Parents who think their children are the greatest!
By Bunmi Sofola RECENTLY, Frieda, the head of a leading private school, lamented that modern parents are praising their children to the hilt and bringing up their daughters as if they can do no wrong. She argued that being showered with too much praise and too many presents is not a good thing for a child […]
What madness possesses a middle-aged wife to stray!
WHY does a seemingly happily married woman go off the rail? “Well, ‘seemingly’ is the right word if you’re thinking of Labake’s marriage,” snorted Benny, a friend who dropped by to discuss the break-up of Labake’s 24 odd years of marriage. We’d all been class-mates and have kept in touch over the years. Labake had always […]
Not all women are mother-material!
By Bunmi Sofola WOMEN who have consciously decided not to have children still have to justify that decision in the face of their hostile friends, disappointed relatives and expectant grandmums. They have to alleviate even the ever-present feeling of guilt that this is something they should be doing. Out there, there are outraged group of people […]
Love in six easy stages?
So there you are, after reading the Kohlberg theories, you should be able to pin down your relations to one or more of the six stages of love.
Dear Bunmi, would he look for a son now that we have girls?
Dear Bunmi, My husband said he’s quite happy with our three girls, though his friends tease him endlessly for being the only man in the house.
Dear Bunmi, I snitched on my brother-in-law
In future, if you must intervene at all, it is the culprit you should have a chat with to stop philandering, or else…
