Author: Kagiso Msimango
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Dear Well-Meaning Grownups, Kindly Respect My Kids!
A message and a plea to all baby-picker-uppers, hair-rufflers, smoochers and ag-shamers. Sometimes, babies and toddlers just want to be left alone. And be careful…sometimes, they bite! By Kagiso Msimango
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Forward with the people’s resolutions!
The “Head B In Charge” of the household has spoken. And this time, she’s not putting up with any more nonsense, from children and pets alike. By Kagiso Msimango
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Oh no, my pants are on fire again!
Should we always, honestly, tell the absolute, literal truth to our children? Sometimes, telling a little lie to a little one can be the lesser of two weevils, argues Mom in Progress Kagiso Msimango.
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The crier strikes again!
Mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango already wrote about The Crying Game – and how to win it. This past Halloween, she once again got to put her skills to the test when Thing 1’s trick-or-treating spree didn’t turn out as planned.
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The night my little girl turned into Dracula
In the bite of a moment, sweet sisterly love turned into a yowl of pain. That’s what happens when you take the familiar phrase, “I could just eat you up” a little too literally, writes mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango.
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Lessons in liking and loving, from a cat called Catdog
Cats and little humans don’t always get along, but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn to secretly fall in love with each other, writes mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango Thing 1 recently asked me the difference between “I like you” and “I love you”. I found my explanation wanting. Then Thing 2 and the cat delivered some…
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Whose name is it, anyway?
More than a custom-made garment for a bride’s Big Day, a wedding dress is the fabric of a fantasy, a vision of beauty and wonder brought to life. A seamstress looks back on the alchemy of her all-consuming craft, as she gets to work on her last wedding dress. By Amanda Spohr
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Johnny Depp’s nose is the fairest of them all
We can’t all be perfect, but we can all aspire to be the best. Even if being the best means simply having the best-looking nose on the planet. A lesson in labeling and childhood aspiration, by mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango
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Let’s be honest about “beautiful babies”
Every baby is beautiful, cute, and coochy-coo adorable, right? Well, yes, of course. Everybody knows that. But is every little bundle of joy necessarily a contender for the title of World’s Most Beautiful Baby? Maybe it’s time we faced the honest truth…that every baby, even the not-so-beautiful ones, is beautiful in its own unique and…
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The baby food tribunal
Mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango had to hold a tribunal of sorts to keep her Things pap-free. She knows her grandmother had the best intentions, but pap alone will not do!