Rosie R.

I see myself as an observer. I like to see both sides. I prefer to play devil's advocate. I firmly believe no one is ever always wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. I determine the worth of a person by how much love he/she gives to those around them, how hard they work at being better in everything they do and how much time they spend not judging other people's shortcomings and inadequacies.
Man & Woman

Is Foreplay Un-African?

Rosie R. -

I want you all to think -seriously- the last time you did it, how much time did you put into foreplay.  Did you tease your significant other with come hither looks and subtle touches?  Did you take your time to get him or her in the mood?

Life Abroad

White Out

Rosie R. -
When you live among people that have not had a lot of exposure to black people, you start to notice things you normally would not notice in a bigger city.  The most evident is that now I know for sure that although not all white people are racist, about 70% of them are prejudiced...
Man & Woman

The Inquisition

Rosie R. -
Abstain from praying for me.  From your track record, God is getting the wrong messages and you might screw mine up too...
Life Abroad

An Inventory Nine Years in the Making

Rosie R. -
On my first day back home in Nigeria, I kept my emotions in check as I hugged my father.  He had lost weight and most of his bulk.  It was hard to look a man in the face when you used to look up at him...
Life Abroad

This Thing Called 'Personal Space'

Rosie R. -
I was working in a nursing home when a male nurse, also a fellow Igbo, displayed understandable excitement at meeting another Igbo on the job.  He proceeded to playfully hug me but I froze and did not return the hug.  That was the first time I knew I had acquired a Personal Space...
Health

Africans and Mental Health (2)

Rosie R. -
So there I was with several pills and two bottles of wine and a six-pack Heineken in my system when the cops showed up at my door and told me it was either I came willingly or they would drag me off to the hospital...
Man & Woman

How to Break Up with a White Man

Rosie R. -
When the opportunity came for Hafsat to live in a foreign country back in 1998, it was seen as blessing.  Now, Hafsat has come to realize the move she made to a foreign land has been the biggest loss of her life....
Man & Woman

He Loves Her, He Loves Her Not: The Things Men Say

Rosie R. -
 “Look, ten years from now, when you have the house with a white picket fence, 2.5 kids, a mortgage and a dog, you will both be different.  She may be chubby after a couple of kids, but you better love her..."
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