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Author: Tracy Engelbrecht

Tracy Engelbrecht is a writer, single mom of two, feminist, eternally curious fiddler and human-in-training. She runs Young Mom Support, a non-profit working with pregnant and parenting teens. Nine to five, she's a community and training manager for a marketing, communications and software company in Cape Town.

Parents: Google is not your friend

Posted on October 7, 2014October 21, 2014 by Tracy Engelbrecht

Honestly, new parents of 2014, I don’t know how you do it. To be more specific — parents of 2014 with a working internet connection. You must have nerves of steel. Google, right? Best way to learn new stuff. This would seemingly include the new baby you’ve just found yourself holding. Information for new parents…

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Dear Child

Posted on September 9, 2014October 7, 2014 by Tracy Engelbrecht

Cath says write to your children. So let’s do this. At this stage in the parenting game, it’s probably a bit late to be providing rules on how to be a human. With a son of 20 and a daughter of nearly 13, parenting right now resembles the last 10 seconds of a MasterChef challenge….

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‘How do I get my child’s father to take responsibility?’

Posted on August 28, 2014September 9, 2014 by Tracy Engelbrecht

Web stats are funny things. Sometimes obvious, sometimes surprising, sometimes depressing. For three years, without fail, the number one search that gets users to the Young Mom Support site is “How do I get my child’s father to take responsibility?” Falling squarely into the “depressing” category. I do have an answer for them — but…

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I don’t need to be empowered

Posted on August 11, 2014September 2, 2014 by Tracy Engelbrecht

Apparently it was Women’s Day? To be honest, I hadn’t noticed. SSDD, as they say. I’m exhausted. By constant news of rape, murder and abuse. By the hordes of “But what about-ers” who always have a more important issue to discuss. By the gormless utterances of slack-jawed, two-legged amoebae who feel that “feminist” is somehow…

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What a homeless man taught me

Posted on July 22, 2014August 13, 2014 by Tracy Engelbrecht

There was a man called Jacobus. I met him a few weeks ago. It would sound good to say our meeting still haunts me, but that wouldn’t be right. That would be trite and sentimental and also, dumb. Jacobus is a man I remember, just because he was. It was a dark and stormy night…

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