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“Being A Dad Means Always Thinking About Us, not Me… – Mudi Ori-Jesu
There is this concept I’d call the “future well-being of my family” which is suddenly omnipresent and filtering all my personal choices. A door which began to open when I got married is pretty much flung wide open now – that door that leads to the place where your happiness is strongly linked to the well-being and happiness of other humans close to you.
Infant Loss: The Stories
Osemhen’s note: Historically, October is the month dedicated to raising awareness on infant loss. As a society, I think we have a lot to learn in how we treat grieving mothers (and grieving people actually). We try to empathise but many times, we say the wrong thing or make things worse for the bereaved. Especially mothers….
The Maggi Ad: My Thoughts
At the risk of getting pelted with seasoning cubes, I’d like to state that I like the Maggi ad. I say it up front so that all readers who hate the ad and have no interest in reading a contrary viewpoint can close this page and save their data & time. If you haven’t seen…
“Be An Intrapreneur” – Tracy Oyekanmi
The worst career advice I got was when a colleague commended my work and almost immediately trashed it saying, “You married women that work late, I don’t see why you need to work this hard!” Duh! As if marriage was my ticket to luxury.
“I Went Into Labour On My Son’s First Birthday” – Eno Quagraine
This is the very first post in the Balance Series on Blazers & Baby and I’m so happy to get it started. For the longest time, we’ve had this idea to interview young moms working in various industries to get a sense of how they manage the priorities of work, family life and personal time….
Interview: Turning 30 With Onyemhen Udofia
At thirty a (wo)man steps out of the darkness and wasteland of preparation into active life; it is the time to show oneself, the time of fulfilment. Osemhen’s note: I turned 30 in September. 30 is considered a crucial year, a milestone, a benchmark. I know many of my friends who turned 30 depressed and…
