prevent rational thinking.

What do you've to say about this

Is the father being strict, or is he just being ignorant?

Depends on the age of the child, but even at that how and where does he wants the child to return the money to, he should see it as a blessing to solve their financial needs, if he his not in support of gambling, then he should have informed the child or after now advice him to stop, I see that as ignorant.

The son has brought relief to him, he should use the money to solve his needs.

[Kelvinid]

Regardless of such belief, practicality is more important. One cannot survive and live a good life if he stick with his own false belief. ''Useful beliefs provide strength, whereas rigid beliefs can hinder growth'', and that is what exactly his father is doing, he is shutting off a big opportunity that only knocks once.

My advice for the boy, go claim the prize and deal with your father later. Your father may argue with your decision for now but soon he will understand your point. Beliefs are good as long as they are not harming your decisions in life.

[r_victory]

It might seem absurd, but much of this could stem from personal or even religious values. From what I've seen, the winner is old enough to decide for themselves what to do; at least here in Brazil, the age of majority is 18. But, at the same time, we enter the realm of respect for the father/elders, which I believe is taught in most countries. It's difficult to give an opinion on such a delicate matter; many would say: "It's a lot of money, it will change the whole family's life." But, if the problem is due to personal convictions or values ​​that the father follows and also taught his children, in a way he can't go against what he preaches because of money; it's a matter of character, keeping one's word, following a belief. I don't know, the more I think about it, the less I understand...

[Pandorak]

What do you've to say about this

Is the father being strict, or is he just being ignorant?

I think what their father did was simply a matter of principle, not just stubbornness, he viewed gambling in a negative light, considering it unacceptable even though it seemed profitable, with the chance to turn their lives around for the better, thanks to the big win his son had just scored.

On the other hand, if we look at it logically, such a decision does ignore reality, especially since their family needed money for a rent extension at the time, his father should have been grateful that they could get out of this problem so easily, his father seemed unwise in responding to the situation. Unless his father is someone who is wealthy, that’s a different story.