by Aishat Idris | Mar 31, 2019 | Family Matters
Just over a year ago, I posted https://bitalks.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/mothers-day/?preview=true to acknowledge my mother and the blessing of three generations. Little did I know, it would be the last time my mum would be alive on a day for celebrating all mums. In...
by Aishat Idris | Mar 15, 2019 | Family Matters
Today marks 40 days since I received that call … The call which is inevitable for us all (as death is a certainity for us all)… In those forty days, I have gone through various phases … Guilt: about whether I had done all the best I could to tend to...
by Aishat Idris | Feb 17, 2019 | Family Matters
In August 2018, on my way back to base, I posted this https://bitalks.wordpress.com/2018/08/27/au-revoir-or-goodbye/?preview=true It turns out; that was the last time I woud speak to my mum/be showered with her prayers. I got the call on 4th Feb. that she had stopped...
by Aishat Idris | Aug 27, 2018 | Family Matters
Last couple of weeks have been great; seeing friends & #Family; #lazydays & doing things the Nigerian way (people waiting on me, despite my resistance etc.), and a lot of interesting & baffling sightings & observations of the way of life. But seeing...
by Aishat Idris | Jun 13, 2018 | Family Matters
Barely 10 years old, I had my first babies (not baby dolls by the way) … that was 40 years ago … They were my baby brothers (two of them).. My mum was unwell after the birth; so I became a mum for the first time – don’t get me wrong (this is...
by Aishat Idris | Mar 11, 2018 | Family Matters
Putting this collage together it dawned on me how blessed I am … My first teacher; my mum, and I … My daughter and I … My daughter & her boys (my grand children)… 3 generations… I am so blessed … I get to enjoy the love,...
