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Gesare Chife

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2 Dec

Sibling Rivalry - a thread.
Many kids feel that their siblings are more special; get more attention. This can lead to lifelong resentments and psychological issues. As parents we have to try to give each child the love and attention they need, remember they are all different./1

Some thoughts:
- Kids have different emotional needs, recognize what works for one may not work for the other
- Each child has different strengths and weaknesses. Try to place more attention on the strengths.
- Its natural for a parent to relate to a child who is more like them/2

- Birth order is real. First borns may feel weight of responsibility, middle kids may feel lost in the shuffle.
- Every kid responds to things differently so discipline should be adjusted accordingly. Some kids are very sensitive; others more nonchalant. /3

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Gesare Chife

@gechife

10 Aug

What I have learned so far, raising a bunch of boys:
- If toddlers refuse to eat, leave them alone. When they are hungry enough they will eat.
- There many things in life a warm hug, loving pep talk and good cup of tea will cure.
- Teenagers are always hungry - always /1

- Smelly socks, filthy clothes and untidy rooms mean a house full of healthy, active kids.
- Teach them to say please and thank you when they are very young.
- Thank you notes when you receive a gift or someones time are a must. It teaches an expression of gratitude

- Don't compare kids ability and weaknesses. They all have their strengths.
- Be kind, the world is so harsh, home should be a place of comfort, unconditional love and acceptance.
- Laugh at all the stupid stuff.
- Spend time with the kids, it all goes too fast. /3

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Gesare Chife

@gechife

3 Aug

In 1967, my mother (a white American woman) moved to Kenya with my dad. They had been married 2 years, she lived in Kenya till her death 46 years later. In those years, she embraced Kisii culture, cooked the food, spoke both Kiswahili and Kisii, raised her children as Kisii /1

@nwanyi_ocha

Decades later I also married a foreigner. I also embraced his culture - Igbo. I find the language hard to learn, I wish I could speak it like @nwanyi_ocha. I have found the journey as a foreign woman married in Igbo land to be interesting, fulfilling and rewarding /2

We make a point of bringing our children home annually to spend time in Igbo land and learn their culture. Foreign women embracing their husbands Igbo culture are not "cultural vampires". They understand that children need to know where they come from, who their people are /3

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Gesare Chife

@gechife

23 Jul

Tips for real estate staging for showings/sales:
- remove all clutter
- stage house ie place certain objects like books on a coffee table
- remove potentially offensive items like explicit art
- remove too many personalized items like family pics, religious or political pieces

- Turn on lights to show house well
- ensure house is clean and airy
- present house to show strengths and minimize weaknesses
- Lightly scent room by burning candles, or baking cookies or any other pleasant homely scents
- Remove embarrassing items from view eg underwear

- ensure compound, balconies etc are clutter free and clean
- fix all dangerous issues like broken tile, exposed wires
- Before showing house, do final walkthrough , imagine viewing propery as a stranger.

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Gesare Chife

@gechife

26 Jun

#1. Don't burn bridges. Years ago I was working as Asst Director of Nursing in a nursing facility, I was handing out assignments, due to sickness and we were short of staff. A nurse got angry with her assignment despite assurances that I would help and also call in more staff.

#2 In a rage, she threw the keys at me, called me all kinds of motherfathers and stormed out. I could have reported her to Dept of health for abandonment of post but I didn't, I worked the shift, help came in and we all forgot about the unfortunate incident.

#3 Two years later I was working a different facility. I was on a panel hiring for a plum management job. This job had excellent pay, benefits, good hours. Guess who walks in for the interview? The same nurse, she took one look at my face and just ran out.

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Gesare Chife

@gechife

20 Jun

# A thread -Chocolate Chip cookies (Recipe included)

Recipe:
1 Cup butter
1 Cup sugar
1 Cup brown sugar
1 Cup vanilla extract
2 Large Eggs
3 Cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 cups chopped chocolate

Method:
Mix butter with sugars, whisk till smooth. Add vanilla and eggs . In separate bowl do dry mix. Add chocolate chips to mix then slowly add dry mix until well mixed. Place parchment paper on cookie tray then scoop mix using tea spoon onto tray spacing cookies as they spread

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