stories&nuggets

Hello guys Welcome to my first controversial read This topic is really close to my heart. Hence I decided to share it with you, my people Here it goes… The typical Nigerian way is for a child to grow up in his or her parent’s house and remain there until he or she happens to get married or move to another city for a job in spite of the child’s age. This is like an unwritten rule in the average Nigerian parent’s book. However this rule is lenient when it comes to the male child. He has some sort of points that can excuse him from this rule such as; “He’s a man” “He needs to start building his family” “He can’t get married in my parent’s house” Etc But, for the woman, it is unheard of. In fact, it is an abomination for her to leave her father’s house to her own house. “Why should she want to live alone?” “She is promiscuous to want that”. “Is she a prostitute?” “Does she want men to run away from her?” “There is no respect when a woman doesn’t marry from h...

Have you ever been stuck in traffic on your way to work, a meet-up, an event, etc?? If you are a Lagosian, then that's not even a question. OK, let me try again Have you ever been the one on the waiting end, for the person stuck somewhere?  Maybe waiting  in the boardroom or a restaurant or even by the sidewalks?? Let's take it a little further Have you ever waited patiently to finally meet the right guy, "your one" ?                                 OR Waited for the shortlisted names from that exam you took ? Or even as unserious as waited for the beans to get cooked? Have you ever waited for anything at all in your life? The real question here is, while waiting, what do you do? Does life pause just in anticipation of your desired outcome or maybe even a disappointment? Do you just sit and fuss worry and whine count the seconds as the clock ticks away gain pounds from stress e...

On your journey to forever and always You'll meet not just the good, the bad and the ugly You'll also meet the entitled, the unstable and the self-absorbed A writer once said that you have to kiss a handful of frogs before you eventually meet your prince This saying, I truly can attest to The good want you to be good, not you They want you to change to their perception of what good should be They want you all prim and proper The bad want you to be bad, not you They want you to change to their perception of what bad should be They want you bad and boujee The ugly want you to be as ugly as they are Do things you don't resonate with They want to break you to nonsense The entitled feel they now own you They lay claim to your every action They require of you, what you don't even have to give The unstable don't know what they want They're all loved up today, throwing tantrums tomorrow, and want a break next tomorrow Please don't try to ...