“My eyes dey open. I dey see my pikin” ~Pidgin English “I can see. Yes, I can see my child.”~ English But this is how a blind woman welcomed her child into the world. Powerful words spoken during the birthing process. Imagine a woman whose eyes are shut to the beauty and awesomeness of God’s […]
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And this I will never forget……. Our relationship began about 7 years ago, a few years after I got married and relocated to another part of Lagos. Our first encounter obviously led to our long buyer-seller relationship. Iya ……….. was friendly and treated her customers nicely. Even when she was overwhelmed by the influx of
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Do you know that your relationships, habits and character will always be vital to the core of your existence here on earth? Here are 3 Powerful Life Lessons From a Mother to Her Son. When a mother sits before her grown son, looks him in the eye and speaks these words to him. What do
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Ever heard of the acronym SLO? Follow me closely. I only learnt about it recently while reading a book ‘ PARENTING WITH LOVE AND LOGIC’ recommended by Chinyere Obinna in her Whats app group. It has been an eye-opening experience for many of us in the group. We are unlearning, learning and relearning. So what
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If you are a Nigerian and grew up in the 90’s, you may have come across one Nigerian movie that kept a lot of families glued to their screens. It was a movie with a lot of twists, turns and suspense. It also had us see one actress grace our screens at that time, delivering
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“Declutter : To remove clutter from, to tidy.” I have and still have a habit of giving away things. My mother can testify from way back that some of all those things she kept hidden away, for no specific purpose risked being given away anytime I was around. I obviously never got used to the
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What Kind of Mother Will Your Children Remember? Many years ago, I was left speechless as I listened to a young woman share with us (her friends) stories about her mother. She broke down in tears as she recalled the injustice and untold hatred she had suffered at her mother’s hands. In her words, ‘I
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Her name came to heart and I decided that day to put a call across to her. She sounded a bit tired and heaved deep breaths while pausing between words as she replied my words. I guessed the pregnancy must have taken a toll on her and I quickly encouraged her to hang in there,
What if I never got to feel the excitement that comes with missing ‘Little Miss Red’. What if I never got to see that ‘double pink line’ that always seems to elude the pregnancy stick, especially when trying for a baby. What if I never got to feel those tiny flutters in my womb as
Nothing can be more heart wrenching for a mother than this….. To watch her child draw his/her last breath. This was her breaking point. She witnessed firsthand how he was betrayed by one of his own. She watched in pain as he was despised and a criminal chosen in his place. She watched as many
