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Help! I Am Married But Starved

Posted on March 25, 2013March 25, 2013 by OP

A major public debate erupted over the “Weka Condom Mpangoni” advert, a safe sex campaign by NACC ( National Aids Control Council) that was deemed to endorse infidelity. I am actually surprised that an advert that pretty much stated that it was okay to sleep around as long as one used a condom, lasted this…

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Naivety And Sudden Motherhood

Posted on April 15, 2012June 1, 2012 by OP

Innocence, they say is bliss. But I propose what we really need to do is fight naivety. Naivety is an ignored notion yet it persists across the board and is complicating most women’s’ lives unnecessarily. Nowadays, girls can be unnecessarily stupid; it is not even funny anymore.

 

In the absence of grandmothers, radicals and religious zealots pretty

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Condoms – A Guilt Purchase

Posted on April 13, 2012May 9, 2017 by OP

  I popped into the supermarket for some early night shopping on a Sunday. I had to stock up on a few basics items; A bottle of rum, lemons, airtime for the cell-phone, toilet paper and some condoms. I did not even bother to use a shopping basket. I picked the items and walked towards…

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