Parenting/Family
“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.”…
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…
“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…
“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…
I began my stay with Chief when I was fourteen years old. Poverty made my parents all too eager to let go of me. I was a proper village boy, the type…
Moms are the best people. Being a mom is a full-time job and yet they go through it with minimal complaints. A stay at home mom is essentially a mom who stays…
The high maternal mortality rate in Nigeria has been linked to a number of things. From lack of education to age and socioeconomic status of the mother. The poverty level is also…
Memories. They are all we can ever hold on to. They are the presents given to us by time wrapped in years and years of quiet forgetfulness or slow remembrance. I do…
Don’t Ask Questions Don’t Be Idle Don’t Snitch Don’t Be Selfish Don’t Make Mistakes We all know parenting isn’t an easy task. Raising a child requires you to make sacrifices on so…
The little girl was playing with a pot of sand behind her house when a young man of about fifteen walked in. He was carrying a heavy bag on his arm. Omosefe…