Parenting

Memories of a mom who taught me how to love

My mom wasn't conventional, but she set the standard for showing nurturing and affection

08 May 2022 - 00:01 By Dylan Joseph

When my parents first met, my mother owned two record stores, one in Sandton and one in Hillbrow. My father worked downstairs in a video store and was 12 years her junior. I was a laatlammetjie —  my mom was 44 when I was born and my dad was 32...

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