We all have a past we are scared of, proud of or want to avoid at all cost. What we become and what drives us is largely a result of our past, its limitations, abundance and inadequacies. A lot of people especially women have pushed past the boundaries set on them and have achieved unprecedented […]
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Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM | Spending Time Alone Do you spend time alone? Really alone. I do not mean time alone with your TV on, or checking your twitter or instagram, or while you are reading something. I mean truly alone and quiet. This was what I had to do a few days ago when I
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Contributed by Tomilayo Aluko This is a rant and a note to mums on small minded nannies and entitled children, but I will try to be constructive. The fabulous lives we live in Lagos with all its luxuries and indulgences seems to be causing more harm than good on how we are raising our children.
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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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This was originally posted on Huffington Post read the full article “What Change Means to Us in Nigeria” here. We all know the famous saying “The only thing that is constant is change.” We also know that to adapt we need to embrace and welcome change. This was our reality recently. Nigeria is a paradox
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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