Mr. Jasp
Mr. Jasp. He just went down. Could you not meow right now?
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I write articles, poems, short stories and create art exploring my rehumanizing journey as an unlearner and new parent. Each Monday I offer work focusing on a theme:
Ubuntu as Rehumanization - I focus on Ubuntu as a radical force for human dignity by exploring its eight dimensions: Ubuntu (humanization), Umphefumlo (breath), Umzimba (body), Ulimi (language), Umqondo (head), Inhliziyo (heart), Umoya (spirit), Amanda (power).
Unlearning My Apartheid Education - I examine what it means to unlearn my South African apartheid socialization. I write about anti-oppression: anti-racism, anti-sexism, anti-capitalism, among more topics.
Childhood - Thoughts and reflections from my inner child’s eye.
New Parenthood - Invite you into our new parenthood journey with all its chaotic beauty.
Wild Card Art - Sharing whatever feels right that week.
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Mr. Jasp (New Parenthood Series)
October 26, 2024
Too much love at 2am
Mr. Jasp. He just went down. Could you not meow right now?
We love you too dear friend, but it’s 3:10am. Our quick snuggle ain’t good morning.
The floor and the dark hold me alongside his cozy crib. I listen intently for his breathing, drawing lines on the ceiling.
A gentle purr joins the chorus. A warm, fluffy body leans into me. I think: “I’ve seen this picture before.”
An encouraging tail rubbing Stephs back while she feeds, a hello sniff while dodging thrashing baby hands, a gentle lick on the head.
I turn in gratitude to this beautiful creature whose love fills up our families’ cup.
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Please consider joining the waitlist for my upcoming book: Unlearning My Education: Ubuntu. Schooling. Rehumanization (expected publication in the Fall of 2027). The analytical memoir explores how Ubuntu as a rehumanizing lens can help us understand colonial education using my personal story of attending a dehumanizing former British boarding school in South Africa.
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