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Smell you later!

Have you heard the saying, ‘guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days’? I’ve always found it funny and wonder whether those house guests who overstay their welcome have ever heard it. Anyways, this post is not about guests, … Continue reading

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10 going on 30!

My first daughter turned 11 earlier this year. Remember the one that I wanted to breastfeed forever and take to work with me? The very same one! She is 11! Where did all that time fly to? Not too long … Continue reading

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The meat of the matter!

A couple of years ago, I remember complaining to a friend of mine about all the things I had to do and how there weren’t enough hours in a day to deal with them all. On that day, I specifically … Continue reading

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Do cool mums breastfeed?

It was World Breast feeding week last week and this event got my mind racing down memory lane. A few years ago when I was pregnant for my first child, I made plans…loads of them. How great a mother I … Continue reading

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Hygiene is two thirds of health!

Who would believe a thing like that? Like…seriously? Isn’t this like taking the cliche ‘an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of care’ too far? Or perhaps the more commonly known ‘prevention is better than cure’? But guess … Continue reading

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Descent into the dark ages? Heaven forbid!!!

Nigerian movies are replete with scenes of wives fighting girl friends or second wives of husbands, boyfriends or significant others. We watch sometimes and put it all down to theatrics…especially, the ‘if I catch him, I will kill him, kill … Continue reading

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Can you give the gift of life?

What does having the power to give the gift of life mean? Is it the birthing of a baby, as a great percentage of women are able to do? Is it the role the men and women play in the … Continue reading

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Hang tough…don’t puff!

When I was younger, the picture of a cool guy wasn’t complete without a cigarette in his hands. Then, if he had a cigar, men, that was hyper ultra cool! He would usually be seen leaning on a cool car, … Continue reading

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Love is blind…is it?

Did you enjoy reading Mills and Boon and all about falling in love in those good old days? The dashing tall, dark and handsome men who were to charge into our lives with panache and sweep us off our feet … Continue reading

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Daddy or Father…which are you?

It was Fathers’ day on Sunday and people rolled out the drums to celebrate  fathers, dead or alive. Mine unfortunately is dead…but the memories linger on (sigh!) Methinks it was also a time for sober reflection. Am I a father … Continue reading

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