8.2 Don haka, Kana So Ka Zama Iyaye
8.2 So, You Want to be a Parent
Farin cikin iyaye yana da yawa. Ka yi tunanin dawowa gida bayan wahalar aiki a rana, sai ka tarar da fuskar jaririnka mai murmushi, kyakkyawa. Ka yi tunanin ranar da yaronka ya fara faɗar sunanka a karo na farko. Ko kuma lokacin da ka ga sun ɗauki matakinsu na farko a faɗin ɗakin...
The joys of parenthood are many. Think of returning home from a hard days work to be greeted by the smiling face of your beautiful baby. Think of the day your child said your name for the first time. Or the moment when you saw them take their first steps across the room...
Waɗannan su ne irin abubuwan tunawa da kowane iyaye zai riƙe har tsawon rayuwarsa. Amma daɗin rashin laifi na jariri sabon haihuwa ba zai dawwama ba har abada, sai tunanin iyaye ya koma kan al'amuran gaba. Wane irin mutum ɗanka ko 'yarka za ta girma ta zama? Waɗanne irin abokai za su sani? Shin za su cika buri da tsammanin da kake da su, su zama masu girmama mutane, masu biyayya, da kuma mutane nagari masu ɗabi'a?
These are the kind of memories that every parent will cherish for the rest of their lives. But the sweet innocence of a new born baby cannot last forever, and your thoughts as a parent soon turn to matters of the future. What kind of a person will your son or daughter grow up to be? What kind of friends will he or she come to know? Will they fulfil your hopes and expectations, and become respectful, obedient, upstanding individuals?