“I am a phenomenal success story…I made it!”- Chiadi Ndu Many would assume that I am suggesting that I have various healthy bank accounts, many cars (perhaps even a private jet), numerous houses and that I wear only diamonds and platinum. In their opinion, that is what it is all…
Few weeks before that day, I had had a series of surreal feelings. I have never been able to find the adjectives to describe them. But that day… I knew that they were all connected. That day… I was on a flight from London to Lagos. I remember that the…
I am female and though I relish my femininity, some of my favourite people in this world remain male. I am not very sure why, but I suspect that it is because I consider them less complex than women. Most men are logical and objective. They hardly say one thing…
I think matchmaking contributed a great deal to the longevity and stability of marriages back in the day. In my opinion, most couples are already too compromised by the intensity of their feelings for one another to make wise decisions. They are unable to identify the little red flags or…
I watched a young mother reprimand her approximately 7 year old son. The child had obviously been traumatized by an older boy and he was in anguish as he ran to his mother for succor. She refuses to hug him. Instead she says over and over, “Why are you crying?…
I am a middle-aged woman who almost never wrote at all because many years ago, someone precious to me read a piece I had written and laughed at my effort. Humiliated, I didn’t pickup a pen for a very long time even though I had the latent gift. It took…
Though my children and I are good friends, I was still taken aback when my son walked into my room and announced to me, “You know what mum, I think life is a bitch.” I wanted to correct him instantly but instead I listened to find out what triggered this…
Ken eventually pulled through his grief after he lost his wife but it took him a lot of time and counselling. He found it difficult to forgive himself for all the years he didn’t tell his wife all she meant to him. He had flashbacks of opportunities he had lost…
I was lounging around and fiddling with the remote control trying to entertain myself. As I flicked through the channels and still didn’t see anything worth my while, my older son walked in. I was relieved to have some good company at last. I looked up at him and noticed…
I try very hard to walk my talk. But there always seemed to be a stumbling block in my attempt to be a submissive wife. I found it almost choking especially since I already considered myself a very mild person. I knew I was either putting the wrong foot forward…