Inheriting enemies: Loyalties and betrayals. It was also in JSS2 I learnt more about enemies or friends. I don't know about how it works today but in my time, class was working like a coven. The phrases, "The friend of my friend is my friend", "The enemy of my enemy is my friend", "The friend of my … Continue reading FINDING ME: MY TEENAGE STORY (7) →

This is a continuation of the last episode......Whenever girls talked about their 'periods', I kept thinking, "So, I still be small girl for where all these girls dey!" It never crossed my mind to lie about my period, maybe I would have done so to save myself the shame.Some days, I would get home and … Continue reading FINDING ME: MY TEENAGE STORY (6) →

We entered JSS2 and things began to change. Now, I was very much aware of my body and used to being whistled at (Something I will forever find very disgusting). In JSS1, a number of us had come together from primary 6 but we had lots of newbies in our new class. New friendships and enmities … Continue reading FINDING ME: MY TEENAGE STORY (5) →

It was almost like a tradition that when you're entering a new class, you'd get new uniforms or new bags, new lunch boxes etc. Well, for most families. This did not apply to me. I wondered why my parents didn't buy something new for my siblings and I every new term. We did get new socks....if … Continue reading FINDING ME: MY TEENAGE STORY (4) →

Merry Christmas in advance. 🤗🤗🤗*SONIA* is a graduate of Education from Delta State University (DELSU) and she is a colleague of mine. In our conversation, we talked about life, the joy of being a teacher and much more. Enjoy! ❤️https://anchor.fm/temitope-adeoye/episodes/Episode-16-TIME-OUT-WITH-MISS-SONIA-encl0dI look forward to your comments. Please, help me share too. Thank you.❤️