Obaa Yaa
My wife receives too many calls
Obaa Yaa,
I am very disturbed by the attitude of my wife. Recently, she has been receiving too many calls on her mobile phone. That is not so much of a problem to me.
What worries me is that she giggles as she talks and even though I eavesdrop, yet I cannot hear anything she says.
I have funny feelings she has been talking to a new man, but anytime I confront her about it, she denies it. I want her to stop it.
I cannot stand those conversations because the calls come at odd hours sometimes.
Obaa Yaa, please guide me on what I should do to stop her.
Worried man,
Accra.
Dear Worried man,
FROM the tone of your letter, it appears you have not discussed the issue with your wife.
Let her know in no uncertain terms that you are not pleased with people calling her at odd hours. It would, therefore, be better if she puts off her phone during those odd hours.
Tell her you are getting suspicious about those numerous calls, and that the situation is disturbing your relationship with her. You will therefore be pleased if she takes steps to limit those calls.
If she refuses, then she is being disloyal to you and also disrespectful. You may then report to her parents or yours and tell them what you think about her conduct.
I hope it does not get to that extent, though.
Obaa Yaa
Dad says he won’t pay my fees
Dear Obaa Yaa,
I am facing a big problem which is threatening my education and life as well.
I am in my last year in secondary school but my father is threatening to stop paying my school fees for reasons I cannot disclose.
I am appealing through you to any person or organisation to come to my rescue to help me continue with my education.
I am ready for any job, be it a driver or houseboy. I am a worried person. Please help.
Benson, Accra.
Dear Benson,
You are ready to become a houseboy or a driver in someone else’s house and must be ready to do anything for your father to change his mind.
I suggest you go down on your knees and own up for what you have done and ask for his forgiveness.
Bear in mind that times are hard, not only in this country. Most people do not even get regular meals, so if apart from food and clothes, you are lucky to be receiving secondary education, then you have to be grateful to your parents and concentrate on your studies.
If you are still keen on continuing with your education, then go and tell the whole story to an elderly person and ask him to accompany you to your father and apologise.
Obaa Yaa
Pastors take too much money from members
Dear Obaa Yaa,
A FRIEND invited me to his church a few weeks ago and I was embarrassed at the way the priest demanded money from the congregation.
Will God bless such offerings extracted from church goers?
Etornam,
Volta Region.
Dear Etornam,
It is true that some churches demand money from their congregation. But it is also a fact that some of these churches uses these funds to build proper places of worship.
Utilities like water and electricity bills plus certain allowances or salaries of full –time workers in the church are also settled with this money.
Indeed if these money is put to proper use, it will enhance God’s work, and contributors would be blessed.
But if the money is misused, the people may think they are deceiving the congregation, but they cannot deceive God.
