Obaa Yaa
My teacher thinks I am evil
Dear Obaa Yaa,
I am 16 years old and in Senior High School. I see myself as the unhappiest person in the world because of the attitude of my teacher.
He has just tagged me as a notorious boy and dismisses anything I do as foolish.
I am not a bad person like my teacher thinks. I have tried many times to let him know I am good but he does not want to listen to me.
I want to stop schooling because this teacher is not encouraging me at all.
Bob R.D.K,
Kumasi.
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Dear Bob,
I would not encourage you to stop schooling just because your teacher thinks you are bad.
I can imagine how it feels for a teacher to see you as not being a good student and trashing everything you do.
However, giving up on your education would be a defeatist attitude on your part.
If you know you are a good boy, then continue exhibiting your good qualities and one day your good works will advertise themselves so strongly that your teacher will have a completely different opinion about you.
In any case, you should not expect everybody to like you.
Obaa Yaa
Should I leave my uncle?
Dear Obaa Yaa,
I HAVE been working with my uncle for the past two years in his shop without pay, even though he has promised to pay me a monthly salary.
A friend of his offered me employment in his shop and the remuneration is very attractive which I have accepted.
Am I being ungrateful for accepting the job and how do I break this news to my uncle.
Eva
Accra, Ghana
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Dear Eva,
I SUGGEST you give him another chance by reminding him politely about your monthly stipend.
On the other hand, he might have forgotten and maybe have invested it into something lucrative for you.
Kindly tell your friend to hold on with the job offer and speak to your uncle about any decision you want to take.
It would also be ideal if you speak to your parents to talk to your uncle on your behalf.
If he agrees to pay you, then let him know that you wish to accept an employment elsewhere.
Obaa Yaa
Don’t go there and lose your soul
Dear Obaa Yaa,
I am convinced that you can explain why I am always losing the jobs that I get.
I am a contractor who supplies any item you can think of. Things used to be rosy until recently.
Every customer who orders goods from me always return to cancel the order.
This happened to me ten consecutive times.
A friend of mine suggested that we should ‘pass somewhere’ because she was sure that some forces were working against me.
Obaa Yaa, if it is not witchcraft, what else could it be?
Sammy K.T.
Nungua, Accra
Dear Sammy,
HAVE you cared to find out why people are cancelling their orders?
Maybe someone is saying bad things about you to your customers to ‘spoil’ your business.
It might also be that, you do not deal honestly with your clients.
So get to know what the real cause is. I do not object to the fact that witches can cause havoc.
However, many things we attribute to witches are caused by our own selves. So investigate to find out why your business is taking a nosedive.
In any case, ‘passing somewhere’ can land you in trouble. You can be deceived and defrauded. You might also lose your soul to the devil.
So think twice.
