Family – Chebet Naserian

Realising my parents are just people

By: Chebet Naserian May 18, 2020January 16, 2022

This post is a reflection prompted by Foster’s question on this For Harriet Instagram post: How old were you when you realised your parents were just people? I can’t point to a specific time. I think it was more of a slow realisation, accelerated by adulting. Pre-adulting, my parents were demi-gods in my eyes. They were always right. They…

Mama

By: Chebet Naserian May 8, 2016May 19, 2020

Family, Relationships, Sisterhood7 Comments

Mama They tell me I have a nice sense of style I smile remembering your words,” Stop wrapping yourself like a sausage,Chebet!” The words out of many that you uttered as you tried to change my drab style The one I had acquired from years of studying and wanting to conform to the narrow views…

Cold face towel, calpol and mummy.

By: Chebet Naserian November 26, 2015May 19, 2020

Family, Relationshipscalpol, cold face towel, mummy care1 Comment

I remember this one night when I was feverish… Mummy took a bowl with cold water, dunked a face towel in it, wringed it and placed it on my heating up body… She then gave me some calpol and the fever left (or so remembers my mind)… And so when I had fever today I…

Purple Hibiscus Aunts

By: Chebet Naserian October 28, 2015May 19, 2020

Family, Identity Work, Relationships, Sisterhood, Temple Workgreat mamies, purple Hibiscus, purple Hibiscus auntLeave a Comment

Ah! Purple Hibiscus aunts, you mamas are my unsung sheroes and for your sake I will break down purple Hibiscus aunt because I don’t think you even notice that you are it. Purple Hibiscus aunt, a term I came up with after I read Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda. Now, moment of silence to celebrate and…