By John Ogunsemore
Media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde aka Daddy Freeze has advised parents to make their retirement plans without depending on their children financially in old age.
He said depending on one’s children financially should not be normalised or it would breed a “generational curse”.
The controversial On-Air-Personality and social media influencer said this in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
“It’s ok to support ur parents financially if they need it. What is NOT OK is to normalise it and expect ur children to support you financially.
“If your parents used u as a retirement plan, don’t emulate them! Break the generational curse!” he said.
However, Daddy Freeze’s assertion elicited reactions from his followers.
Kingsley Ohia said, “Even if your parents are billionaires, there is always joy in their faces when they receive something from you as a son or daughter and there are blessings attached to it.
“That we are supporting our parents is not because they don’t have retirement plan but because they are the reason behind our success, therefore we must to our best to put smiles on their faces.”
Ukanwa Augustine said, “Training of one’s children, and empowering them with good education, skills and employment, should be considered as ways of the retirement plans.”
Human Samtoba said, “This is a situation where they don’t give anything to their parents but end up serving as slaves to pastors and churches. In most cases, pastors are the problems of young people, not their parents.”
Onuoha Ifeanyi said, “I am very happy to be used as retirement benefits by my parents. They gave their all to make sure I survived and succeed in life and you want to let me believe that it’s not their right to depend on me? Who should then take care of their old age? We are not in western world where government takes care of their people so let’s not go that direction.
“In fact we should encourage everyone to take good care of their parents instead of discouraging them.”