Culture
Fat? Really?
“I am pregnant.” These three words are life-changing for everyone involved. It could be good or not so good news but will definitely change lives instantly. All of a sudden, there are thoughts of a […]
marriage
Entertainment
Women Who Kill #4: Why?
She had a boyfriend! She could not stop thinking about how her luck had just turned. Walking down Kimathi Street, she could not walk fast enough to get to the hotel to meet her beau. […]
Entertainment
Women Who Kill #3: Born to Suffer
Life had become unbearable. It was not always this way though. 16 months ago, Cherie thought she was blissfully married. They lived in a decent three bedroom house with her three children and her husband, […]
Culture
Make Love To Me
I am forty. They said this would be my sexual peak. I kind of thought they meant that I would have a lot of great sex. I was looking forward to that. I think they […]
Empowerment
Wear Your Big Girl Panties
I am going through my Whatsapp and come across a post in one of our groups. The post is about a woman who posted on Facebook that her husband watches porn with their six-year-old son. […]
Culture
Il M’a Vraiment Laissé
By Naide Obiang « Pat s’est marié le week-end dernier. Tu savais ? » La nouvelle arriva enfin. J’ai rapidement conclu la conversation et me suis assise au coin du canapé ; offusquée et désorientée dans l’espace qui […]
Love & Sex
To Leave or Stay at Home?
It is estimated that Mary Mother of Jesus was twelve years old when she was betrothed to Joseph. She could have been between 13 to 14 years when she gave birth to Jesus Christ. Mary, […]
Culture
To Would-be Bridemaids: Don’t Feel Bad About Saying ‘No’
When I was growing up, I used to watch my mum dress up for funerals, dinners and weddings on weekends. Funerals especially, felt so far away from me. I could not even process that one […]
Empowerment
Empowerment
The Mistress. Evil?
I had the misfortune of reading a Facebook post by a not so bright man, who said that infidelity would stop if women stopped being their own enemies and said no to men. Many women liked and shared the post. It seems […]