Nov 26, 20232 min readBelieve in yourselfOne of the most moving quotes in this entire series comes in episode 7 where Gogo gives us one random piece of advice. She says “The...
Nov 19, 20232 min readGrief, and other complicationsOn the 6th episode of Conversations with my Grandmother, Gogo and I talk about grief, and how no matter how many losses you have...
Nov 12, 20232 min readDon't let peer pressure make you popI remember one afternoon, I was telling my uncle the story of how our former next door neighbour’s son got hooked on drugs as a result of...
Nov 5, 20233 min readMy mother was a kitchen girlMy grandmother worked as a domestic worker from the tender age of 20 until she was in her 60’s. I experienced her as an employed woman...
Oct 29, 20234 min readLoving after lossMy grandmother was 33 when she was widowed with 5 children to raise. This presented a myriad of problems and unimaginable anxiety. The...
Oct 22, 20232 min readPeriod Shame, The Real Stain On Society’s JeansThe first question I asked my Grandmother in this episode is when she got her period. I was 11 when I got my first period. I had been...
Oct 15, 20233 min readThe red brick double storey on Loop Street.On the corner of Loop Street and Henrietta Avenue sat a red brick double storey. It was an eyesore. It was falling apart and like all the...
Oct 13, 20233 min readLessons From Creating ConversationsConversations with my Grandmother is an idea that came to me in November 2022 - 2 months after the first anniversary of my paternal...