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Tag: Family

Agitah
30Nov

When Baby Girl Calls

The day Maryanne walked out of the theater healthy, my love for this girl quadrupled. To date, I struggle to say no to her and each time I am successful at turning down her requests, I always feel guilty. Mum says that dad and I made her a little bit of a spoilt brat, but have you ever seen Maryanne's puppy eyes? Especially when she needs a favor huh? You can't say no to that.
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16Nov

4 Years Later

4 years ago on a day like this, I walked out of a Business Advocacy training session to find tons of missed calls from some of my family members. I was just about to go serve tea when I decided to check my phone. There was no doubt that something was terribly wrong.
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Dad
12Oct

The Village Boy & The City Damsel 2

She was probably in the company of her friends or her sisters, let's just say her friends for the purpose of this theory. On this same day, dad must have gone to hang out at the same market. I have a feeling that they were both rocking their Sunday best because, market days must have been a big deal, you know, like their version of Koroga Festival or something.
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28Sep

MY MINI HOLIDAY

Let me just say that my holiday was a blast well….. save for Cecil’s noise. Next time naandika noisemakers Cecil, Chokeeee!
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14Sep

Dear Sweet Old Man

For a long time, I struggled to write you these letters because they only brought tears to my eyes, but nowadays, I can proudly report that sometimes I smile through them. That is growth.
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27Jul

The One That Got AWAY

One of the key roles of being a One of the key roles of being a big sister to girls (save for annoying the sh*t out of them)) is the boy talk confidante. My sisters can tell you that I take this boy talk thingy with the seriousness it deserves. Well at least for the youngest Maryanne, because my other sister Regie is not exactly an open book. She hides her boyfriends and crushes like mihadarati. I only find out about them when they become her exes
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