In the lyrics of Kirk Franklin, “Pain was the plan.”I write for myself and the people around me who weren’t raised by their biological parent who is still out there somewhere just ghosting, swooping in and out of your life…
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Thembi Terry Whande
I have tried explaining what a High Value Woman is and I lost all steam each time. You can Google it when you can or just simply watch YouTube videos on the subject matter. Bottomline is, when you become a…
I have noticed that every time I set my boundaries people (male and female) are bitter about it like I have said something dull like #AllLivesMatter. Whenever you speak up to check someone on something, watch how they react. Whether…
This blog has been a long time coming. Tea anyone? I wanted to write this because you know, I like women’s issues and I have found some glitches within myself that I have been working on and I am impressed…
God puts people in our lives for a reason and a season. When that purpose has passed, that person must move on to their next season and so should you. We feel stuck because God sent destiny helpers to our…
I was once called the Swiss Army Knife in the WordPress Bulawayo WhatsApp group. I knew what a Swiss Army Knife was but I didn’t understand the connection. Mbeke explained to me how I had built up a reputation for…
If Chinamwari was a song this would be it. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion said some things that vaTete are saving for our wedding days. I understand and advocate for sexual liberation of women but there’s other issues…
Most of the things we know, we learnt from our parents. Some of the fears that we have, we inherited them from our parents. Parenting is literally code for programming. I mean if you could look like a photocopy of…
I think before the house on the hill, this is the one thing I have wanted to do more than anything else. A friend of mine said if I shed the excess weight, she’d pay for the first round of…
Imagine genuinely being in love with someone and you’re just a painkiller to them. I came across ‘painkiller’ as an adjective when I was contemplating dating a divorcee. I was told that divorcees aren’t interested in getting remarried. They just…
