In the early hours of Wednesday, June 1, Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare announced that her 13- year old daughter, Similoluwa gifted her brother a brand new car on his 9th birthday.
Speaking via her Instagram, the actress shared a couple of photos and videos of herself, her son and the new car.
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In one of the videos, Similoluwa’s voice could be heard in a voice note asking her mother to get her brother a car using a part of her allowance.
Similoluwa said:
As you know my brother’s birthday is coming up soon and I really want to do something special for him because I love him a lot. You know I’m excited and sad I’m not going to be there so I want to give him a gift that is special. I want to take out of my allowance and buy him an amazing, perfect and beautiful car because I miss him alot and I can’t wait to see him.
In another post, Bakare expressed her gratitude to God, adding that “love lives in my house”.
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Bakare said:
From a 13-year-old Simi To her nine year-old brother, Dammy. I’m blessed indeed.
Aliamdulilai for everything. Love lives in my house. I don’t hunt for it anymore. Allah be praised always.
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The latest development comes few weeks after Bakare flaunted two luxury cars, Lexus and Toyota, she bought in May 2022.
Reactions From Social Media Users
While many of her fans took to the comment section to celebrate her and her children, some other claimed she is wrongly indulging her kids and some slammed her for lying.
Check out some of these varying reactions from Twitter users below;
When you talk about nonsense and call for the gathering of foolish fools, kindly invite Laide Bakare to the table.
She needlessly exposed her children and she does it foolishly. pic.twitter.com/4tobD6532h— President Eniola Daniel (@UnlimitedEniola) June 2, 2022
Laide Bakare can lie sha. Ahhhh some yoruba actress are very shameless.
— mosun 💡💡 (@GoddessMosun) June 1, 2022
What was that drama I just watched on Instagram about Laide Bakare’s 13 year old child gifting her brother who is 9, a car.
Wo you people should please 😂😂😂— Matriarch ♊️ (@_Matriach) June 2, 2022
Laide Bakare 13year old daughter gifting her 9year old brother a car, will make you think you ain’t seriously with your life.
Most celebrities are just making people that are very hard working to be looking themselves like they are not doing enough.
— Mayowa olagunju ❁ (@iam_doctormayor) June 2, 2022
13 year old girl of Laide Bakare bought a car for his brother, the rate this people Dey give us lamba on Instagram should be illegal 😂, y’all should try rate us na 😂💔 pic.twitter.com/HbyhESbxVM
— SUGAR🧚♂️ (@_sugarSZN) June 2, 2022
Opened Instagram and saw Laide Bakare’s 13 year old daughter, gifting her 9year old brother a car. Not a toy car, an actual car that drives.
I just closed the app. I don’t want my intelligence insulted today.
— UncleFarr (@UncleFarr) June 1, 2022
Its only on Instagram Laide Bakare can sell that kind of zobo and go away with it because where will a 13 year old girl get the money to buy car and present it to her younger brother? Did she start hustling from womb? What’s so difficult in admitting yo buy car for you kids?
— OMOTAYO Of Lagos 💥 (@Tee_Classiquem1) June 2, 2022
Lax Parenting Or Not? – An Analysis
The visceral need to always be in the news drives celebrities to engage in matters, sometimes at variance, with logic — introducing Laide Bakare.
Oftentimes, the impacts and ramifications of their actions are far-reaching especially on this ubiquitous internet age, which is why the news about a car gift between her children elicited varied responses amongst netizens.
It would have been a non-issue if not for the fact that the giver is her 13-year old daughter while the recipient is a 9-year-old boy.
Many commentators had speculated on the need for such ostentatious display of wealth, considering the daughter definitely could not have afforded to purchase a car.
In conclusion, the onus is on parents to shield their children from the influences of social media (read: celebrities) in order to live their childhood without the attendant pressures that comes with adulthood.
What are your thoughts about Laide Bakare’s action?
