1. Parenting a baby is all about poop. What colour is it? When last did they poop? Did they struggle while pooping? Do we have enough nappies for the next 10 poops? Let me take a picture of this poop to show the doctor. Now your gallery is full of poop. 2. There will be...
I attended a funeral over the weekend and as per usual, all the speakers had great things to say about the deceased.
I am very conscious about my blackness, and have instilled a strong sense of black pride in my kids. They know who they are and they love their skin, their hair and everything about them that makes them black. We need that in this world that works really hard to beat us down because of...
Growing up, one would always hear about deadbeat fathers/uncles/brothers and all the abuse they came with – emotionally, psychologically and physically too.
I hope the title isn’t uncomfortable for anybody. But I am comforted by this notion that parenting doesn’t come with a manual, so I guess I will write my own parenting guide book. Perhaps this right here will part of that chapter. By the way, he is five (5). Do you guys ever feel like...
This year marks my tenth Mother’s Day. It’s also my very first without my primary maternal figure, my grandmother whom we recently lost. While it’s a very sweet day, the touch of bitter that it comes with is never lost on me, I honestly deem the day bittersweet. While I am thankful for the glorious...
There’s a certain mental shift that happens when a woman first discovers that she is pregnant – it’s almost instantaneous. Taking it upon herself to educate herself about the best ways to better serve the human growing inside her. She awakens to the
There is nothing wrong with being raised by a single mother, but as a man, you will always be looking for something that’s missing and that is a father figure. A father affirms you, he affirms who you are and what you are what you are and some of the mannerism
“Happy Mother’s Day - 12 May 2019”. A message I received from one of my friends. Apparently, it is still very uncommon in this day and age for men to be the primary caregivers for their children
Every girl needs her Dad, no matter her age. This is the man that helps guide her in life. The man that teaches her how to stand up for herself.