That's an expensive question, and I don't really know the answer. In my experience, I though I knew more about motherhood before I became a mother. That's because before I became a mom, I thought I knew so much and understood so much. The reality, however, is that until you actually become a mom, you just cannot know what it feels like or what challenges you may face. Sure, you may say (like me) that you took care of or spent a lot of time with [insert random baby relative here]. In my case, it Read More
Culture That Kills: He’s Paid To Have Sex With Children
I remember one old Nollywood movie I watched years ago starring Patience Ozokwor (where is she these days?), and in the movie, she and her friend (I think) had hired a man who was fondly known as Eleven-Eleven to sleep with her friend (or was it her friend's daughter) and make her pregnant to have not just any child, but a boy. The movie was supposed to be comedic relief. And it was --- until you started thinking deeply about why we (Nigerians) generally see more value in boy babies than in Read More
4 Reasons Why Kim Kardashian Should In Fact Keynote BlogHer16
Yesterday, BlogHer broke the blogging internet by telling us that Kim Kardashian will be keynoting the BlogHer16 conference next month. Honestly, my first reaction was ugh ... why Kim Kardashian? Two years ago, there was Kerry Washington, and last year, there was Ava DuVernay, and this year, my biggest excitement has been Mayim Bialik because ... Amy Farrah Fowler. But then I thought about it some more and I thought, hmmm, there's a lot I could learn from her actually. Kim is an incredibly Read More
I’m Tired Of Praying For People And Places
I still remember exactly where I was when 9/11 happened. I was still in high school, in my Geometry class. I don't remember the name of my teacher now, but he was a white, heavy set, awkward man. He often made jokes that only he found funny. On that particular day, he was doing the same thing when suddenly, another teacher came to the door. He went to meet her at the door and she whispered something to him and left. He turned around with a worried face and went straight for the TV, which he Read More
What Would You Do With A Personal Loan From Discover?
All views are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Discover Products Inc. and its affiliates Did you know that only about 3% of adult Americans actually know what a personal loan is? When I first came to America, I did not understand the concept of building credit because coming from Nigeria, no one encourages you to get credit. In fact, retailers often have a big sign on the wall that reads, "No credit today, come tomorrow." But that makes sense for Nigeria because Read More