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March 23, 2016

I Have Become That Mom

On Saturday, my friend, Rosie was having a house party for her last baby - he turned one - and Igwe and I were there, with Ada Verastic, of course. The party was set for 4:00 PM, but I got there too early - at past 6:00 PM. Because Naija time. Anyway, I was seated next to a young lady (whom I like to think I became friends with that day), and she had a six-week old baby. It was only when I saw the baby that I realized just how much bigger my Ada Verastic had gotten. She looked like a giant Read More

March 9, 2016

Why Did I Talk About My Nipples In The Google? My Mommy Wants To Know

I have been blogging for 10 years, and do you want to know how many times I have told my mommy where I blog? Zero times. Although it’s funny because Verastic isn’t exactly hard to find or figure out. But I have never told my mommy that my blog lives on verastic.com because (1) There are certain things I write that I would prefer for my mommy to not read, and (2) My mommy is the kind to leave me a comment on the post that might read something like, “Nne, this is your mommy. Why did you say … Read More

February 22, 2016

Ada Verastic Needs Me, And It Makes Me Feel Like A Rock Star

When I thought about this post, I was going to title it, "Ada Verastic Is Learning Bad, Bad Things," but I decided against the title because although I still think that Ada Verastic is learning bad, bad things, I decided that the most important part of the post is actually how much I love these bad, bad things that she's learning. Let me explain. Ada Verastic turned 4 months on Saturday - can you believe it?! It feels like it was just yesterday that I gave birth to her, brought her home, Read More

February 8, 2016

So My Mommy Wants Me To Join A Women’s Meeting

The other day I was talking to my mommy and she told me that she had a wedding to attend, but that she was not going to go because the previous weekend, she was on call at the hospital and did not get any rest. She really just wanted to spend this wedding weekend at home on her bed. I agreed with her. Me sef, I don't like wahala, so I'm all for staying home and sleeping. She then went on to add that even if "asks permission" to miss the wedding, she would still have to pay the fine. I'm Read More

November 23, 2015

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