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...
A true father goes through many unspeakable experiences to continue to be a father. When he goes out daily in search of bread for his household, he sustains many mental injuries he does not discuss with his family. His wife and children may not be able to stand the pains he goes through if he...
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...
06:00 – get ready while helper gets elder child ready 06:45 – drive to school 07:07 – drive from school to work 08:15 – arrive at desk, make coffee 08:45 – get into the day 16:00 – leave work to fetch child 17:00 – arrive to collect child 17:20 – run quick errands/groceries 18:00 –...
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
I become a very young father. I was 23 when the twins were born and what a daunting responsibility that was. At 27 the youngest of my kids followed.What would I say to young fathers? This is a life time commitment! There is no backing out there is no re-do. You will not know everything and there is no manual. You need to adapt and learn quickly.