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…
Dear Bunmi, does a man’s manhood shrink with age?
Dear Bunmi, I need to ask you an embarrassing question. As men get older, does the manhood shrink? Mine is now only four inches when erect.
Lagos: Level playing-field for singles and couples!
By Bunmi Sofola LAGOS is definitely an exciting place,” said this charming lady I recently sat next to at a birthday bash. “My husband has just been transferred to Lagos from the Abeokuta branch of his office and I dreaded the things that could happen to my social life in Lagos. I needn’t have worried,” she […]
Why men ought to be more concerned about their health!
Erectile dysfunction can be a sign of more serious conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes or high blood pressure.
How middle-aged women are pushing up the abortion rate!
By Bunmi Sofola IT would be easy to assume that it is young irresponsible girls who are most likely to opt for abortion, but it is, in fact, middle-aged women who are pushing up the abortion rate. Emilia was a divorced mother of three and just turned 40, when she met Chuka, a widower at […]
Can you pull off a new romance at 60!
Friends were preparing a few congratulatory parties for her promotion when the bubble burst.
