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Dear Well-Meaning Grownups, Kindly Respect My Kids!

Mar 17, 2015

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in Archive, Life Event, Starting a Family

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

The Liberating Joys of Living Your Life in Limbo

Mar 16, 2015

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Lucille Abendanon

in Archive, Life Event, Making a Home

Between countries, between homes, between opportunities and possibilities, lies a web of chaos, confusion, and un-knowingness for an expat family on the move. But if you settle into the groove and take each uncertain moment as it comes, living the in-between life can be its own best reward. By Lucille Abendanon

How the Pet Fairies Brought Us a New Furry Friend

Mar 11, 2015

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Cath Jenkin

in Archive, Life Event, Starting a Family

His name is Jake, and he’s the latest addition to our pet-crazy family. And surely it wasn’t a coincidence that he’s exactly the sort of dog we were looking for. Which must prove, too, that the pet fairies are real. By Cath Jenkin

Jo-Ann Strauss: From glam girl to modern mommy

Oct 8, 2014

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Ruda Landman

in Archive, Ruda talks change

When fame came knocking at 19-year-old Jo-Ann Strauss’s varsity res fourteen years ago, she opened the door wide – and embraced the big, glamorous changes it brought with it.

Whose name is it, anyway?

Sep 29, 2014

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Kagiso Msimango

in Archive, Life Event, Starting a Family

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

Changing our views on teenage pregnancy

Sep 23, 2014

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Ruda Landman

in Archive, Ruda talks change

Tracy Engelbrecht was only 15 years old when she became a mom. Thanks to the support of her family, she managed to finish school, study and become a career woman while raising her son, who is now 20 years old. Ruda met up with this inspirational mother to hear her story. Ruda met up with this…

How much does it cost to have a cash baby?

Sep 22, 2014

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Stacey Vee

in Archive, Life Event, Starting a Family

“Dear parenting forum. I am a mom-to-be and I’m in a bit of a pickle. We’re having a baby and we’re not a medical aid, so I was wondering (in this presumably safe and non-judgmental online space): are there any medical aids that will still let us sign up?”