No one talks about grief. I've been putting this off for some time. As hard as I tried, I could not put pen to paper. You may wonder why? Writer's block? It's not because I…
What does it mean to stand in the gap? One of the grandmothers I interviewed for my podcast (Grandmother Time) suggested that our role as grandmothers is to stand in the gap. Although I had…
Is there enough love to go around? While doing one of my podcasts, the grandmother I interviewed mentioned that she wondered if she could love her second grandchild as much as she loves her first.…
How did I become a grandmother? You might think that it's an obvious answer. Yes, at some point, I must have had children to have grandchildren. Of course, you're right. There wasn't a magician and…
Interviews with Grandmothers Grandmothers openly share their personal experiences as a grandchild and grandmother. Some stories are emotional and some are funny - all are memorable. We also discuss how grandmothers are conveyed. Interestingly, it…
An article I wrote for my Magazine Publication Module. A lot of people approached the end of 1999 with trepidation. There were reports that aeroplanes would fall out of the sky at the stroke of midnight. All…
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What's in a name? Grandmother, grandma, granny, nana, nan, mama – what do these words conjure up for you? If you put grandmother into the emoji search on your phone, what do you get? An old…
During the first phase of the lockdown, I was asked about my favourite comfort food. The only thing I could think of was this. I don’t cook it very often, but it’s a traditional meal you…
This is an article that I wrote for Mojatu magazine. The transition from a child to a woman is very different for every woman. We all have different experiences and our journey is never the…