I am gonna make this quick and to out parents out there, there is a lesson to be learned from this a true story i am about to share with you guys...
He is only 20 years old, studying in local college, mom and dad are working for themselves in travel industry, business is good and that makes them very busy.
One day, the boy did not go home for three days, on the second day some thugs went up to boy's parents office, demanding the boy's parents settle a debt amounting to RM80k, to the parent's horror, the boy incurred the debt resulting from betting in online casino.
Please tell me how on earth that boy had the gut to go that far into debt?
This happened to my old classmate's son...............i wonder if that boy would learn his lesson after the bashing from my friend or is he still thinking "don't worry my father will bail me out again"
P/S : I am still learning.... God show me
80k is a lot of money @_@ I learned not to depend on my parents when I started working ;D have own money ody, parents raise me up for so long, used a lot of $$, lotsa sacrifice *swt. Mind my comment, I just woke up XD
ReplyDeleteIt is obvious why things have turned out that way. It's not always about money, though it is important - children need love and attention as they grow, the parents by their side to support them and catch them each them they fall. When it has come to this,there's nothing much left that can be done - nasi sudah menjadi bubur...
ReplyDeleteThe funny part is sometimes parents don't know what went wrong after all that we have done that we thought were right.......
ReplyDeletehey Eugene.. this case was familiar with what my brother told me the other day.. a 26 year old boy/man spends his days in the cyber cafe and owing ah loong around 100K.. went everywhere to borrow money to pay interest.. his father not doing well and mum suffering from lung cancer.. that was real cruel and sad...
ReplyDeletewow, 80k?! maybe he wanted to get attention from his parents, in the wrong way. I guess this story had something to teach us,both as a child and as a parent :)
ReplyDeleteOh no! Such a shock to the parents!
ReplyDelete80K is not a small amount, what would they do? =_=
let the boy learn the hard way. parents should not settle the debt. anyway i wont have 80k to pay too ...
ReplyDeletenowadays youngsters r easily influenced by peers.
ReplyDeleteReal bad putting the parents in hot soup. Blaming and condemning the kid would not retrieve the damage for whatever reasons be it good or bad most people would say the latter that he is been greedy. tQ for posting to make all of us aware that kids are out of control if they are not taught the values in life & the friends they mix with. This is not an overnight affair to lose 80k could have been over some period of time. Guess what will happen if football gambling is allowed?
ReplyDeleteThat's alot of money. I heard before a secondary school boy betting for World Cup and owing quite alot of money. *shake head*
ReplyDelete80 grand... sometimes I think kids that age don't know the value of money, don't bother how much they borrow and just acumulate and accumulate, and maybe it's 2/3 interest. whatever the case, parents must guide the child since young. that's what they say, build a strong foundation.
ReplyDeletestp has a point. parents were too busy building their wealth no time for the poor kid. so now they pay. literally.
Because the syndicate made it way to easy to bet. :D
ReplyDelete20, 30 or 40 years old, gambling always bring problem to family - parents, wife and children....
ReplyDeleteHear hear, Yvonne. Gambling - all kinds is BAD NEWS. Shame on this guy. And others.
ReplyDeleteThis is really sad. Putting burden to the parents.
ReplyDeleteSigh.... a darn expensive lesson for both the parents and the child!>_< Kiashi lang!
ReplyDeleteThis story is really every parent's night mare. This is very bad of the son to give his parents such a big shock. Sad to hear this.
ReplyDeletesometimes things got out of hands lo.
ReplyDeleteParents could sometimes be at fault here, even we are busy, we should not neglect our children.
ReplyDeleteLife nowadays are tough....parents need to work long hours to earn $$$ and sacrifice quality time with their kids. Sometimes... parents can't help it especially if they have a dateline to meet.
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