This evening, as usual, Henry waited till bed time to start packing his school bag. As I patiently watched him pack, I would intermittently bark at him so he didn’t relax and think his time wasting was working. I noticed there were bits of pencil shavings in his pencil case. I asked why as he […]
We had just ended our family communion and I rushed to join a Zoom fire side chat about systemic racism and how black people can empower themselves. The discussionwas elucidating. I was personally challenged to be deliberate about buying black, something that I had never considered. On a high from such a thought provoking talk,
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I was reading Matthew 7:24-30, this morning, about a gentile woman who begged Jesus to heal her daughter who was demon possessed. Jesus originally ignored her but she persisted. The disciples said Jesus should send her away so Jesus told her what he had was for children and not dogs. She agreed and then pleaded
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This afternoon, I was strolling past the boy’s room when I heard a voice yell “Help! Someone Help me!” I walked up to the door and tried to open it. It was jammed. Right. Stay calm Yoms. “Henry, are you in there? Are you ok?” “Yes, mummy. The door is stuck.” “Don’t worry, I’m here.
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With the international events over the past few weeks, one can be forgiven for forgetting about the lock down. Today I was reminded again that indeed we are still locked down. I walked into the room and found him sitting on the bed naked with a towel across his lap. My heart skipped a beat.
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I don’t know how I stumbled upon it because I have been very deliberate about not watching the news, especially Nigerian news. However I happened to find myself watching a snippet of the daily Presidential Task Force Briefing. As usual, I was disappointed. Someone came out and announced that all schools within Nigeria offering international
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I don’t know how I stumbled upon it because I have been very deliberate about not watching the news, especially Nigerian news. However I happened to find myself watching a snippet of the daily Presidential Task Force Briefing. As usual, I was disappointed. Someone came out and announced that all schools within Nigeria offering international
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I didn’t watch the video. I couldn’t. I saw the picture and read the story. Violence against black people in America is nothing new to me. I’m sad to say it doesn’t even shock me. My last year in high school in Texas a black boy was tied to the back of a pick up
Today I discovered my son is the master of petty. I decided I needed to get out for a bit, so to lure him out I said we should go play football. He got his trainers and started putting them on “Woah buddy!!! Where are you socks?” “Mummy, please get my socks.” I stared at
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Every time someone, anyone walks into a room, they turn the Air Conditioning off and it is doing my head in. The nannies and the father have convinced Henry he is allergic to air conditioning. Eddie cannot stand the heat. My husband’s uncle keeps complaining that it is too hot for the baby while his
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