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My grandmother sadly passed away in January this year. Although we knew that it was time for her beautiful soul to rest, after living 91 fruitful years and suffering through her final months, we were all devastated. On the night of her passing, my little man had quite a few questions. I wasn’t surprised by […]
My most memorable mommy moment has to be a very recent one – I shared it on my Instagram a few days ago: The loves of my life, sharing a very priceless moment, that I won’t be forgetting any time soon. Lesedi is becoming a fluent reader and on this morning, he asked if his […]
I’ve realised that motherhood can be lonely. It seems like a weird thing to say, seeing that we’re kept busy by our kids ALL THE TIME. Being a busy mom, doesn’t necessarily mean that feelings of being overwhelmed don’t creep up on you. Over the last few days, I’ve had time to honestly reflect, be vulnerable and acknowledge that […]
We had the pleasure of taking part in Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Drive! Doc is in her 3rd season and this time, she is helping to take care of pets and toys in her playhouse clinic. To celebrate her new journey, Disney invited us to decorate a dog kennel, that is to be donated to […]
So yesterday I had a parents meeting at my son’s school and I also had to pick up his term 3 report, as school closes this Friday. My little champ got an average of 80-100% in all subjects (except Afrikaans, haha, I can live with that). That is the bragging part, done! So why do […]
You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been very quiet over the last two weeks, please accept my apologies! I’ve been going through one of those very overwhelming cycles, when everything is happening at the same time, ukuthi ngibaleke (I felt like running away)! My little guy transferred to a new school so I’m adjusting to the […]
It’s unfortunate that we can’t protect our children 24/7. It is even more unfortunate that sometimes the harm they are exposed to happens within their school gates, from their own peers. Bullying is more common and harmful than we think – lately it has even blown up in the form of cyber bullying too. There […]
I have so much respect for women and men that have made the choice to participate in raising children that are not their own. Once upon a time, I was a single mom and there were many moments where I struggled with issues related to my own child. I can only imagine what it takes to […]
There are so many great stories of hope and positivity to share, that I thought I should start a feature called “Moms we look up to“. When one is going through a really difficult time, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we are the only ones with problems. A friend of over […]
In light of schools and society adding constant pressure on our children, we need to raise more positive children. I was helping my son prepare for his first class speech (I was surprised to discover that they do speeches in Grade 1; we certainly didn’t in our day) and as we went along, his anxiety started to […]