Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Coping with Crackers
She says it just tastes sweeter under the covers… That’s the only reason she can give me when I keep asking her “Why?” Why do you insist on doing this?” I first noticed her strange behavior before we got married, so I can’t say I wasn’t warned. But even though she tried to hide it…
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Even Lovers Need a Holiday
So we’re taking one. While we grab a much needed break, we ask you to stroll down memory lane with us…ah wait, I forgot to mention that it’s our blog anniversary. This month marks one whole year of blogging about our marital mishaps. Thank you for laughing and growing with us. Thank you for commenting…
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When You’re Married To A Woman With Natural Hair
When you’re married to a woman with natural hair… or a woman who wears her own hair…or a woman with any hair at all to be honest, you have to grow accustomed to certain things. Let me try to list a few. 1) Watching her Bathroom Turn into a Mad Scientist’s Laboratory On any…
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Things NaijaWife Says – Episode 3: Where Did You Put…?
One of the many joys of marriage is that you begin to see funny patterns in the various conversations you have with your spouse. So, welcome to Episode 3 of the Things NaijaWife Says Series! Episode 3: Where Did You Put…? Getting ready for bed… NaijaWife: “Where did you put my hairnet?!” NaijaHusband: “What makes you think I…
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Heels
Naijawife has presented the case to me from every angle: “It’s the subjugation of the female gender!” “Do you want me to suffer under the cruel heel of masculine oppression engendered by these masochistic shoes?” “Do you want me to develop corns on my toes?” “Do you want me to have clawed feet when I…
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The Television Wars
There is a war going on in my house. Well…maybe I can’t really call it a war. It may just be some territorial aggression…or as some countries like to call it, a “humanitarian intervention”. Either way, in this situation, I’m the country being attacked and effectively invaded by a superpower. My wife, of course, is…
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Injury upon Injury
No doubt about it, Marriage is an incredible institution. When two people come to live together for the first time and start a family, it’s a beautiful thing. That’s why, despite the bad rep it gets, most people will still encourage you to marry. In fact, they want you to marry so much, that they’ll…
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You Might Not Be Superman…
As usual, it had been a long day. So I did what I always do after a long day….watch mindless television shows. NaijaHusband wasn’t home so I sprawled out luxuriously on the settee, fitting my body into the grooves he’d worked so hard on molding perfectly to his shape when he watches his favorite shows.…
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