I was a teen mom and now I’m a young mom, who’s ambitions are far beyond someone who has a whole family to look after. After having my daughter at 19, with no clear knowing of …
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NdiliQhawe: Our Vaginas Still Need New Names
Taboo. Uttering the word vagina is taboo in my country. Taboo things and practices are usually proscribed to women. The Oxford dictionary defines taboo as: 1. A social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting a …
NdiliQhawe: A pregnancy scare, flu from hell, dreams & one Amanda
For as long as I could remember I was always doing something. Always dreaming, building, and wanting something bigger. As a really little kid, this involved taking care of grasshoppers. I was maybe 10 and …
NdiliQhawe: 16 years later, I found confidence
Growing up I had a small body and so I suffered from an inferiority complex, I saw myself as insignificant and I doubted my capabilities and failed to realize that dynamites come in small packages, …
NdiliQhawe: A perspective on pain
Sometimes I hate my life. Maybe more than just sometimes. It’s not the thoughts of suicide that are ever present but just dying seems really good. It seems simpler, an escape of sorts. Life can …
NdiliQhawe : Poetry conquered Suicide
The road to being a warrior is riddled with harsh words, statements and actions, usually done to you and when you least expect it.‘You are not good enough’‘I never meant to hurt you’‘You wanted it’‘Your …
#BookMeWednesday: MY TOP AFRICAN READS
Anyone that knows me knows of my love for the written word. This past decade has seen the explosion of African literature which has been awesome for readers, such as myself, hungry for books that …
#TRAVELTUESDAY: PLACES YOU HAVE TO SEE IN GHANA.
One country among many in Africa you need to visit is Ghana! Ghana is a country I recommend you visit as it is full of rich history, culture, food and more. Independence Square From Pixabay …
#TabooThursday: Zimbabwean taboos tied to Culture
Zimbabwe is a landlocked African country situated in the south of Africa. It has a population of roughly 14 million people, has 16 languages, and about 7 religions. Although Christianity is the main religion and …
#BookMeWednesday: 3 BOOKS THAT WILL LEAVE YOU QUESTIONING SOCIETY
1. Things Fall Apart Every time I meet an African that has not read this book, I honestly judge them. Things fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was one of my earliest reads growing up. I …