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- Margaret Atwood
Don’t Mom like me: the journey of parenting with a twist
It’s international Bontle day today!✨✨✨ On this day, 12 years ago at 20:35, I gave birth to a bouncy baby girl. I will sum up my birth...
Refilwe
Mar 73 min read
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Dancing to the same tune in marriage
A deep passion for witnessing and experiencing solid family structures exist in our society has long been entrenched in my heart. This...
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Feb 204 min read
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The Unexpected Price Tag: Exploring the Cost of Befriending the Unknown
The cost of befriending the unknown by taking a leap.
Refilwe
Feb 52 min read
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My 2024 Reading List
The biggest misconception about life is wanting to achieve something but not putting in the work to actually see it come to fruition. We...
Refilwe
Dec 30, 20244 min read
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When God’s timing disrupts your plans
What joy is it when your plans get disrupted by the move of God?
Refilwe
Dec 2, 20244 min read
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Reasons why you should screw it and just do it: lessons from my July reads
Greatest lessons from my July reads
Refilwe
Jul 21, 20243 min read
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Things you need to know this July
Things you need to know this July
Refilwe
Jul 13, 20242 min read
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An unexpected journey: The Adventures With Bontle story
The untold story of one of Africa's youngest authors.
Refilwe
Jul 7, 20244 min read
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6 valuable lessons to seal first half of the year
I’m sure you’ll agree “time goes by real fast” is an understatement of a phrase. I can’t believe today is officially the beginning of the...
Refilwe
Jul 1, 20244 min read
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Gratitude amidst a mayday season
9 years ago on this day, 1 May, my family and I were getting ready to take a dreadful trip to the homelands to go bury my darling mother....
Refilwe
May 1, 20244 min read
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Don’t Mom like me: the journey of parenting with a twist
It’s international Bontle day today!✨✨✨ On this day, 12 years ago at 20:35, I gave birth to a bouncy baby girl. I will sum up my birth...
Refilwe
Mar 73 min read
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2 comments
An unexpected journey: The Adventures With Bontle story
The untold story of one of Africa's youngest authors.
Refilwe
Jul 7, 20244 min read
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4 comments
Valentine's Day: Is it a Celebration of Love or an all-sorts Contest?
Since the beginning of February, Bontle has been all talk about Valentine’s Day and who is whose valentines at school, etc. During these...
Refilwe
Feb 19, 20244 min read
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Checklist for perfect motherhood
√ Spotless home √ Children adhere to sleep times √ Always on time for school and events √ Children always “well-mannered” √ Hearty...
Refilwe
Nov 22, 20224 min read
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Growing pains
Growing up I always felt like something was missing. If it wasn’t a close-knit, happy family, creating joyful memories together it was me...
Refilwe
Oct 19, 20224 min read
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Shhh... I don't want to talk
Ever felt the need to be quiet and not utter a single word? But how do you do it when you are a mom, a wife, a 9-5er, an entrepreneur, a...
Refilwe
Aug 11, 20224 min read
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An ode to Mom
On this day (2 May 2015) we laid my mom to rest. I used to think that the day she passes on, I would definitely follow. I said this, not...
Refilwe
May 2, 20223 min read
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How expectant are you in your parenting?
No expectations, no disappointments, right? Well, as much as this can take any course, I believe that in parenting, we do and should have...
Refilwe
Jan 30, 20224 min read
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Back to school cheat guide: Lunch box edition
Following multiple disastrous takes on prepping school lunch for my daughter, I have finally found some rhythm. To be honest, I sobered...
Refilwe
Jan 17, 20223 min read
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5 “Unconventional” things I’ve taught my daughter
They are “unconventionally” necessary! A UNICEF report on early childhood development has outlined that the formative years, ages from 0...
Refilwe
Apr 3, 20213 min read
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