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‘Since I returned to work four months ago, I have had four house helps. The first could not explain bruises on my son’s head and leg … ‘ One does not have to look far to hear of what house helps have or have not done, the better part being horror stories. You too, probably…

Rejected and Alone

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Mari* reveals her innermost feelings about her mother’s lifestyle. MARI says, ‘I don’t ever remember seeing my mother sober in the evenings. She was always drunk and abusive. It scared me, but I truly loved her. I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world.’ Mari was the child that June bore while…

Broke mums – Making financial peace at home

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In this feature, factors that influence a man’s attitude towards his wife’s spending habits, on baby’s welfare are expounded. Lone shopping: Whether by circumstance or deliberately, many women find themselves on their own, inside stores that sell accessories for babies. She probably made an impromptu visit to the stores after work, before the family regroups…

Infertility in Men

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All about sperm count There is an almost instant conclusion in society that when a couple cannot conceive, the woman must be the cause; she is barren. Relatives and friends would hope-and sometimes have the audacity to suggest-that the woman should be abandoned. The man should move on with his life. Today there is increasing awareness…

Intimacy after Childbirth – the feelings of men and women

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Sex after delivery is usually the number one topic on every father’s list but last on those of most mothers. Many women use the baby sleeping in the marital bed as an excuse for not having sex but the truth is they just don’t feel ready to ride the high horse yet. Medically, sex after…

Oooops! Because of stress: urinary incontinence

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Urinary incontinence is when one loses urine from the body uncontrollably. It happens to both women and men. Stress incontinence however occurs mostly in women. It happens because the sphincter, which acts as the gate to your bladder, can’t stay closed when there is pressure in the abdomen. As a result, the sphincter opens slightly allowing…

Starting your own business

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You have been thinking about setting up your own business for a while. Often women find that the most challenging part of starting their own business is the early phase- the start off phase. Where do you start? Where to do you get the information? Where do you get ideas? While there are some people who…

Life is just…

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Life is just … well life. It is a package of things that make you punch the air with joy; those that make you want to remain under the covers with gloom or times that make you simply drag by because you are just so bored. Things never seem to stay the same, which is all…

Paternity Leave-Just what to do with it

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“Maternity is a matter of fact; paternity is a matter of opinion,” is a proverb attributed to an unknown author. It is a witty statement, but doesn’t it have the outright implication that fatherhood may as well be extinct?’ As the world continues to change and employment continues to make more demands, an ever-widening gap…

I am a mother… Then a politician

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Politicians have been branded villains, liars, selfish, ungrateful-the list gets endless. Yet they have been adored, praised and loved. Children, roads, buildings have been named after them. They draw love and wrath in equal measure. There are even those who have attained statures akin to “small gods.’ When we label and un-label politicians, there is…

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