CHANGES I didn’t become a father on the day you were born. I started becoming a father years before that day. It was a process that started as fleeting thoughts of what it would be like if I ever had a child. Those moments when I would see a man and his child crossing the...
Category: Fatherhood
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Black Father Syndrome …
Why is that so many of the issues that are faced by black society boil down to a defective fatherhood? Like a switch that flips somewhere in early adulthood, a black man has such a high chance of getting derailed, from what can be deemed a decent path, that it has become a norm for...
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Letter To My First Love – Boity Thulo
I will start off this letter with the most important words in the world – I love you. Probably more than you can imagine, more than I thought I possibly could. More than you’ll ever know. This letter is only to tell you about my undying love for you. The love that you probably have...
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Daddy Wasn’t There, To Take Me To The Fair …
Cliché’s are so uncool. Nobody wants to be a cliché. We all want to be unique and have unique problems, alas when it comes to women’s relationship challenges too often daddy issues are the root cause. I have been shooting a TV show called Mokapelo – women in their 20s and 30s with love related...
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The Best Cars For Young Fathers …
Buying a car can be a daunting task no matter what stage you are in your life. It’s never easy choosing something that will work for you over what your heart desires. But when you are about to be a father for the first time or you’ve just been blessed with a bundle of joy,...
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Fatherhood: Linda & Phiwe
This is Phiwe and her father Linda, these two hardly miss Thesis Social Jam Sessions. So in my regular Thesis shoots, I came across this pair that seemed to get along so well, Linda and I got acquainted and so we decided we would get together to capture him and Phiwe one of these days...
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Letters To My Son (Part 3)
SINS OF THE FATHER By the time you were 5yrs old you had developed this thing of grinding your teeth when you’re asleep. It is a loud crackling sound that causes as much cringe as it annoys, it’s called bruxism or something. But to say you ‘developed’ it is only a part of the truth....
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Conversations with Sithembiso Ndashe about Fatherhood …
We came across an interesting Instagram account called I Love Fatherhood. We decided to reach out to creator Sithembiso Ndashe to have a conversation around Fatherhood … Marvin: What is I Love Fatherhood is about? Sithe: It’s a national campaign that aims to inspire a nation of men to be hands-on, active, present dads who play their role...