Gift of Giving

Rebecca Masina

Amukelani Rikhotso (25) a young lady from Ivory park, Midrand, has managed to do what most youths of today couldn’t do. She’s young but already thinking ahead. Youths at her age are already thinking of alcohol, what to wear and who to milk. Amu is one of a kind. She decided to start her own business (Amus Hair Therapy) where she sells wigs and Brazilian weaves. The business so far is doing well and she’s not giving up. She says her motivation is money and laughs.

The Good out of Amu.

Amukelani decided to give back to the community with the little that she has. Mind you she is not from a rich or a well-established family. All that she is doing is to create a better life and living for herself and family. Isn’t what all youths are supposed to be doing, since well it is almost impossible getting a job these days if you don’t know anyone is any industry.

Today she has decided to start an initiative #TakeAGirlToMatricDance, here she makes sure that girls from different schools that cannot afford to go to matric dance are able to go there. She provided them with hair, makeup, and dresses.

Amus Inspirations

She wishes to see her business grow into something big and her being able to help those who cannot help themselves. Amukelani also wishes to build a home for the disadvantaged and abused. Not everyone can do what she is doing; it definitely has to be from the heart.

Those who would like to contact her can do so, on the following contacts

Contract: 0718151253

Email: amu1.rikhotso@gmail.com

My BABY FIRST

 

By Rebecca Masina

 

 

We fall in love, and it is all great and all that.  All the confusions go away. You love more than anything as if he has bought you the heaven on earth. Making it easier to stand on both feet. It hurts but feels so damn good right? You don’t know what to do because you are so in love and the feeling it’s indescribable. It is so sweet that you know what, you say screw condom. Screw protection. It's soo nice so precious so amazing.

Months down the line you are pregnant and then the reality kicks in. He kicks you out of his place. What have you done? You left your apartment that your parents were paying for you to stay at. You went on to live with him without telling your parents that you now have a boyfriend and you live with him why?? Because you knew they wouldn't allow fat n sit right? It hurts yet it is great. That the feeling you get when you are in love.

The world becomes the best place to live in. After he has kicked you out with your three months tummy and you have lost your job, you now resort to going back home and tell your parents that you are expecting and the father of your child is not interested. What are we doing to our parent's though? They sent us to school to better our lives and we give them masepa as a thank you.

However with that said, ladies, the best thing to do is to put your baby first, and the rest shall come later. No need to rush. No need to feel like you need a man to keep your life going. And the most important fact that ladies should know is that it is a blessing to have a child but only when the blessing came at the right time.

Put your baby first. Men later,

 

Remember no one makes the other one pregnant but the both of you made a baby. You know very well the results of unprotected sex. Don’t act.

Do not give babies to girlfriends and boyfriends,

Lesson learned the hard way

Beautiful Young Lady

By Rebecca Masina

Beautiful, as you are you still don’t know what you want in life but a man to keep you busy? Mara why?  How about you seek someone who’s going to instil self-love and appreciation than to make you think that you are nothing without them? Ausy you deserve better than you think you do. Choose education and success before men. Men will always be there. It’s not like when you choose to go to school and become independent you going to find them dead or taken.

Raetsa, if he’s not yours he aint yours lovey. Stop forcing. You are only 22 years of age but already crying about a man who doesn’t give you attention, keng wa gafa? Do you know what your age mates are thinking about? Career objectives, books, cars, clothes and success and wena you are here thinking about a man whose not even your age but your parents age. Are you sure you are ok? We not judging but hey. There’s more to life than men nana. The worst thing about all this is that, the man that you are crying about is married and has a family and he’s educated with master’s degree in engineering. Wena dololo. 

Wake up, phaphama love. Most girls would die to have their own hoses, cars and great careers. But wena all you do is to think about a man who’s not giving you attention at the age of 22? Huh. A lady should be self-motivated and men should be running after you while you walking with your six inch heels babe and some Brazilian or Peruvian weave lovey.  

Do not neglect yourself because of love, hell no love won’t pay bills and definitely men won give you success. At least if you were with a guy that advices you to go to school and get your degree in whatever you are ambitious about. Unless wena you are ambitious about him then aretse. 

Skado you are still young and deserve much more than a man who is married with kids and only gives you attention when he wants your ass.  Fortunately you don’t have a kid with him, move on and look for your age mates, people who will instil morals in your head, self-love and intelligent. Remember kuku ya hao won’t work for you forever but your education will take you an long way. 

REJECTION

By Rebecca

Rejection is the most painful yet the best lesson in life. Have you ever been rejected? It doesn’t not matter how you get rejected but hey it really hit the nerve hey. The pain you get from being rejected is super deep. It’s like you have been stabbed with a sharp knife. We all in some way have been rejected and we all handle rejection differently.

Love… something so nice yet very hard to find. Something so amazing yet comes with the biggest hurt ever. We mostly love where we are not loved and we turn to not even notice that until we are hurt or rejected. I don’t think there is master of handling rejection. If you are there contact us, share with us on how to handle it.

It is said and believed that where we are lived we don’t love. Well there’s always a lesson there hey. Have you ever had a time where you thought you and that person are dating but ai ke that person is on some friend zone tip? Well that on its own its rejection at best.

We later realized that being single and minding your own business is actually the best and let love come when it’s ready and you as well.  I thin rejection is a lesson for us to put focus on ourselves and live life to the fullest.

Tae note, rejection hurts big time.

Young Single Mother

By Rebecca Masina

The worst that any women be of young or old is to have her kids growing up without their father. We all want whats best for our kids but sometimes the situation does not allow us. Some we grew up not knowing what a father is, so we practically fail in that department. We dream to have our dads by our sides every minute to guide us there and there. Yeap we do know that mothers are the best and the strongest, but hey that daddy we also need just for assurance and love. A daughters best friends is her daddy right?

What you did not know is that we/women don’t choose to be single mothers. Sometimes we learn the hard way. No regrets, we love what we have, what we have been blessed with. Careful, single mothers are way protective over their kids. They hold the end of the needle and sharp knife with confidence. All that just to protect their kids.

Ooh yes it is what it is. Today we are grown and know a lot, most probably more that our parents (joking). Just because you became parents at an early age it doesn’t mean the end of your dreams. We/women study, get degrees and work hard, become entrepreneurs and successful young women and motivators. We don’t let anything to hold us back. We are self-motivated and willing to go an extra mile to fulfill our dreams. We doing us. Making our parents and kids proud.

Just because they left you with a child or children it doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to be loved or be in relationship. Yes you have learnt a lot but that’s life and you cannot control it. Embrace life so you could be happy. Embrace happiness my sister. Be you, be happy. Live life to the fullest but not to prove a point to anyone. Do you. Be proud of being a young, motivated mother.

With that said, it doesn’t mean that just because you now have a child, you cannot get love, you cannot be appreciated and all.  Single mothers also deserve love and to be treated like queens. Yes they have failed relationships with kids, whom some of you who don’t know anything about blessings call them baggage.   Well it’s unto you to love her with her kid but NO she won’t choose you over her child. It doesn’t work like that. 

Look into HIM

Look into HIM

By Rebecca Masina

We may not all believe in God, but to those who do, I am pretty sure that you will understand this.

It is hard to live in this world today. Many of teenagers and youths we all resort to suicide when things do not go our own way, which it is not a good choice. There are a lot of things that one can do but not suicide. There’s always help out there. We all go through different challenges, some are easy, some are hard to deal with but we do not resort to suicide. The most painful thing is being an orphan and having no one to talk to. It hurts, not a bit but very hard. It’s more like being stabbed with sharp knife just next to the heart.

Have you tried talking to God? That’s if you do believe in HIM. Some may say the same God we pray took our parents away from us, and some may say He never responds. It’s been years and till today He’s been quiet. What kind of God does that? Why me? Those are some of the questions that most of us will be asking ourselves. But we know Gods timing is always the best. Take a deep breath and think about what good you have to this far. What the Great Lord has done for you. Life itself is something big that you should be thankful for.

How about you Try Again,, And This Time Try With God. Believe and trust.

Look into him.