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Verastic

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

How I’ll Be Spending Valentine’s Day With My Sweet Potatoes

Valentine's Day - Verastic

I don't usually celebrate Valentine's Day. It's not some kind of political or spiritual statement I'm trying to make but just because Valentine's Day [in my opinion] is nothing but a commercial holiday, an excuse for brands to make more money out of me, all in the name of love. But I do love love though. Years ago, I did a Valentine's Day project here on the blog where I featured pictures of couples. People sent me pictures of them and their significant other, and it was quite lovely. Well, Read More

And Just Like That, January Is Over

And Just Like That, January Is Over

I remember toward the end of last year, I was desperate to enter 2018 already. For me, it was because 2017 had been quite a difficult year, but as of October 2017, I did not know that it was only going to get worse. And if someone had told me that the events that occurred last year would happen to me AND that I would emerge from the year stronger than when I entered it, I would have laughed hysterically because (1) things like that don't happen to me, and (2) there is no way something that Read More

Sweet Potatoes, Can I Know You?

Sweet Potato - Verastic

So, this is one of the many things that I have been planning on doing but yet to do. However, in this 2018 that we have entered, I am ready to cross things off my list. The title of this post is a play on how Nigerian interviewers start their interviews by asking the interviewee, "Can we know you?" So in my case, I'd like to know you. Here's the idea: I have been blogging for years, and you know so much about me. I have shared so much of my life with you that I sometimes don't remember what I Read More

Nothing Teaches Motherhood Like Motherhood

Nothing Teaches Motherhood Like Motherhood

I used to be one of those people: the ones who knew everything about motherhood and parenting without being a mother and a parent. In fact, I remember – with lots of shame and regret – that I once wrote a scathing piece about crying babies in churches, a post where I literally threatened to throw both the baby and its mother out of the church, although I wrote that sarcastically. But still ... Now that I am a mom, I look back at my non-mom self with pursed lips, judgmental eyes, and a Read More

Dear Nigerians, Say No To Combo Vendors

Dear Nigerians - Combo Vendors - Verastic

Dear Nigerians, please gather around and let's discuss. Like most of you, I have attended a lot of parties, and some of them have been great, while the others have left me scratching my head. One of the most "memorable" parties I attended was years ago, and it was a child's party. I actually do not remember who the child was, how old the child was turning, or who the parents even were. All I remember is that I laughed till my stomach hurt. See, what had happened was, the hosts hired one man to Read More

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