Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM: Thanking those seemingly thankless jobs My children’s school is teaching the students to appreciate support staff and community helpers. I did not think so much of this until two days ago. As I drove down streets of Lekki I saw the men who are clearing the gutters. Not only are they working in […]
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I stumbled on a story that stated that the 15 year old son of David and Victoria Beckham got a job in a coffee shop, where he is earning minimum wage because his parents want him to learn the value of money. The Beckhams are some of the richest set of parents in the world and
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Contributed by Ayo Iyiola-Olumide Mums take on a lot in raising their children but only a handful of them get appreciated. When a woman is waiting to have a baby, all eyes are on her. She seems to bear the shame and pain of having no children even when the doctor confirms it’s his problem.
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Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM | Real Issue with Domestic Staff Everywhere is awash with news of the kidnap of the three Orekoya boys from their home and with it many emotions are running rampant. There is the angry and judgmental mum who cannot understand how you would hire from an online platform, there is
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Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM | Screaming Girls Screaming girls, artist taking his shirt off? This was the scene at a recent school fun day. Now I was not there to witness this but I was talking to a mum who expressed how appalled she was that it happened. So the question really was “who
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This is a post from my article on The W Community. I feel like my march has been set on steroids. This year I have been more intentional and more determined to make things happen. It has been helped with church calling for a corporate fast in January, then we stepped into February with praise
Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM | Welcoming Our Pet Dog My children have been on a quest for a dog for as long as I can remember. They have been preparing us for welcoming our pet dog in anticipation. Whenever we see a dog or visit a friend with dogs they would ask for a dog by
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Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM |De-cluttering with a Professional Organizer I needed a home office, yes I had a spare room but I had no idea how to get rid of all the junk that had piled up over all the years. I mean I still had all the baskets that were used to pack
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Contributed by Ayo Iyiola-Olumide This is the series from last week on the age old discussion on stay at home versus working mums continued. Many women work for different reasons. If your parents were divorced and you watched your mum raise seven kids alone with little or no support from your dad, then you will probably
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I am one of those mothers who believe that the balancing act with sugar, the right quantities and types of food in a child’s body can ward off any illness or growth challenge. I pay special attention to what goes into the body, because that way I have an idea of what’s going on in
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