April 2025

In the sacred dance of African family visitation lies a wisdom our ancestors understood intuitively—that connection thrives not in duration but in quality, not in burden but in balance.

The favoritism we perceive often exists not in our parents’ hearts but in our limited perspective—a view that sees only our own hunger without witnessing our siblings’ different but equally valid needs. The question isn’t “Who does Mom love more?” but rather “How is love being expressed differently to address who we truly are?”

In many African households, the concept of adult children living with parents has always been more…