mum4real

Parenting is as simple as A, B, C if we know how to cross our T’s and dot our I’s. Even the most difficult set of children (the teenagers) as we mostly refer to them often respect our opinion when we have sown the right seeds to them early in …

We thank God for the gift of life, health, and countless blessings Our children will be taught by the Lord and great shall be their peace They will be the head and not tail wherever they are They will be the first and not the last in all their doings …

Everyone has something that is most important, most valuable and sometimes, irreplaceable. If you ask every parent today what their most valuable asset is, I am sure their first answer will be ‘my child(ren)’, especially mothers. Some will say this by default whereas in reality it is their gadget(s) – …

For all the days I sat under your tutelage you’ve amazingly transformed my life. Most of what I know today, I have learnt from you Directly or indirectly, your words and actions have guided my paths How can I forget your impact so quickly Even when no one believed in …

Not eveyone especially mothers (in previous generations and now) will agree with me when I say parents should be their children’s friends anytime, anyday, anywhere. Of course I can say this a million and one times because I have seen and know that this works irrespective of how you try …

“I attended my cousin’s graduation and prize giving day last year and the person who took 85% of the awards in his class was a particular girl. She looked slim, small and fragile yet so strong academically, morally and financially. She was even celebrated as a young entrepreneur. As a …

I was ready to go and paint the world blue… Seriously, I can say that a million times because for the past few weeks or so, I have been home alone with my cutie little prince enjoying the ‘motherhood allowance’ from my place of work I don’t call it maternity …

All mothers want to be ‘free’ at least for some seconds or minutes or hours Not necessarily because they are burdened by the presence of their precious children but…(well…fill in the gap….lol!) That special time one experiences without the cry of that lovely boy or the interruption from the cutie …

Little did they know that Sandra, their 4 year old daughter was observing and then started crying when they were both arguing. It was her scream that caught their attention. Although, she had been tucked in to sleep before the argument erupted,she was quite unfortunate to witness the drama when  …