Written by Fancy Goodman Mama never told me what the thing was. All I knew was that after people got married, they had children. When I was eight I asked her, “Mama, where do babies come from?”. “From women, my dear.” “I know it’s from women, but how do they get pregnant?” “After they get married, the winged creature that delivers babies puts it in their stomachs”. “So women can’t be pregnant unless they marry?” “Yes, my dear”. When I …
When I was young and naïve, I used to think that when a woman gets married God plants a seed in her belly which grows into a baby. How else could one explain why a woman’s …
I looked at the gynae’s face and could tell something was wrong. Her brow was knotted, her eyebrows narrowed, she had fallen silent and was no longer chatty. She moved the probe around on my belly …
*Thanks to everyone for your thoughts, prayers, healing vibes & well-wishes. My grandmother has finally been released from the hospital & her condition has been stabilized. I called her & she wept on the phone which …
She went to the village for the first time in years to visit her extended family. One day she’s home alone and her cousin’s husband enters the room where she is and locks the door. He …
