It happened again. This wasn’t the first, neither was it the second nor the third. As the blood trickled, the tears came pouring out like a fountain. “Lord why?” I cried out. After 10 years of waiting, why should I still suffer miscarriages, I thought aloud, crying even harder. Perhaps the tears could wash away...
There was this triangular shaped stool I loved so much. I loved the concept of it having three legs instead of the conventional four. I wouldn’t want to call it an idol, but I cherished it with every fibre in me. I let no one touch or use it. I had just returned from school,...
I never knew I had married a mama’s boy, a big old baby who wants to remain latched to mummy’s bosom than to have an independent life of his own. I can’t imagine spending the rest of my married life receiving orders from my mother in-law and watch her control how I run my home....
Since this topic is very vast and an entire book cannot completely capture what this entails, because marriage is a broad subject, let me first state that the focus of this article is on keeping the marriage aglow. You probably have had your dream wedding or not, but then, you have taken the most important...
“Tola, I’ve found husband for you o, since you’ve refused to bring one home”, mama Tola shouted from the kitchen in the typical African mother’s way. Tola was already fed up of her mother’s constant nagging and today wasn’t a good day for her. Ignoring the old woman, she plugged her ears with her earpiece...
“Tola, do you take Toba as your lawfully wedded husband?” The minister asked with a deep baritone voice. “Yes, I do” Tola responded with all joy. “Then repeat after me. I, Tola, take you, Toba to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer...
In the previous post, I had spoken about our change of name, and I remember telling you to watch out for the unveiling. Right here, I’ll be sharing so many things that brought about this change in the focus of the blog. For the past one and half years or thereabout, the blog had been...
Holla! I’m so glad I’m changing my name. It’s been really good bearing my previous name, but as we all know, change is the only constant thing in life, and a change has come. I’m so sure you’re excited with me. Some couple of months ago, I got engaged with something I really loved and...
From my days as a teenager, I’ve always been told to start praying for my marriage as a way of preparation. I kept hearing this from concerned people and it got to a point I just begin to smile when they bring up the marriage topic. At a point in time when I was telling...
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