Disclaimer: Tonight’s episode is not for sensitive readers."Sindi!" George is yelling for me. I am lying in the same spot he left me in last night when he beat me up and left me lying in a pool of my own blood. I do not even have the energy to respond to his call. My entire body is in so much pain. I can barely move. There are places aching in my body that I never even knew existed. "Sindi!" He keeps yelling. I just...
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...
I hate my job. Truly, I do. I should have never resigned from Thomas' company. People valued me more when I was there. Now, I am an executive, but I get treated like trash. I hate it. I hate everyone here. I never take lunch because I don't want anyone thinking we are friends or that we should lunch together. None of these people are worth me having lunch with. But today, I need some air. I need to breathe in a...
I have been booked off work for four months. My doctor says that I have depression and I need to be admitted into a clinic. Please understand that:• I have a one year old. • My eldest child has been accepted into medicine school, but did not get a bursary and I cannot afford the fees. • My third born just started in a model c school because my husband and I start them in high school; they go to township schools for primary school. • I am already...
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...
Portia "Portia, you are needed in a consultation. It's in the boardroom. Why are you still sitting here and entertaining Facebook? You should be working", Palesa says to me. This woman thinks I live on Facebook, yaz. I'm not on Facebook as often as she says I am. I just happen to be on Facebook every time she creeps up on me. It is as if she waits for me to log on then she comes out and says that I am on...
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