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Verastic

Authentic conversations about culture, motherhood, divorce, black excellence, humor, and style!

Verastic Life 8: Ada Verastic’s Birthday Party

Verastic Life 8: Ada Verastic’s Birthday Party

I am so, so excited about this week's video! Ada Verastic's birthday party might have been for the kids, but everyone knows that the first birthday is really for the parents. I am offering this as an explanation excuse for why I, Igwe, and our friends were completely misbehaving at Ada Verastic's birthday party. Not to worry, the kids had their own fun, too. I also really like this episode because you get to see me with my family and friends. Thank you to everyone who has been watching, Read More

Verastic Life 7: Preparation

Verastic Life 7: Preparation

In this week's episode of Verastic Life, we are seriously preparing for Ada Verastic's party, and coincidently, my friends (except Uju) are all in my house (Solachi, Funmie, and Ibukun). Funmie and I also get into a heated conversation about the other room. Igwe's mom takes her first trip to the mall and gets a new cell phone. Read More

I’m Not Raising A Yoruba Child

Ada Verastic Is One

Among my Nigerian people, in the issues concerning gender and tribe, there is covert sexism and tribalism. Even women are sexist against other women and against themselves. Yes, I'm Igbo. Yes, my husband is Yoruba. But now that we have a child together, Nigerians are telling me that my daughter is Yoruba. No, sir. No, ma. My child isn't Yoruba. She is an Igbo-Yoruba girl. Long before I ever met Igwe and before I knew that my husband would be Yoruba, I had made the decision that my Read More

Yay!!! I’m On The Community Advisory Board For BlogHer17!

BlogHer17 Community Advisory Board

Yo. I don't ever start sentences with yo. In fact, yo is not a part of my vocabulary, but as the newest, coolest member of the BlogHer17 advisory board, I feel like my vocabulary needs to evolve. So yo. Wait, lemme tell you about the BlogHer17 advisory board. You guys, I love BlogHer. You know this, right? I attended my first ever BlogHer conference in 2014, and ever since then, I have continued to go consecutively. Last year, I was 6 months pregnant when I went, and this year, I went with Read More

Praise The Lord! Ada Verastic Is One Today!

Ada Verastic Is One

My child is one today. My child. Exactly one year ago, I began a new journey in my life that I didn't know would be so great and so fulfilling. The irony of motherhood is that it takes so much out of you, all day, every day, but it gives you so much more. Fulfillment. Purpose. Joy. Gratitude. Awe. How long have I been dreaming about being a mommy? Possibly all my life. I mean, what would you call those days and nights I spent taking care of my plastic doll? I have told the story about Read More

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