When you have little children around, you will often learn more from them than you could attempt to teach. Warming up for the resumption of school in September, we bought school bags for Dee and Jay. Dee’s bag is a simple satchel – nice...
Me: “Dee, why did you do that? Are you a child?” Dee: “Yes, mum, I am a child.” Me: “I mean, are you a baby?” Dee: “Mum, I am a big baby. I am not yet 12.” Me: I grinned silently. After a few minutes...
I have observed again and again that God always has His replacement handy. One prayer that my father, Reverend Olusola Areogun, always leads us in is that our replacement will always be jobless. God’s work cannot die; it may suffer if handled by a...
Like my father, Rev. Olusola Areogun will always say, ‘Our life is packed in capsule of time.’ Like a book, we flip open different pages and chapters of our lives. Seasons come and go. We meet people, we forge new relationships. Some are...
I still remember the feeling I use to have when I am bracing to jump the rope during skipping game (las las, as we normally call it). The feeling when the count is ongoing, and I am calculating when to jump in without getting caught by the rope...
One of the things I hated as a child was wearing oversized shoes and clothes. I just didn’t like the way the stuffed tissue papers hurt my feet. I told myself that I will not make my children wear oversized stuff just because they were kids. I...
Summer break is almost coming to an end. Such relief! Teachers can gladly have their kids back to school. I still wonder how teachers in KG and lower primary do it. They are the real heroes! This long break, my son’s energy level has been over the...
Yesterday, I saw a funny photo of two women carrying placards. One says – ‘stop celebrating Father’s Day’ and the other reads, ‘fathers don’t deserve to be celebrated.’ I could not help but laugh but I am sure they were not making jokes. I had a...
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