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My children hate Odunlade Ademola — Sanyeri gives reason
Yoruba comic actor, Olaniyi Afonja, popularly known as Sanyeri has disclosed why his children once developed a hatred for his colleague, Odunlade Ademola.
According to the talented actor, his first son started developing a hatred of Odunlade after watching a role his father played alongside the actor.
Read his words below
“Sometime in the past, when my first son watched some roles I played alongside Odunlade Adekola, he said to me, “Daddy, I hate this man (Odunlade).”
When I asked him why, he said, “It’s because he (Odunlade) beats you.” I told him never to mind but just watch. Sometimes, I let him know that that’s what brings food to the table. That was actually the extent to which he understood it then. He thought we were actually having a real fight. He didn’t understand that we were just acting.”
Speaking further on how he corrects his boys, Sanyeri said “They can’t call me Sanyeri because I’m their dad. They know that it’s the name of the character in the movie. I correct them but I’m usually not harsh on them and that’s because I’m usually not always at home with them. I can’t get too harsh on them for the little time I spend at home
Even if their mum shouts at them, I shouldn’t do the same so that the both of us won’t be harsh on them. I have to play the role of reconciling them back and letting them know that what they did was wrong. If I was the one they offended, and I beat them, their mum also tries to reconcile them back and try to restrict me from letting it get too far. It’s also preferred that the mother should be the one disciplining them than the father because women are usually more compassionate than men, especially when they remember what they went through before having the child.”
