Letting Go of Shame
The first 15 years of my life was bliss.
I was born in the city of Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 2000, as an only child to my parents...
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- Dec 24, 2019
- 8 min
To Capture the Light Again
My mom gave birth to me in...Lagos State, Nigeria...but I should say, I come from a polygamous background. My dad had two wives...
- Nov 20, 2019
- 9 min
Behind Every Dark Cloud
My father was a police officer, and my mother ran a small shop. My life started out normal...
- Nov 14, 2019
- 8 min
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
...Lagos, Nigeria, a sparsely over-populated city with a mix of lifestyles and cultures. It was like the America of Nigeria...
- Oct 27, 2019
- 7 min
Where Do I Belong?
I, on the other hand, couldn’t focus on academics and seemed to always fall behind my peers. My teachers were telling me...
- Oct 17, 2019
- 7 min
To Find Happiness
What makes a happy life? Wealth? Success? Passion? For many years, I tried to figure out how to be happy. Turns out...
- Oct 11, 2019
- 8 min
Fighting Free
Maybe it would have been a lot different if life had stayed peaceful and carefree like when I first came into this world...
- Sep 11, 2019
- 7 min
A Sigh of Relief
They raised me in one of the fiercest neighborhoods in Lagos where petty thieves and prospective armed robbers were groomed...
- Aug 17, 2019
- 8 min
A Long Walk from Yesterday
In fact, I was 16th in the rankings, including my father’s children from his two older wives, who each had six children before...
- Jul 31, 2019
- 8 min
Up Hill
My family was considered small because it was common in our country for families to have more than four children...
- Apr 25, 2019
- 7 min
The Nature of Love
I was born into a conservative Christian family in Nigeria in 1991 as the fifth born of six kids. Our days were happy, but strict...
- Feb 25, 2019
- 8 min
To Rebuild
I was born in 1987 and grew up in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria with a younger sister and hard-working, loving parents who encouraged me...
- Aug 3, 2018
- 8 min
In the Past
My mom was a nurse, and my dad was a realtor in Lekki, Lagos. My dad was strict with me since I was the first born, but my mom had a warm...
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