You South Africa – 22 August 2019

Anne remembers tasty tea leaves (YOU

Say, 8 August). I remember a thick layer

of rich cream on a bottle of milk.

SYDNEY, SMS

In response to the letter about the joy of

long-distance relationships (YOU Say,

8 August): Dineo Makala, you’re truly

blessed with such a loyal partner. During

my first three years of marriage my hus-

band lived in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga,

while I was in Roodepoort, Gauteng. Not

so far away from each other, yet he was

still unfaithful. So, heartbreak! Unlike

yours, our love won’t age like red wine.

JOY, EMAIL

I found out that my husband is some-

one’s sugar daddy. He’s almost 50. Now

he’s falling apart because I found out and

I’m leaving him.

ANGRY, SMS

In response to John Shabangu who wrote

in expressing his regret after losing his

close friend who was murdered: he de-

serves more than a winning letter (YOU

Say, 11 July). So true are his words. My

deepest sympathy to him.

BILL NOLAND, SMS

Getting ready for bed? Fifteen minutes

before you get into your night clothes

take a hot-water bottle, wrap your night-

ie or pyjamas around it and put them

under the covers on your bed. Wow,

what a lovely way to get warm in this

cold winter we’re having.

LORNA, SMS

A friend gave me a beautiful brown

dressing gown that she wasn’t using. I

put it on and looked in the mirror. Big

mistake, I looked just like a giant walking

Bar One! 

MARIE DIXON, EMAIL 

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OURPETSAREFAMILY

I’vejustreadtheletterfromCat-lover
concerningtheelderlygentlemanwho
hadtogiveuphiscataftermovingtoa

carehome(YOUSay,1 August).
Howterriblysadforbothofthem:to
beforcedtogiveeachotherupatthis

IN BRIEF

late stage in life. Our pets contribute so

much to our life, making it less lonely.

I wholeheartedly agree with Cat-lover

that governing bodies and administra-

tors of townhouses, old-age homes and

retirement villages should rethink their

policies about pets.

We might be old but we’re still able to

love and care for our pets. Please think of

our cherished pets as our family.

ESTTELLAWOBKER, EMAIL

Magnificent women

August being women’s month always

brings a huge smile to my face. It

brings to mind those women who’ve

played a vital role in my life: my mom

who gave birth to me and offered me

all that a mother can give her child; my

grandmother who took care of me

while my mom was out working; and

my aunt who was strict with me to the

point that I thought she hated me.

That was until I grew up and realised

she was trying to shape me into a re-

sponsible person.

I also want to show gratitude to the

woman in my life today. She makes

sure I always look good and that I

don’t go to bed without having some-

thing to eat.

I really appreciate these women and

consider myself one of those luckiest

men in the world. 

LETLADI WA GA-MPHAHLELE, MARALALENG

SWhen you look at women such as

Michelle Obama, Winnie Madikizela-

Mandela and Graça Machel, you real-

ise women are the real architects of

society.

You can feel a woman’s innocence in

the form of a daughter ; her care is felt

in the form of a nurse; her warmth in

the form of a friend; her passion in the

form of a lover; while her dedication is

felt in the form of a mother.

You can break a woman temporari-

ly, but she’ll always pick up the pieces,

rebuild herself and come back strong-

er than ever.

Where there’s a woman, there’s mag-

ic. And when we as women support

one another, incredible things happen.

SARAH SEBONGELE MOKOENA, HEILBRON

SSince the dawn of democracy many

strides have been made to empower

women in our country. But it’s worry-

ing that many are still sidelined. 

Our society still doesn’t believe in

women’s ability to be good leaders or

their ability to perform certain jobs. 

And it’s sad that some men still see

women as sex objects.

That men still offer women jobs in

exchange for sex is an insult to all

women. Some people also discredit

successful women by claiming they

slept their way to the top.

Women work hard to reach their

destiny. All they need is to be given

equal opportunities to showcase their

talents.

To enjoy our hard-earned freedom

we must uplift one another by estab-

lishing more development projects for

women. 

EPHENIA KUBU, GA-RANKUWA VIEW

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