Hurray!!! Jopasdaugher Blog Is One
A lot can happen in one year, and boy, a whole lot have happened in the last 365 days, one of the best of which is that I started the this blog. Hurray, it's our first birthday. So to make…
Finding Peace
I first got a message in my inbox that Linda Ikeji had carried my Facebook post about how Tobi and His sister met up. I put that post up to encourage women to find peace with each other. I did…
Celebration of DV survival.
Celebration of DV survival. I always wanted Jopasdaughter to be inspire her readers, especially domestic violence victims and lone parents as I used to be one. We would love to tell your story to inspire and encourage other lone parents…
Embarrasing stories
Let’s talk about embarrassing stories. I will go first. A few years ago, before fibroids and motherhood, wrecked my 'sepesepe' shape, I used to like to wear figure hugging clothes to emphasise my big ikebe and my small(ish) waist. On this…
Guest Writer Dotun Fadairo on the rubbish of Cinderella complex
Just for laughs: Sooooooooo a few days ago, my mind went back to that old Classic "Cinderella" (more specifically the Disney animated cartoon) and I found myself thinking... (You know one of the horrors of getting older is that you…
NIGERIANISING TOBI MY SON
NIGERIANISING TOBI. Tobi my son lived in Nigeria for 18 months when I and his dad broke up. When he cam back, he was so loki that we had to anglicise him. Turns out we did too good a job.…
You are stronger than you think
WE DON’T KNOW THE STRENGHT WE HAVE TILL WE TAP INTO IT. It is so easy to be a victim in life. More comfortable to be a victim. I used to be one too. But I believe that we ALL…
Sandy Onyia -guest writer.
Fear of fear 'only thing we have to fear is fear itself' - FD Roosevelt. Most of the time, it's not that we cannot do what the others are doing or that we are ashamed of ourselves or that we…
Rubbish that needs to stop in 2017.
RUBBISH THAT NEEDS TO STOP IN 2017. PARENTS (MOTHERS SPECIFICALLY) FORCING THEIR CHILDREN ON IN ABUSIVE SITUATIONS. A lady was confused and needed advice. A woman who lives in England came to Nigeria on holidays and saw this young lady.…