March 8th is International Women’s Day, but this day means two very different things to me as a woman and as a motherless daughter. When I think of what it means to be a woman, I think of my mother. Almost everyone believes their mother is the best, and rightly so. Mums are everything!!! My … Continue reading My Education In Becoming An Empowered Woman
Tag: The Mother of All Losses
The Mother of All Losses – John Mumo
PART OF THE JOURNEY IS THE END 14th July 2019. That is the precise date when Lwile asked me to write a guest post for this here blog. I was rather flummoxed at the request but I said yes without even knowing when I was supposed to do so. “Though it will be much later … Continue reading The Mother of All Losses – John Mumo
The Mother of All Losses – Franscina Omogo
Grief Etiquette 101 When I was twelve years old, my friend lost his father. I remember this so clearly because this was my first-time encounter with both loss and grief. After the teacher came for him in class, I didn’t know what to do or say so my child like mind created a safe space … Continue reading The Mother of All Losses – Franscina Omogo
December 13 2019
Dear mum, Today marks two years since breast cancer stole you from us. I may not be as heartbroken and angry as I was in the letter I wrote on this day last year, but I still have sooo many feelings. One thing I have thought about over and over again this year is how … Continue reading December 13 2019
The Mother of All Losses – Adelle Onyango
It’ll be 7 years since mummy died on the 31st of March and I’m writing this while listening to her favourite song – Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba. “Time can never heal this because time has never had a mother” Someone shared this quote with me recently. We both don’t know who originally said it … Continue reading The Mother of All Losses – Adelle Onyango
December 13 2018
Dear mum, You have been gone one year today. Gone. What a stupid way to put it. Like you have gone to the market and will be back around 2 p.m. But I find it hard to say you have been dead one year today. That feels so impersonal. I still wonder what happened. After … Continue reading December 13 2018
Lwile the Leo 