Over compensating is a reality in a single parent home. Coupled with trying to prevent your child from feeling disappointed by his father who does not want to contribute towards his well-being, just made me go over board. I tried so hard to make sure that my son had everything, that I was always in...Read More

When I decided to divorce my ex-late husband I was 22 at the time and my son was 3 years old. Explaining to him that I was going to leave his father and that it was going to be just him and I was not as difficult as I thought it would be, as at...Read More

Being a former victim of domestic violence I can honestly speak about my experience and my reasoning for staying for 8 months too long. I won’t rehash my story as I have written about it in a few articles you can access on this blog, however I will go through the many scenarios I replayed...Read More

My husband and I found out that we were pregnant with my daughter on our first wedding anniversary. We were absolutely elated especially considering that I was informed that I would never be able to have another baby again after my car accident. We decided to break down the old house we were living in,...Read More

My recovery was so amazing and effective from my car accident because I had God on my side and also because I was young and could bounce back easily. However, now that I am a year away from forty, I have never been more plagued with physical issues than I have been for the past...Read More

I was involved in a serious car accident when I was 21 years old, my son was 2 years old and was thankfully not in the vehicle, of which he was supposed to be. My ex-late husband was driving at the time who already was an extremely reckless driver, however I would come to learn...Read More

How is it possible that my daughter sounds exactly like me, says exactly the same things I do, holds onto every gesture I make? Its because they relate to their mum’s.  My son and I have many similarities but when he was growing up, he didn’t emulate every aspect of my existence as with my...Read More

This is one of the most difficult things to do, Why? People do ask…and its because there are no breaks, there are no “me” times, its just giving all of you all of the time.  Despite how negative the answer may seem, there are also more positives to this that I can point out –...Read More

After travelling oversees with our 3 year old daughter, there are numerous priceless moments to share, but also many lessons that were learnt. Our trip itinerary was as follows – SA-DUBAI-SEATTLE-LA-CANANDA/TORONTO-BOSTON-NEW YORK-DUBAI-SA over 5 weeks, 9 flights, 5 hotels and numerous Uber’s & Taxis, we navigated our way quite successfully through this family holiday, but...Read More

My adult life started off as quite the challenge, with me starting University and dating my high school boyfriend at the time, I fell pregnant during my first year at University. My parents were supportive and promised me that if I completed my studies full time, they would help me take care of my son....Read More