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Love and Music in their Hearts
They say you can't do it
.. but I say you can For many years as I went about my weekend routine of doing all those
They say you can't make it, chores around our house I would regularly hear the sound of a piano playing and
...but I'm telling you, you will!
singing in the background. One of our neighbours has always had a love of music
They say it's not coming,
and obviously the family enjoyed gathering around the piano on the weekend. The
...I say it's near.
They say "it's never done, impossible!" music and singing was never something that was hard to take, in fact I often found
....but I'm sure you can! myself humming or singing away with a song that I knew well.
They say, you can't get there,
....but I'm sure if you take a step at a time, you're there. Living in a fairly relaxed and quiet suburban area does have many pluses,
however, this little bonus of weekend enjoyment was something I looked forwarded
You say, but I can't do it, too, although at the time I never realised that I did.
....hey, you can!
Around three years ago the music and singing stopped and it wasn't until
You say, I really can't make it, seriously,
our neighbours told me of the troubles that their teenage son was dealing with that
....that's your imagination, you can!
You say it's not coming, I came to realise why, the family was no longer a happy one where the sound of
....well, I see it right here. music and singing could be heard.
You say I have never done it, it's not possible, I can't,
....have you tried trying? It's possible! Being a parent is a wonderful thing even though it is full of lots of highs and
You say, I can't get there, AYOMIPOSI E. OLUWAYORI lows, however, when the lows hit it can be a challenging and very saddening
....really, someone just did, so you can. 07019399149, 08162590227 experience. As I was to discover over the following months our neighbours son had
got involved with a group of other teenagers whose lifestyle included late night
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I found hard to comprehend as their son use to play with my two son's and the
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two delightful neighbours who had always been such wonderful parents and who
2. JUPEB (Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board) affords you
had brought some weekend enjoyment to me as I went about his household chores.
admission into 200 level with JAMB. The exam is being supervised and
Over the last couple of years I have often spent time with them in an
moderated by University of Lagos (Unilag), with its coordinating body in
endeavour to be of some assistance to them in the time of trouble. I also had a
various tertiary institutions and study centres nationwide. The programme is
couple of conversations with their son but nothing seemed to be working to get this
only 9-10months, divided into two semesters. JUPEB certificate is presently
young man back on track and his family, personal and schooling life suffered greatly.
recognized and accepted in more than 70% of Nigeria states, including all
private Universities. Read online for more information Just over a year ago things started to change for the better and this young
man who was now almost out of his teens started to come out of the horror period
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