The death of acclaimed dancer and lgbtiq+ activist Kirvan Fortuin by the hands of a 14-year-old, during pride month, threw me for a loop. And when allegations of homophobia came out as a motive to murder I struggled with the notion. Surely a 14-year-old couldn’t harbor do much hate, could they? It got me thinking about homosexuality and homophobia and whether or not we should be addressing it with our kids.

I’ve mentioned how I chat about social issues like homophobia with my son. But after the death of Kirvan Fortuin (a death that is still under investigation) I wanted to be very careful of straightsplaining the situation. So I called in a couple who are lgbtq+ activists in their own right, the award winning bloggers behind two dads and a kid.

South African-born singer, Belinda Davids, shone on the stage of reality TV show, Britain’s Got Talent (BGT), recently. Being a fan and having interviewed her before I simply had to congratulate her and use the opportunity to chat to her about everything from performing for the BGT judges to BLM and Corona fatigue.

Due to COVID-19, BGT producers have been forced to delay production on the remainder of the show, so judges are yet to reveal whether Davids has advanced to the next round or not. She did however get Simon Cowell’s vote referring to her performance as, “ the audition we’d been waiting for all season.” Here are some questions the remarkable singer answered for me.

It’s officially soup season so I thought I’d share out butternut and sweet potato soup recipe with you guys because it is so easy and inexpensive and if you double this recipe you can feed an army.

This vegetarian soup can be made vegan by using olive oil instead of butter and coconut milk instead of cream.

Are you comfortable speaking to your child about social issues? My son is 7, however, he has always just been an old soul, very precocious or as my  gran would have said – if she was still alive – “ougat”.  I never sat him down and was like… Hey people are racist, homophobic, biased and bigoted, so keep an eye out for that, but we chat.

This is some ways I’ve chosen to explain things to my kid…hopefully it helps you,or perhaps you can help others in the comments… We are here to learn and share.

June is World Infertility Awareness month, however for people who struggle with infertility, every month brings with it a lot of awareness.

I know that it can be scary to seek professional help from the get go so here are some answers from fertility experts that might just point you in the right direction.

Hair crack is a new buzz word in natural hair care in Nelson Mandela Bay and I got to find out just why that is.

Their focus is on hair growth and since my hair focus is also currently growth, I thought I’d try it out.