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Father's day is one week away. Happy father's day to all fathers out there who do all they can to play an active role in the lives of their children! Many fathers (single and married) need support with parenting or even just a safe space to meet up and bond with other fathers and don't know where to start looking. In this episode, my guest and I discuss some of the challenges some fath...

Responding to comments from: Ep11 - 'Resident parents withholding comments (Guest - Jenny Chika Okafor' and EP12- 'Mother/Daughter banter! Gen X and Gen Z.'

Being a 'Gen X Nigerian born and raised single mother' to a 'Gen Z British born and raised child' has got to be the most challenging, exciting and eye opening journey I have embarked on. Trying to merge how I was raised and how times have changed is no feast but it is something that has to be done to be able to parent a Gen Z particularly those who live in the diaspora. In this epi...

Some resident parents use contact to ‘punish’ the non- reside parent Children are not chattel or pawns. In this episode, my guest and I discuss this issue in more detail and we hope that it will help non-resident parents who identify with this issue also resident parents who may need a subtle reminder that the children suffer most in this scenario.

Responding to comments on: Episode 9 - Conversations with a child social worker (Guest- Anuli Iwuchukwu) and Episode 10 - Musings (Sexuality)

I always wonder about people who hate and spew disdain on others based solely on their sexuality!!!!!!!! Whatever happened to 'live and let live'?

Many parents who have had social work involvement view a social worker as the enemy when in fact he/she is simply doing his/her job! It is important to parents raising children in the diaspora to understand actions that may result in social service involvement, the very crucial role the social worker plays and why it is important for parents to positively engage with social workers.

Responses to comments on this episode.

As we get older the pool of single and available partners gets even smaller. In this episode, we chat about what many single older women encounter when seeking a partner; do they end up having to settle or simply reshuffle their priorities?

Responses to comments on episodes 6 and 7.

I will never stop wondering what goes on in the minds of parents who simply refuse to play active and consistent roles in the lives of their children?

'AYOTAWA' (as many of us fondly call her) continues to play her part in the UK Nigerian community and is in my personal opinion an unsung hero! I am normalising giving people their flowers when they are here!!!

Responses to comments from Episode 5 - Musings - Death

'Death' is the only thing that is guaranteed us all in life and here is one of my many conversations with myself about death.

Responses to comments from Episode 4 - Let's talk about sex - the mature woman.

Sex remains a taboo topic for many mature African women when it should not be!! Duchess Iphie and I had a fun, exciting chat talking everything sex in this episode!!!

Responses to comments from Episode 3 - Intimacy (Guest - Duchess Iphie)

The word 'Intimacy' means different things to different people so what exactly is it? In this raw, juicy and candid episode, 'sex, intimacy and relationship coach' Duchess Iphie dissects this topic. Duchess Iphie's free ebook is called 'Reignite the passion in your relationship’ and her social media link is: https://www.facebook.com/duchess.iphie Duchess Iphie's products collectively called 'The D...

Responses to comments from 'Japa Pandemic part 2- The Law'.

In this episode Dr David Akin-Samuels shares very useful information about the UK law and what Japa applicants need to be aware of before applying for their visas and when they arrive in the UK. In summary, Dr Akin-Samuels implores Japa applicants not to leave certainty for uncertainty. Knowledge is power, do your research before embarking on the Japa journey!

Responding to comments, questions and suggestions from episode 1 - Japa pandemic (our children).

The word 'Japa' is a word from the Yoruba tribe of western Nigeria broadly meaning 'breaking free' and/or 'escaping'. Over the past few years, there has been an influx of families (parents and dependant children) fleeing from the bad economy in Nigeria for 'greener pastures' abroad with many families coming to the United Kingdom. This episode explores the fate of some of these children who have en...

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