The word “adoption” evokes a lot of mixed reactions from people, especially in African countries. Within the Naija community, adoption is one area where awareness and education is needed to increase its likelihood of being considered or accepted by many who cannot have children of their own. In most parts of Nigeria, especially in the [...]
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Spending Christmas in hospital was not how Yinka envisioned her holidays. Hospitals were places where she received bad news: “I’m sorry your aunt is dead”; “I’m sorry you can’t concieve children naturally “; and so on. She and her husband, Tunde had worked hard all year, deferring all their annual leave until two weeks before [...]
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This topic is for you, yes, you! I want to know your opinion on this matter. What do you think? A 12 year old has a baby, should she be allowed to keep it? On a biological level this is perhaps not a very common scenario, but for some reason, Amy is 12 years old [...]
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The two men were seated in the far left corner of the bar. There was just enough light from the centre to make out Mark’s face from the shadows. Two empty beer glasses sat on the table, along with a half-full one for Terry. Mark was fidgeting with the silver band around his fourth finger. [...]
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There’s something about the way a baby looks at people that’s different. Perhaps its something to do with the fact that for the first year or so they have a fairly limited vocabulary, and their eyes are the window through which they gain their first perceptions of life. When an adult makes eye contact with [...]
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This is a subject that in some way or the other, would have crossed our minds if we had any interest in having kids. Those cute yet occasionally annoying bundles of joy that grace us with their presence, often at the most unexpected of times. Children have the ability to bring unimaginable joy and endless [...]
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I’m home now. Its much colder than it was on the inside but yum yum and smiley keep me nicely wrapped up. I think they really like me. Yum yum put something on my head to keep me warm when we were on the way home, she called it a hat. She won’t let me [...]
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I have been in this world for 26 hours now, at least that’s what I heard yum yum say. I must say I’m not fond of the fact that I can’t eat when I want to, but at least with yum yum nearby when I scream I get to have some of that deliciously warm [...]
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“Waaaaaaaaahhhhhh! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh! Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!” I screamed because i was in an unfamiliar place. It was brighter than usual. Even though my eyes were tightly closed i could sense the difference through the back of my eyelids, and i could feel it too. My once constricted and moist surroundings had been replaced by an unpleasant feeling that [...]
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