Hello baby girl, It’s such a pleasure to have lived your life so far. It is a special one. Here are some tips I’ve gathered for you from this point in your life. I really would do anything to actually have it delivered to you from here. Anyway, here you go: 1. Perfectionism is a … More A Letter To My Teenage Self: 20 Things I Know You Need | by Jane Kareem
My freedom came the day he hit me for not being able to get a large smudge off his favourite singlet. He had worn it to play football the previous day and my fragile hands could not do the work he expected. For the first time ever, I raised my voice at him and he punched me square in the face, giving me a black eye. It was my ticket to freedom and all I needed to do was to show my face to Mr. Kay, our house master. As expected, Senior Gori threatened me and I did the needed, or so I thought – I kept shut… … More Senior Gori | by Jane Kareem
At some point, I wanted to get married at the age of 25, so I figured going into a relationship at perhaps 22 or 23 years would increase my chances of the perfect love life which I dreamt of. Prior to that, I considered the age of 18, since that was the age at which one was considered to be an adult in Nigeria. It didn’t work, obviously… … More “Staying single has largely helped my decision to stay sexually pure”- Jane Kareem
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