Self love + deep thoughts
Around February, 3 years ago, I got 2 mails for 2 different job offers at different organizations. I took one of them and let the other one slide into obscurity but once in a while, I think to myself. Did I really make the right choice? There were reasons for my choice at the time... Continue Reading →
My lover insists that none of his ex lovers can do better than him. They'd never find anyone better than him. Of course they won't, I think to myself. Because he hunts down and kills all of their prospects, if he doesn't get them first. I would have told him this to his face. But... Continue Reading →
My friend and her lover were happy. Best couple I'd ever seen. Then he said he wanted kids. She was confused. They had agreed not to have kids. Apparently, his mother had told him she wanted grandkids. Now, my friend is married and happy. He's also married to someone else and has kids. He's unhappy.... Continue Reading →
Being a Millennial is hard. I know, some of you might say that being an adult is harder. But I am going to stand on my word. Being a Millennial is really hard. Firstly, you are just getting out of your teenage years and just migrating into adulthood. Everything is new. You will not understand... Continue Reading →
I am the first child. I know. Responsibilities. I grew up expecting to be responsible. What I was not prepared for was the amount of responsibility. After I got a job, my phone never stopped buzzing. Someone would call me. Before I could say "fine", I'd be introduced to why they actually called. I was... Continue Reading →
I hate apples now. They serve no purpose. As a kid, I gave my Mom an apple. I hustled for that apple. I didn't think she appreciated it enough. Fast forward a few years. I'm grown and working. Then my Mum says I owe her my first fruit. Confused, I asked "what was the apple?".
Amidst the #staysafe mantra being propagated during the widespread of the COVID-19, it is important to pay attention to a few things. The media is a very powerful means of awareness and communication. Each voice and story sheds more light into the progression/regression of events in different countries. While paying attention to these truths, my... Continue Reading →
My Mum is old school. She believes that children have to be born "the natural way". If they weren't, they'd be "abnormal". My child is 18. My mum is his biggest cheerleader. That's probably because he excels at everything. I'm on my way to see my Mom. She needs to know her beloved grandchild is... Continue Reading →
"I would chance saying globally there is a feeling that female empowerment has, at last, become a topic that is fashionable, and more power to that." Gwendoline Christie
The government, here, just announced that the lockdown will be lifted on the 4th of May, (I think it is a really bad idea seeing as the number of infected persons seem to rise by the day), but what has happened to businesses already after the covid-19 and what will happen in the future? Will... Continue Reading →
We had been together for seven years. The fire had died. No more sparks. We were just going through the motions. I asked my Mum what to do. She said to pray. "Pray for your love to be rekindled." So, naturally, I prayed. It's been fifty years now. I'm still praying.
My ex lover and I were good together. For a while. Then she moved in with me. Things changed. She complained about work all the time. If I didn't ask how work was, fire and brimstone. I thought it strange that she never asked about my work. She told me. "You're a man na. Abi... Continue Reading →
My daughter had jaundice. I wasn't in the country. She was at my grandmother's. My wife had passed. I told my grandmother to take her to the hospital. She said there was no need. It was nothing that good herbs and prayers couldn't cure. My daughter no longer has jaundice. She's only with her mother... Continue Reading →
I've been married for a while now. My husband is abusive. I've been forced to take self-defense classes. It's always a battle for supremacy. My friend asked me why I didn't just leave him. I couldn't. My Mum said divorce is an alien concept. My Dad used to beat her too. My friend asked what... Continue Reading →
My Mum sometimes forgets that change is constant. The world is not the same now as it was fifty years ago. My five-year-old son disorganized his play area. I told him to clean it up. My Mum told me to get his eight-year-old sister. Because, according to her, it's a girl's job to clean. I... Continue Reading →
My friend dated her ex for seven years. They were not happy for most of that time. But they stayed together. He wasn't abusive. He was kind. But they were "just there". I asked her why she didn't leave. "Where will I start from after seven years?" she asked me. I introduced her to a... Continue Reading →
"Everyone can have their heart broken. Even if you know the relationship isn't working, it's still sad. Even in a bad relationship, they're part of your life for a long time, and saying goodbye to that can be difficult." James Marsden
Lying on my bed this morning, all I could think of was how I wanted to be more. More than a child who isn't enough, more than the pressures of society, more than all that. To just achieve more. When does trying to be more seem like pushing yourself to be better and not like... Continue Reading →
My Mum and I were a team. It had always been us against the world. She must not have got the memo when I got married. Even though she did the most. She came to live with my wife and I. She slept in our bed. My wife complained. But what could I do? I... Continue Reading →
"Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything." - Eartha Kitt "If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you." - Les Brown
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