HEDGED . Episode 13 . “Greg, is this how I raised you? Is this what that woman has subjected you to? You now slave around, even in your...

HEDGED . Episode 12 . I’d only noticed that Tricia had abruptly stopped speaking. I lifted my head to ask the obvious question when my gaze met Mama’s...

HEDGED . Episode 11 . “…I don’t know how you meant it, but I’m sure you understood perfectly how I meant mine”. Mama dumped the plates she was...

HEDGED . Episode 10 . Mama was gracious enough to bring me an additional dish of food. I sat down to eat while listening to Mama tell a...

HEDGED . Episode 9 . The next morning, I awoke to the enticing aroma of my favorite dish hitting me from left to right. It smelled so good;...

HEDGED . Episode 8 . I didn’t need anyone to inform me that the sound of Mama’s voice irritated my wife. . After we recovered from the shock...

HEDGED . Episode 7 . The first week of Mama living with us was not too unpleasant. Tricia tried, as best she could, to restore her relationship with...

HEDGED . Episode 6 . I ultimately decided that Mama could come over but not live with us. Her concern about boredom and the need for company was...

HEDGED . Episode 5 . Mama and Tricia weren’t always like this. They were formerly very close friends. . Mama couldn’t wait to see Tricia after I told...

HEDGED . Episode 4 . As the days went by, I tried to strike a balance between my relationship with my mother and my relationship with my lovely...

HEDGED . Episode 3 . The longest amount of time Mama and I had ever been apart were the times I spent away at school. Besides that, it...

HEDGED . Episode 2 . Tricia and I met in school. It was one of those awkward times in the life of a “broke” university student. It was...

HEDGED . Episode 1 . Mama used to tell me about how my dad abandoned us shortly after I was born. She’d usually tell me how hard she’d...

Tonia sat on the wooden bench outside her family’s house, cradling her three-month-old son in her arms. The morning sun warmed her cheeks, and for the first time...

The day started like any other. It was a humid Tuesday morning in early April. The rain had just stopped drizzling over Lagos, and the streets were wet...