Living amidst a group of people who I would consider to be illiterate made me see a world of constant chatter, insults, and a lot of unplanned pregnancies. My journey into the life of a housewife began when I was 23 years old, having just met my boyfriend. I…
I can’t help but feel like I don’t quite fit in. It’s not that anything particularly significant happened, but it’s just this nagging sense of not belonging that’s been weighing on my mind. Every day I go about my usual routine, surrounded by people at work, and yet, there’s…
Here’s how my story goes: It all started in 2013 when I had an accident that changed my life and caused my left leg to be amputated. Since then, my life has been hard in a lot of ways. Because of the disability, my relationship with my mother got…
As I stand at this crossroads of custom and modernity, my heart is torn between wanting to respect traditional beliefs and wanting my child’s well-being to come first. My husband and I have had a difficult conversation about circumcision, which shows how hard it is to be a parent…
I did little bit of research on intermittent fasting and I wanted to share my findings with you.
I discovered that intermittent fasting is a dietary pattern that involves alternating periods of fasting with periods of normal eating. There are several different ways to practice intermittent fasting, but the most…
Growing up, I was always treated differently. I wasn’t allowed to play sports, and my mom always forced me to wear thick sweaters. No matter how hot I felt, I could never take it off because my mom did not want me to catch pneumonia.
Irrespective of the precautions I…
That I would become a farmer was just not on the radar. I did not see this coming. I trained as a journalist at Rhodes university and went on to do a postgraduate diploma in advertising and marketing. After that, I worked in different marketing and public relations positions…
I was probably 4 or 5 years old when I started noticing that my brother was “different” to all my other siblings. My brother is the fourth born and middle child of my mother’s seven children. Growing up I noticed that he was always reserved, never spoke a word…
