Lydia"Lydia, what time is the Ramaru family expecting us tomorrow?" My mom asks me. "Thomas says one of his negotiators spoke to dad and they agreed that we will arrive at the Ramaru house at 10am." I tell my mom. My entire family and I have travelled to Venda for my wedding to Thomas. We have just arrived in Venda and we are all exhausted. I'm so glad that my mom, my dad, Rofhi and I were in one vehicle. We were riding in my parents' Mazarati. My dad's...
Sandile and KG are not back from their honeymoon yet. It was supposed to be a weekend. It’s been a week now. I’d be worried if KG didn’t call me to let me know that they are okay. So I have been mothering the kids and taking care of the businesses. I go to my shop to make sure that everything is great. KG appointed a supervisor, but I don’t trust her and I am not at ease without KG....
01/11/2021Dear Diary Living in Daveyton is not so bad. I am most happy for my mother. As brutal as this experience has been for her, I am happy that this happened to her. It’s 2021. No woman should be at the mercy of a man the way that my mother was with my dad. Now, my father has played God again in my mother’s life by completely removing himself from us all together – being a coward and keeping us away from visiting him in prison because he cannot...
NobantuI am preparing breakfast so that my husband, that human I gave birth to, and myself can eat before my husband and I leave for work. I don’t know what this human that I birthed gets up to when we are at work. At this point, I don’t even think she can do any worse than not making it into university then giving us a certificate with eyes instead - a baby.She comes into the kitchen as I dish up for Qaphela...
KoenaI am so excited about tonight. I am going to a strip club with my husband. I mean, Mthunzi and I are that couple from time to time. But tonight was completely spontaneous and I am actually excited. I think he is equally excited – he’s been saying that I attend stripping classes. Maybe this has always been his dream. The aim is to not look like the wife he dragged out of a church choir practice, but I also don’t want to be confused with the strippers....
Bonus Content to celebrate ten weeks of The Workplace & Its Employees.Dear readerThank you for keeping your eyes and imagination committed to this blog. I write for your entertainment and I can only hope that I do not disappoint. This bonus special is being posted today and tomorrow just to say thank you for reading. Many of you have engaged me on your feelings and reactions on the episodes and it has honestly been amazing to read how each story resonates with you –...
From me to you! Welcome to The Workplace & Its Employees’ Surprise Episode – Unravelling that day!Kearabetsoe Mohale "You didn't think we'd leave you here, did you?" I say as she opens the hotel door."I'm sorry... have we met?" She asks me. "Oh, where are my manners? I'm Kea Mohale. I'm Mohato's wife." "Mohato the king? So you are the queen? It's a pleasure to meet you royal highness. Come in." We both laugh and I walk into her hotel penthouse. She is actually funny...
I love being a mom. I really do. My daughter is gorgeous and she is everything I wake up and look forward to looking at. I am having issues coming to terms with the fact that I'll be leaving her at home as I prepare to go back to work full time. I was there on a part-time basis because hey, I am Lydia Khalo. My mom is convinced that she is my daughter's nanny. She is even talking about going on early retirement...
Lydia Now that I no longer stress about getting to work super early to over-impress ungrateful bosses, I swim every morning. I do a few laps just to wake up and activate the body. In the afternoons, I do a few kilometres on my treadmill. I need to keep this body fit. As I reach the edge of my pool to complete a lap that I have just done, I bring out my head from underneath the water and lift my goggles to...
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