@Valour 29 May 2022 more from that month

Bend the rules just once... I love my job. Teaching is like a calling to me, not just a profession. I've been at it from my youthful days and so many have been blessed through me. The pay wasn't good but I was satisfied with what I got until I got married and kids started coming. I knew my meagre salary won't be enough but looking for another job was out of the question, age is not on my side and I'm mono-talented. Apart from teaching, I can't do any other thing. Let me break my rule, let me change the figures in the school record and make a little money. I quickly disregard this thought when it came to mind. My loving wife now nags and complains. The love she had for me when courting her was gone. I took a big decision and decided to change some figures. This helped me and things changed for my family. My wife now loves and respects me and my kids are living like Princes and Princesses. People wondered how things changed for me but didn't dare ask. I promised that it was going to be a one-time thing but changing figures became a habit and my account grew fatter and my thirst changed. It went on for a long time until I was exposed and sacked from work. Now my wife is back to hating me and complaining. While she nags, I reply by blaming her for my predicament. And sometimes I blame the Government and the country I live in. I even blame my kids sometimes and detest my parents for no reason. All these aren't as painful as days when I blame myself. I don't think I can forgive the man in the mirror. Goodnight 🤗 I watched a movie and an idea to write this came to mind. This isn’t directly the theme of the movie but it triggered this "not so short post" 🤣