When my stepsister returns from school, she usually stays with me. Aba has grown into a very curvy young woman, and I just wanted to keep an eye on her. My stepfather has grown weak over the years, so he gave his approval easily. The arrangement was simple. She would sleep in the living room…
When I moved to the USA to stay with my parents, I was mostly left alone with the nanny. Not that my parents were absent, not at all. They had to go to work, and because of that they needed someone at home with me. At age 12, they finally found a nanny they both…
I was working on a contract basis for a company that paid really well. I spent my working days trying so hard for them to make me permanent, but no matter how hard I tried, they let me go when the time came. I was devastated. The chest I could cry on was the chest…
A year after marriage, I travelled abroad. While there, my wife called to tell me she had seen a good piece of land she thought we should buy. It belonged to a colleague at work who wanted to sell it. I didn’t have the full amount, so I sent half and later sent the rest…
My shirt went missing mysteriously. I knew the last time I’d washed it and knew where I put it after folding it. It was supposed to be in my drawer, but on a Sunday night, when I was looking for it to iron for work, the shirt was nowhere to be found. It was the…
My mom loved my dad in a way that destroyed her. Mentally, physically, everything. My father was always a cheat, he was everything all at once. And when he wasn’t doing that, he was at home trying to coax my mom into forgiveness. He would stay home for days, prepare us for school, make food…
My mom loved my dad in a way that destroyed her. Mentally, physically, everything. My father was always a cheat, he was everything all at once. And when he wasn’t doing that, he was at home trying to coax my mom into forgiveness. He would stay home for days, prepare us for school, make food…
Anytime my girlfriend wanted something from me, especially money, she would start by saying, “Hmmm, I don’t know how to say it. You know, it’s alright.” Once I probed and coerced her to say whatever it was, she would tell me, “It’s not easy for me to say this, but can you give me GHC1,350?…
My wife and I are going through a divorce, and like any other divorce, this one is turbulent. Some days it moves slowly, other days it is frustrating from start to finish. She says one thing, I say another. We are stuck in the middle of nowhere, and at this point, it is clear why…
My period delayed for days. I thought I was pregnant. I told my boyfriend my period had delayed, and he told me nothing was going to happen. I wasn’t comfortable. The relationship with him hadn’t gone too far for me to get pregnant for him. I didn’t have the courage to check because I was…