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If the family unit can be strengthened and cherished, society would live positively!
Just my humble thoughts on family, health, love and being a parent!
2018-10-05 21:16
The importance of teachers was once again emphasized when I got home yesterday to find out that there would be no school today in the name of ‘Teachers Day’. There was an initial… Read More
2018-03-11 18:57
Love is hearing you cry for the first time and realizing the wait is over.
Love is when I set my eyes on you – the real love at first sight. It’s watching you for hours, so grat… Read More
2018-03-01 19:02
I met a teenager today who is nine months pregnant. She was in labour and her eyes were teary. These tears were not just from the physical pain of contractions. She had very many thoughts ru… Read More
2017-12-18 19:19
Do you ever get the feeling that a day has too few hours to celebrate Christmas? I do! There is so much to do in so little time. For most people (especially kids), Christmas is all about th… Read More
2017-11-30 20:16
The yellow 2016 Toyota Camry sits calmly but loudly in the car park announcing the fact that her energetic and ‘well meaning’ aunt is visiting. Anita enters the house quietly. Sh… Read More
2017-11-14 18:02
I believe children should learn while they play and that learning should be fun. There are several simple and relaxed ways to learn math. This simple activity gives your child the chance to… Read More
2017-07-16 18:34
Driving out of Ekosodin Road in Benin City, Nigeria, the following conversation ensues.
ANITA: Oga Obuks, drive carefully, we are not in a hurry. I would just get something from my shop, the… Read More
2017-05-15 20:07
At various points in my life, I remember the past.
I vaguely remember myself and my sisters trying to stick our tiny fingers between the mattress and bedframe in the name of making our paren… Read More
2017-05-11 20:56
There are a lot of memes on social media about life before and after kids. Most of them are hilarious but very true. The focus of this piece however is on one of the aspects of life before a… Read More
2017-04-27 17:31
Being siblings does not equate to being automatic friends. You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your siblings. Each child is an individual with his or her own person… Read More
2017-04-05 20:42
I grew up with foodies. Let’s start with my mom because she taught us to cook. Our foodie days started with her. Mom would cook in the kitchen and call out to us one by one to see how… Read More
2017-03-26 15:35
NOTHING COMPARES TO A MOTHER’S LOVE
Nothing compares to a Mother’s strength
She works and moves, oh there is no end
She goes all day and goes all night
And still she wears her p… Read More
2017-03-18 17:29
I literally could not take my eyes off my child. I watched him all the time even when he was asleep. Just like that, I was a mom. I was suddenly responsible for this awesome, cute, he… Read More
2017-03-02 22:12
Efe sat down on the chair the doctor gestured towards. He was tired of these predictable visits. He was tired of taking folic acid every blessed day. In fact, he knew the doctor would ask, a… Read More
2017-02-03 00:18
“Oh he broke my heart! He did not even care. He treated me like rubbish and he called me a slut.”
“He beat me up. He turned me into a punching bag!”
“He kicked… Read More
2016-12-04 21:27
I was huge! I was really tiny when I was younger and I tried my best to gain some pounds. Then, it seemed weight just was not for me. Now, I was begging the weight to slow down.
I waddled a… Read More
2016-11-21 20:59
I missed my period! My periods are regular, like clockwork. I am never late. I have been late only about 3 times since my period started when I was 9 years old- once when I was very stressed… Read More
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