Category: Life Event
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How I rocked the speech on my Mom’s big wedding day
It’s a nerve-wrecking honour to be asked to deliver the big speech at a wedding, but more so when you’re a teenager, and the assignment comes from your mom. By Max Hoffenberg
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Courage is what you learn from just being yourself
Few of us think of ourselves as brave. Given a choice between fight and flight, we’d probably take the smarter, easier way out. But when it comes to the crunch, sometimes courage is the only option, especially if you have good friends watching your back. By Cath Jenkin
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Why your reality TV wedding will never be as magical as mine
Those perfect ‘reality TV’ weddings can never match up to the real thing. Because for all their glam and drama, they lose sight of the true meaning of a wedding: marriage. By Kirsty Bisset
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The joy of life in a fleeting moment
Meet Joy-Anne Bromilow, a Cape Town photographer with a unique eye on the moods and emotions of life in transition
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Special Needs, Special Challenges, Special Love
For parents of a child with special needs, every day is an adventure, an education, and a reminder that love conquers all
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My kids make me look like the World’s Worst Mom
Never judge another mother before you’ve walked a mile in her shoes. Her seemingly quirky parenting style may be the result of trying to cope with the world’s quirkiest kids, as Kagiso Msimango knows all too well
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I want to be the Zooey Deschanel version of myself
When your job as a standup comic calls for you to walk glamorously down the red carpet at the awards event of the year, you want to be sure you’re looking as good as you can, even if it takes a little help from your quirky movie-star role-model. By Zakkiya Khan
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The 2nd wedding that changed how I feel about marriage
The words were beautiful, the ceremony was rich and full of meaning… It was a second wedding to make the bride, groom and guests think twice about the way marriage should be. By Sarah Rice
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The things parents do that drive their teenagers crazy
Parents, do you remember those dim and distant days when you were a teenager? Of course you do. So try not to to do to your teenagers, what your parents did to you … embarrass them, in private and public, to the point of desperation. Raphael Bromilow, on behalf of all long-suffering teens, runs through…
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The six big lessons you learn when you build your own home
Buying a home is a lot easier and cheaper than building one from scratch. But the rewards of knowing you’re living in a home-made home sweet home will make it well worth the extra toil and trouble. By Maya Fisher-French