Political scientist Bravin Yuri observes that many people grow up believing their parents failed them. Children often focus on what their parents did not do, the mistakes they made, and the emotional gaps left unfilled. Few, however, pause to consider the weight parents carried, shaped...
In the cut and thrust of Kenyan governance, President William Ruto often transcends the role of head of state to assume a mantle deeply embedded in the nation’s psyche: that of the father of the country. It is in this paternal capacity that he recently offered a dose of unvarnished, no...
It starts subtly: a yearning for a conversation that doesn’t involve the word “diaper,” a desire for a meal consumed while hot, or maybe just the dream of wearing clothes that haven’t been wiped with a smear of pudding. The call of the wild (or you know, the...
In many African cultures, the phrase “I love you” is less a spoken and more a tapestry woven through daily actions, sacrifices, and expectations. For children raised in these homes, the language of parental affection often exists in a realm of unspoken understanding, distinct...
Across media, body standards that seem straight out of a fantasy book bombard us. People reiterate this image across generations, and slowly but surely, the media ingrains such ideals in our thoughts. Here’s how the phenomenon of body dysmorphia (BDD) has evolved. Body Dysmorphia/Body...
