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Provision is not Parenting.

The Adeyemi mansion is a monument to the ‘Nigerian Dream’—a sprawling estate of luxury and high-speed fibre where every need is met, and every soul is isolated. To the outside world, Dele and Beatrice Adeyemi are the pinnacle of success: a corporate titan and a ‘Mother of the Parish’ whose lives are airbrushed to perfection. But inside the ‘Architecture of the Void,’ their children are starving for the one thing money cannot buy: presence.

Tobi (15): Reduced to a ‘legacy asset’ in his father’s portfolio, he finds a dangerous new father figure in a radicalised digital ghost known as the ShadowKing.
Aisha (14): The ‘Purity Queen’ of her mother’s social media, she is secretly groomed by an online predator while her mother prays in the next room.
Kemi (8): Raised by a ‘Digital Nanny,’ a malicious script manipulates her into playing ‘secret games’ that threaten the very safety of the home.

When a devastating public reckoning shatters their ‘Purity’ veneer, the Adeyemis must confront the ‘wolves’ they allowed into their home through the screens they used to replace their own attention.

‘THE ABSENT PARENTS’ is more than a novel; it is a visceral exploration of ‘Status Death’ and the ‘Hard Road Back’ to genuine connection. It challenges every modern parent to put down the screen and pick up the soul before the power goes out on their own family.

Mature Content Warning: This book explores real-world themes of digital grooming, substance abuse, and psychological neglect. Reader discretion is advised.