Motherhood changes a woman
It was almost as if I had stepped outside of the confines of selfishness and become free to love another human being without any reservation
By Phoebe Jay 7 years ago
Motherhood changes a woman
My baby has taken over my world
So. My two-year-old is truly a 21st Century kid because she records everything I say with digital speed and hits the playback button before I can say, “Oops!”
By Phoebe Jay 7 years ago
My baby has taken over my world
Anatomy of a bedtime routine
“Yes mum, it is time to go to sleep. Every child in Kenya is dead asleep. Why do you want to be the exception? Huh? Tell me Adoti, why?”
By Phoebe Jay 7 years ago
Anatomy of a bedtime routine
Lessons in my life
These days, all we have to do is look at her funny and she’s flung herself on the ground, thrashing her legs this way and that way, squealing like a lamb on its way to the naughty chair.
By Phoebe Jay 7 years ago
Lessons in my life
Streams of milk but no honey
The world as I have known it has come to an end. Where peace once flowed like a river, there are now streams of milk.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Streams of milk but no honey
Baby speaks language of my heart
A friend asked me what language Adoti communicates in.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Baby speaks language of my heart
My baby is a tough client
Week after week I moan and groan about how the girl-child is running me ragged, turning my home into a madhouse and generally causing a ruckus.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
My baby is a tough client
Baby realises she needs me
So. It seems that my sassy, lil’ Miss Independent has realised that for the first nine months of her life, she was literally tethered to her Ma’ by way of an umbilical cord.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Baby realises she needs me
Baby and I need middle ground
She does not have all her words yet, but communication is not something she grapples with.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Baby and I need middle ground
Yummy Mummy: Mama will win this war
This child has me by the you-know-whats, you think to yourself. She is the boss of me.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Yummy Mummy: Mama will win this war
The enduring joy of motherhood
Oh Dear Mother of God. Pray for me now in the hour of my need. My child wants to kill me.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
The enduring joy of motherhood
Black mornings made beautiful
Life can be tough. I wake up some mornings to find that there is literally nothing to smile about. The kind of mornings when the alarm goes off but only the birds hear it, meaning that the day is off to a late start even before you realise that the power is out.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Black mornings made beautiful
An ode to Adoti's cousin
I have known him since he was in vitro. At the time, no one knew he was a baby boy.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
An ode to Adoti's cousin
Baby is proudly Kenyan
My daughter’s favourite new word is “Ha-yaa!!” She says it all the time.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Baby is proudly Kenyan
The art of disciplining a baby
Of late, it has been somewhat of a challenge getting Adoti to do as she is told. At fourteen months, she is convinced that she can make her own decisions and do as she pleases.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
The art of disciplining a baby
Do all roads lead to heaven?
I remember laughing at a friend when she told me her one-year old daughter spoke Chinese, in other words, a language she did not understand.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Do all roads lead to heaven?
Baby will have her way
People often come down on me for claiming that there is a “gay agenda” that seeks to create a homosexual frame of reference when discussing any issue on the global stage.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Baby will have her way
Mums are forever
I am feeling sorry for my kid. No, she is not a baby goat, or any type of farm animal, even though she does squeal like a little piglet from time to time.
By Phoebe Jay 8 years ago
Mums are forever
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