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I Care Too Damn Much

I care too damn much At some point in your life, you come to figure out that growing up and growing old happens to be 2 different things. Growing up is much more mental that it's physical and it's not restricted to age brackets, growing old however is. Here are a few things I have stumbled on about me while struggling to grow up I actually do care (sadly a bit too much.) I have read a few self-help books on how to live a life of no qualms but I happen to be one of those people who does care. I give a s*@$ about the person who will use the public toilet after me and I give a care about the person who will clean it so I don't leave a mess behind. I  care about the people who I will talk to during the day so it makes me brush my teeth and I do in fact care a lot to have a bath so that I don’t kill the people I meet with bad odours. I care about my friends so much so that I pray for them and I reach out when I can but most importantly even while  I can't I make...

Coming of Age

I have come of age. It has been about 5 years since i wrote on this blog. So in five years i will like you to know i have come of age. Some of my friends are married some have kids, some are just fabulous and single  and we have all come of age. The Kardashians are a movement. Runs is taxable The classic distressed jeans have come back Denim is still king. Jonathan lost elections  and Nigerians are still queuing for petrol. Lol. But we have come of age. I remember when Nigeria had 24 hours light, water running from all the taps all the children were in school 1 naira was equal  to 1 dollar all the traffic lights worked and petrol was 40 naira a litre. Don't you remember this time?  well its true you won't because it never existed Our society takes 1 step forward 10 steps back.  There is free education but a mother has to pay about 11k in Naira to get her child books, uniform and other things  is education really free?. Graduates ...