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Rookie Mom

Motherhood hit me like a ton of bricks. I’m still a little dazed by it, but the messiness is more familiar territory now. I started blogging as Rookie Mom, and eight years down the line am still learning because each stage is new. While I don’t share as much detail as I did when the boys were small, I think these posts still share the learning, the laughter, and the lunacy of parenting in the early years.

Rookie Mom: A Pretty Ordinary Day

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4.00am – “MAMA! I’m awake! Look, it’s a morning! What’s today?” We’ll never go out of style – T.S Stumbling out of bed, I switch on the kettle. One bottle of rooibos tea with honey, one bottle of formula, one cup of green tea. The boys and I lie on…
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Rookie Mom: How to Partner with Teachers

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First days. If you live in South Africa, this week your Facebook feed has been filled with pictures of kids on their first day of school. If you’re like me, you’ve been sending messages back and forth about kids who are fine, mothers who are not, hints of tears and declarations…
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2015 – Happy New Year or Crappy New Year?

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Well, hello 2015. Like most things in life, I’m a little behind the curve. I had to Google “bae”. I found out what Tinder was like, 2 weeks ago. And my first blog of the new year is on 17 January. Welcome to my organised, on-top-of-things life. This is Luke eating…
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Durban Street Names

Back when the Durban street names were being changed, a lot of (white) people were freaking out. Why is this necessary? Who are these people? It’s going to cost so much money… etc. etc. etc. I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t even bother to look up the people whose names were now lining the streets of Durban. Then I became curious. Especially about the women. And what I learnt was inspiring, devastating, fascinating, and challenging.

Lilian Ngoyi

This post was originally posted on Mother’s Day, when I wanted to share the story of a powerful mother, a fearless leader and a global adventurer who was a force to be reckoned with – Lilian Ngoyi. Lilian Ngoyi Road was formerly Windermere Road. Lilian Ngoyi Mother. Widow. First female elected…
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Adelaide Tambo

Introducing Adelaide Tambo, whose name is now given to the former Kensington Drive in Durban North. Adelaide Frances Tambo was born on 18 July 1929 at the Top Location, Vereeniging, in the Vaal Triangle. Ma Thambo, as she was affectionately known, died on 31 January 2007 at her Hyde Park home…
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