How to handle the ‘teenage demon’ when it visits your children!
By Bunmi Sofola When Sussie’s son came on his first log vacation from the university a couple of years ago, he came with a handful of friends. In days, they’d eaten Sussie out of home and her stock of lager and liquor had virtually disappeared. But the lad was growing to adulthood, Sussie had reasoned, and […]
Do you pass off a premature baby as your husband’s?
“IF I’d known that Lola would resort to flirting, and eventually be put in the family way by a first School Leaving Certificate holder, when she fully knew that my undertaking a postgraduate course was to better our lot, I would have waited until I’d completed my course before I plunged into marriage”. Yomi declared sadly, narrating to me the story of his broken marriage, the shock from which he has not yet recovered.
Are these signs of the end times?
I had gone to collect some clothes from the tailor but they were not ready, so, I decided to wait. While he made finishing touches to them, we chatted away on the conduct of many artisans especially on their penchant for disappointing their clients. Suddenly, a little girl aged seven or eight ran into the shop. I was struck by her beauty and innocence. She was fair skinned, had neatly groomed hair, even after the long school hours, her pair of white socks and green uniform were still quite clean.
She refuses to give up smoking
My girlfriend of two years smokes like the proverbial chimney. She was a smoker when I met her, a habit she picked up abroad when she was a student.
She still sees her ex-husband
I met my current girlfriend three years ago after she’d been let down by her ex-husband.
How do I get her attention?
It can be hard to get a girl’s attention, especially if she’s getting attention from lots of other guys. Before you take things further, think about the reasons why you like her. Do you have similar interests? What qualities does she have that you like? Make sure you like her for the right reasons and not because other guys are talking about her. If she wasn’t so popular would you still be interested?
