I like Style statements, not the neck breaking ones, the ones that people can see a headless photo of you and still say "That is you". Or to be able to flip through a fashion magazine and say "Daniella would wear that". If you come across a bare wrist lady in a magazine, that would/could … Continue reading The Wages of Motherhood is…a few broken treasures
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What pocket money meant then…and now
If you think this is an economic post, about how inflation and increase in everything has made a mockery of pocket money value, sorry to disappoint you. I know some of you used N5 to buy three Galas and two bottles of coke when you were in Uni, and N10 used to mean a whole … Continue reading What pocket money meant then…and now
How Ogiri nearly put Kabiyesi in trouble
The secrets of the kitchen have been revealed to the women mostly by the gods, that is why sometimes a man will enter your kitchen and just misbehave.
Oga, We Are Not Pregnant Abeg
"The man who says we are pregnant may challenge me years later and claim Omugwo rights" -Ani, goddess of fertility (1921) For most people, the joys of double lines on a urine test strip catapults them to the top of the high heavens. Then they start exhibiting some behaviours or enter 'pregnancy language' mode. … Continue reading Oga, We Are Not Pregnant Abeg
LETTER TO MY FUTURE HUSBAND (reply)
This is a return-match. Before some people call Kabiyesi now and orchestrate kata-kata in the palace. My sister Ona had this post up a few days ago; Letter to my future husband. I found it honest and exciting at the same time, so I decided to borrow a male suit and a beard and reply, hoping … Continue reading LETTER TO MY FUTURE HUSBAND (reply)