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Life Does Not Stop

December 31, 2021 Tobi Idowu

If I did learn anything from 2021 it's that the world does not stop. Life does not stop. I lost my mother. I'd always now look back at 2021 as that year I stopped having a mother. She was the the only person I thought was invincible - indestructible. Not that I didn't expect she'd… Continue reading Life Does Not Stop

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So today’s my Birthday…and my Mother’s Dream

November 19, 2021 Tobi Idowu

I am pleasantly surprised where the years have gone to. 10 years ago I was a starry-eyed, dreamy teenager. 10 years on, I'm just three steps towards completing my third decade on earth. Wow

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Iya Onike (in conversation)

Why Do I See you in English, Mother?

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 Tobi Idowu

I am afraid those memories are replica of replica - or are memories not in themselves reconstruction of what had happened?

Tagged grief, memories, mother, My Posts, Victoria Oluwatoyin Idowu2 Comments
Iya Onike (in conversation)

She was my Joseph

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Tobi Idowu

The last couple of weeks have been so hard for me. I lost my mum! I am not able to reconcile with that reality. It feels like a weird, scary dream that I forget for a bit but comes back every now and then, revealing a new part of itself. I don’t know how to… Continue reading She was my Joseph

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Iya Onike (in conversation)

Mummy mi…

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Tobi Idowu

I am still groping around for words to begin; but I know we would be in talk forever.

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