Mother and child silhouette (Courtesy of pexel.com) While fathers represent authority, mothers represent nurturing guidance. Without a mother’s support, it’s normal for a child to feel empty or vulnerable. In Chinua Achebe’s book Things Fall Apart, mothers in Igbo culture are not seen as powerful or of the utmost importance. They don’t receive enough praise. Continue reading “Things Fall Apart: Why Mother is Supreme”
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Things Fall Apart: The Positive Aspect of Motherhood
The bond between mother and child is one of the deepest connections humans experience. It begins before birth and grows through touch, voice, and protection. A mother often becomes a child’s first sense of safety, teaching them how to trust the world while always being a place they can return to.
Growing Up with Divorced Parents
Nearly half of the marriages in the African-American community end in divorce. It is very disappointing that getting married is almost like flipping a coin. Divorce causes so many young people to grow up without a true family unit. This fosters the development of unruly behavior and attitudes among children. If it is not correctedContinue reading “Growing Up with Divorced Parents “
Use It or Lose It
“You’re not winning this, just quit” I taunt my friend Mike. “You’re not even good bro” he fires back. Mike and I had a little rivalry, if you could even call it that. Every week, we would play the football video game known as Madden every week. Mike played football for his school but IContinue reading “Use It or Lose It”
Treasuring Moments that Have Come and Gone
Although it is safer than going into a public school, the private school experience can be quite lonesome, but oddly comforting. That school was NationHouse, which I attended from elementary school to middle school. NationHouse is a small one-floor school with multiple grades. From what I know, there used to be another building for NationHouseContinue reading “Treasuring Moments that Have Come and Gone”
The Watoto Speak! 