Parenting/Family

How to Discipline Children Today

Disciplining Children In 2022 How to discipline children How not to discipline children Benefits of child discipline The topic of child discipline has been a controversial one for quite some time. Over…

Mother’s Day 2022: 4 Simple Things To Get For Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is here again! Everyone is so excited! One big day for us all to show our mothers and mother figures how much we love them. As for me, my mom…

I Can’t Keep Up

“I am tired of your father,” Annie’s mother’s voice sounded stern on the phone, similar to the way she sounded when she would scold her as a little kid.  “I am tired…

The Intertwining Life Struggles Of Single Mothers

On Sundays, Folake would dress her two children in their finest, she would powder her face and apply red rogue on her lips, she would then put on a blouse and two…

young adult stories

Footsteps

“He touched me with the tip of his extension and I knew that something deep had gone into me. It was only the tip but it was deep. I gasped in ecstasy…

Youth and its Peculiarities: 10 Popular Troubles of Young Adulthood

Youthfulness is a blessing but it could also be a burden. Young adulthood is generally the period between one’s late teens or twenties and their thirties. It is a period characterized by…

How You Become Your Nightmare

“Shhhhhh…” Mama gestured to me to keep quiet. “Don’t make a single sound, Ebere. Don’t move.” “Mom, I want to pee. I’d hurry to the bathroom and be back before he arrives.”…

Pebbles

The sky had taken on an unusual color, almost as dark as Ivie’s mood. The market women looked up, fearing the imminent downpour, and tried to shuffle between getting their wares to…

The Move

“Mother, how could you have done this to us? You just upped and left us as though we were sacks of potatoes you couldn’t afford to carry on your trip. You left…

Mother’s Words

“I remember the first time we met. Most girls meet the love of their life at the mall while seeing a movie, by the road while trying to buy fried bean cakes…