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| 16-Jan-2007 >> |
Betty and her husband have three daughters, the eldest of which is 19 years old. The husband has always been protective of the daughters and put several restrictions on them including NO OUTING after 10pm., NO BOYFRIENDS and never allowing them to go to boarding schools.
The eldest daughter is in a tertiary institution and about to take up residency on campus but the father has flatly refused. His reason is that he has invested a lot in his daughters, brought them up in his own special way and will not allow any negative peer pressure or bad influences to destroy his daughter’s life at this stage. He insists that none of the daughters will have their independence until after their university education.
Betty disagrees and says that the restrictions can rather be counter productive and make the girls more vulnerable to outside influences. She maintains that it is time to leave the girls to learn the ropes of the real world so they can find their own bearings. She says they should just advice and not enforce as parents.
What is your opinion on the matter? Which one of the parents’ position do you support?
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| 15-Jan-2007 >> |
Henry and Richard were very good friends. At a point in time, Richard had a girl friend and treated her very badly. After three years of that turbulent and abusive relationship, it finally came apart and ended. Henry and his friend’s ex-girlfriend however remained friends.
After two years, the friendship developed from platonic to a romantic one. Richard was furious when he found out. This seriously strained the relationship between the two friends to the point where they were not even on talking terms.
Three months ago, Richard approached Henry and told him their friendship was more important to him so they should restore and maintain the friendship and gave his blessing to the relationship between his friend and ex.
Henry feels like things that used to flow naturally between them seemed forced now.
Henry dilemma is, should he maintain the friendship hoping that time will restore its old form or cut off ties with his friend. Sometimes he gets the feeling that his friend’s peace making move is a trap.
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| 12-Jan-2007 >> |
In an ideal situation, we are all expected to be prudent in the way we spend our money regardless of how we came by it.
However, almost to the last person, we all have things that no matter the state of our finances, we can not resist spending them, sometimes lavishly or unreasonably.
On Drive Talk, we are asking you to tell us the thing or things that you cannot resist spending your money on and why you think you have the weakness for those things?
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| 11-Jan-2007 >> |
Today we are keeping it simple and straight. What is it that you have done for someone that brings you joy and happiness any time you recollect?
There are things you have done and you can look back to them and it brings you joy and happiness.
It might be a school fees you helped a brother to pay, helping an aged cross the road or even helping a petty trader pick up items he / she has spilled by the roadside in a bid to avoid a rushing car.
On drive talk today, we are just asking you to tell us what is it that you have done for someone that brings joy and happiness any time you recollect.
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| 9-Jan-2007 >> |
Nancy is 39 years, married with three children. She and her husband are both working professionals with a good social life. You will not consider them as a wealthy family but they are OK.
Nancy recently had a windfall of some fortune from her late father’s inheritance. She has decided to use part of the inheritance which will amount to 20% of the inheritance for cosmetic plastic surgery to enhance certain body features of hers. This decision of Nancy is generating a lot of heated moments in her home because her husband believes that she is being wasteful, insisting that they should spend the money on more productive and beneficial things for the family. He maintains that if he does not have a problem with the way the wife looks, he does not see the point in her changing anything about herself. She however strongly disagrees with the opinion that as much as she is married to him, she is also entitled to her own choices because she has a mind and life of her own.
The Question on Drive Talk is, should it be what Nancy wants or desires or that of her husband and the rest of the family that should decide what she does with the inheritance from her late father?
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| 8-Jan-2007 >> |
Steve and Deborah have been together for something close to Four (4) years. They love each other and have all the intentions of getting married. Steve comes from a background of average financial standing; he is however out of school and has gotten himself a fairly good job. Deborah on the hand belongs to an extremely wealthy family and can be said to be the parent’s favorite. They are well adjusted to each other in spite of the differences in financial backgrounds. The problem now is Deborah’s parents. They are pushing to fast track the marriage which they are proposing to fully sponsor, their reason being that considering their social stature, it has to be a grand social occasion which Steve at his current level cannot afford. They are also putting forward plans to elevate the financial standing of Steve after the marriage.
Steve does not want any part of this; he wants to move at his own pace and believes he will be selling out as a man if he allows his prospective in-laws to have their way. A few close people around him are however appealing to him to relax and take the opportunities as they come because he will essentially be part of the family if they should get married.
What is your opinion? Should Steve just go with the flow and allow things to run or watch his step and insist on his independence?
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| 5-Jan-2007 >> |
| 2006 left us with a lot of memories. For everyone of us there was at least a moment of achievement or greatness that we can still recollect with pride. It may not have been anything necessarily big or spectacular but something in our own small way, corner or little world. It may have happened in our homes, marriages, business, workplaces, favourite hangout or wherever. On drivetalk today we are keeping it simple. What was your most memorable achievement or greatness in 2006? |
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| 4-Jan-2007 >> |
Most people rated the past year as a very tough one but like the saying goes, when the going gets touch, the tough gets going, in the face of the obstacles and challenges however, some people made their mark, some stood out while there were the few who were simply outstanding.
On drive talk, we are asking you to tell us who your man or woman of the year 2006 was and why you think the person deserves to be your choice? |
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