Why do they think they’re doing me a favour?

Why do female friendships get so much bad rep?

The economy is touching everything.

I don’t want to have to do this forever.

Age, indeed, is nothing but a number.

I don't want to pile up huge medical bills for them.

Parents, especially young parents, often question their parenting methods, wondering if they’re doing the best for their children — a situation better known as “parenting guilt”. Lami* (26) struggled with parenting guilt after her child, Moyo*, was diagnosed with traumatic birth-induced partial paralysis before she was even a year old. Moyo has recovered now, but Lami still questions her parenting abilities because of this experience.

We spoke to women in relationships with partners who earn less. From the partner who rejects financial help to the one who never buys gifts, their responses are more than a little surprising.

How do you navigate parenting a new baby after losing your last one? Nasara* talks about losing her first baby due to medical negligence, being scared throughout her second pregnancy and why she considered abortion.

While some Nigerians might refer to gentle parenting as “spoiling the child”, it’s a thing in Nigeria, and Angel can relate. She shares how talking was a preferred form of discipline in her home, and how it’s made her a self-assured adult.