I want to be a slave to my husband, cook his meals, wash his clothes – Lady says Not every lady wants equal right with their male counterparts as it is being peddled by modern day feminists. Against all talks by feminist of having the same rights as men especially when it comes to doing […]
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When Mama is Gone
When Mama is Gone “You people always fail to realize how different we all are. Some of us are nearly similar but subtly different. Many of us are brazenly different. I don’t have to explain myself. I owe no one no explanation.” She yelled as tears rolled down her cheeks. We have different fingerprints, is […]
The Night My Father Disappeared
The night my father disappeared, nobody saw anything. Usually, Mrs Oby sees everything that happens in our compound, even when you think she doesn’t. But that night, she saw nothing and neither did Mr Bala. We live in a four-storey building with eight flats, ours is the left flat on the second floor. Mrs Oby […]
My School
My school celebrated her Golden jubilee (50years anniversary) today. Around 10am they were yet to start and I didn’t eat this before going to school. I decided to manage and stay but the hunger became unbearable and there’s nothing like crates of minerals not to talk of coolers of food in sight. But I saw […]
THE CRAYFISH EATER
Papa insisted I show him where the crayfish poured as I denied eating the crayfish but firmly said that I fell down on my way home and almost half poured. I always pray mama forgets to buy crayfish so I can eat as much as I wanted when I’m sent to buy. That fateful evening, […]
SIGNS IT ISN’T LOVE
“Love” is hard. Not complex but hard. Especially when it comes to knowing if you really have it. I talk a lot about signs it is love, but here’s a list of common signs especially feelings we attribute to “love” that actually are not. YOU’RE FLYING HIGH Love is not about highs and “peaks.” Everyone experiences the elation of […]
HOW TO *REALLY* KNOW YOU’RE IN LOVE
If you try to Google “how to know you’re in love,” you’re going to get confused at a point reading plenty things but I want you to sit tight and enjoy a different thing. 1. YOU KNOW BECAUSE YOU DECIDE You don’t feel love. You DO it. It’s an act, not a feeling. It’s a moment by moment […]
LOVE DOES NOT CONQUER ALL
Despite whatever you might have been told, love is not all you need. When it comes to relationships, you need a whole lot more, like compatible beliefs, mutual respect, and communication. Love and compatibility are often mistaken as the same. But they’re two very different things. Circumstance matters a lot You can wholeheartedly love something that […]
THE SMART, INTROVERTED MAN
He admits that he works a lot, he doesn’t meet a lot of women, but he’s looking for the right woman: smart, driven, beautiful. Not one for online dating or apps, he hates dating, and he’s frustrated and clueless. You’re puzzled as to why. There is an aura of mystique that surrounds him when you […]
WHAT “WORKING’’ ON A RELATIONSHIP SHOULD BE
All relationships take work. But not all “work” is good One of the things keep a lot of us in bad relationships longer than we should stay is the unfortunate phrase: “All relationships take work. “And it’s ugly cousin phrase: “All couples fight.” It’s not that you will never date someone who seems too good to be true […]