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She walks around the house like a grown up. I'm not 'needed' as much. She can wake up, brush her teeth, make breakfast, read a book (She is currently hooked on the diaries of a whimpy kid) make her bed, clean her room. Let's say she can spend a day without my instruction and opinion. [...]

  I kept wondering how to keep her busy during this holidays, without forcing or causing the third world war. Sometimes my suggestions are not fun, other times am told they are old school; she obeys reluctantly. Apparently, my husband has already been elevated to more fun, adventurous and exciting. So I told him to [...]

If you want to scare and baffle my daughter, inform her that I removed my wedding ring for a few seconds. She believes that the ring should be permanent and never come out under any circumstances. You should actually see her shocked face. With her hands covering her mouth. Followed by ‘I will tell on [...]

One Sunday my daughter asked me the 'Sunday question' What did you learn in church? That is my question! It belongs to me, it's my card, how can she use it against me? It was one of those Sundays that my body was fully in church yet my heart, soul, spirit, mind, were somewhere else, [...]

Friends, it has been reconfirmed. The baby is mine!! She is so mine. The quiet girl only needed a catalyst. She is loud people! So loud! And she is a child. She is not a calm collected 27-year-old in an 11-year-old body. Believe it or not, she jumps around the house singing, she even jumps [...]

Every day on the streets of Nairobi I see nice dresses for my daughter. Things I would have picked for a younger me. In my eyes, she would look so beautiful. I picture her in pink or purple with some glitter and nice boots. Sometimes I even google hairstyles for her and get home excited [...]

  When it comes to parenting, I have a coat of many colours. Sometimes I am the tough disciplinarian, then I get to be the best friend, at times I am very quite and collected (she doesnt interrupt) then at times I am the teacher, I can also be a good counselor. All this colours [...]

  I think we are at the 'nothing' stage. She lies on her bed, staring at the ceiling, with different facial expressions, at times with a sheepish smile. Then appears to be deep in thought. Well, 'Rawder, how do you see all this?' 'Thank you for asking. Its simple, I am a normal good mother, [...]

My baby turned eleven, I thought the fun is over, now that she is all grown up and has a list of childish things she cannot do anymore. I also thought that those stupid tricks I once wrote about are over. Poor me, she is more clever now. She has over five years of experience [...]

I stopped trying to be a superwoman when I realized that superwomen don't exist. Even if someone looks like one, no one is actually one. No mother is all-knowing and always on top of her game. Everyone is just giving their best as they keep learning. Some days are better than others, on my best [...]