Parenting/Family

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…

Come and Help Me See

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…

Stay At Home Mom Vs Career Mom and Finding The Balance

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…

Maternal Mortality and The High Cost of Hospital Delivery In Nigeria

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

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…

5 Random Things Our Parents Were Wrong To Tell Us Not To 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 Rape

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…

Stains and Spots

The early morning fog covered the tops of everything. If anyone had been out of bed in that lazy place they could have seen the cups of foamy and webby substances on…

Bloody Fast Car

Houston The weather was warm at that time, light rain had fallen in the early hours of the morning so when I looked out the window I saw the plants peppered with…