“I Don’t Know if I Should Be Happy or Worried”: Lady Concerned About Brother Studying During Festive

“I Don’t Know if I Should Be Happy or Worried”: Lady Concerned About Brother Studying During Festive

  • A lady was concerned about her 8-year-old brother’s determination to smash his academics as he starts grade 3 in 2025
  • Tracee Dimakatso reached out to her social media friends to talk about her problem and hopefully get answers 
  • South Africans participated in a conversation of over 1.7K comments 

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During the festive season, kids stay up late and do not wake up before noon simply because it’s summer break.

SA reacts to lady worried about brother
A big sister was worried about how her brother chose to spend his school holidays. Image: @tracee_dimakatso_.
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One 8-year-old rewrote the narrative when he decided to push his potential by hitting the books hard.

Sister concerned about brother’s obsession with school 

A young boy who was excited to go to grade 3 shocked his big sister, who had been watching him revise schoolwork during the holidays. The young chap even did extra homework by completing exercises linked to the topic he’d revised.

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Tracee was rocked by the young one’s willingness to give up thousands of hours watching TV and chowing down food. She filmed him in action to support her chat:

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“I don’t know if I should be happy or crying.”

The clip clearly shows all of the study material spread on the table as he worked his way through different activities.

Watch the video below:

SA reacts to young boy studying for next year

Social media users shared their thoughts on an 8-year-old preparing to spend his Christmas holidays buried in school books:

@lesedi rams shared a suggestion to keep the young one entertained while feeding his brain:

“Buy him reading books, like Diary of a Wimpy Kid.”

@King Junior looked on the bright side:

“Let him be. You’ll be shocked to see him participating in spelling bee competitions, public speaking, and debates; he’ll be so well-spoken.”

@kay_motsumi was moved:

“This is so heartwarming! As someone in the education field, I advise you to keep nurturing his curiosity by getting books and tools that challenge and excite him.”

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@ZukiG commented:

“Please motivate him, this is really good! Get him age-appropriate fiction novels to keep him entertained.”

@Don’t worry bout it suggested:

“Buy him books, crossword puzzles, sudoku, and other problem-solving things.”

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Chuma Nontsele (Editor) Chuma Nontsele is a human interest journalist for Briefly News. Nontsele holds a diploma in journalism and started her career working at Daily Maverick as a news reporter. Later, she ventured into lifestyle. You can reach her at: chuma.nontsele@briefly.co.za