Talibah Mbonisi

Talibah Mbonisi, founder of WeParent, is a Marketer by trade, a problem solver by nature and a mother by grace.  She is also an unmarried co-parent navigating the path that will lead to a happy, healthy son, and a fulfilled, balanced Mama and Daddy.

Inspired by the challenges she and her son’s father experienced as they tried to sort through disagreements in their parenting relationship and by their determination not to give up on figuring it out, Talibah decided to try to build the type of resource she thought would support their efforts.  And, as she talked with other single, bonus and co-parents about her vision, it became clear that her family wasn’t the only one seeking this type of resource.  So began a mission to be part of a co-parenting “revolution”  through WeParent.

In addition to being the Chief Mom Officer of WeParent and Mama to her son, Talibah is a life coach and a blogger.

My Journey to WeParent

I can’t begin to articulate how excited I am to finally share WeParent with you.  For most of my life, I’ve found myself passionate about one idea or another only to let it flicker out because of my inaction.

That hasn’t happened with WeParent, though.  Perhaps because, like many of you, I recognize the importance of sorting this thing out with my son’s father.  As a mother, I want to do right by my child, and I know that finding my way to the best parenting partnership we can manage is part of that.  And, as a woman, I know that finding myself and finally unleashing her onto the world in her most magnificent form requires some healing.  Maybe this light hasn’t fizzled, because more than anything right now, navigating my way along this journey as a parent is key to my growth and happiness.  For the first time in my life, I truly feel called to build something and to make sure this fire in me does not become extinguished.

So, that’s part of the story that has brought me to WeParent.  The rest of the story is that almost eight years ago, I got pregnant by a man I had only known for three months.  Yes, we were digging each other, but no, we didn’t have an official, exclusive commitment to one another…and we definitely didn’t have any plans to go half on a baby.  It certainly wasn’t my most responsible moment.  His either.  But, we made lemonade, and for more than three years, we lived together creating some really wonderful memories and facing some challenges.  Ultimately, forever didn’t meet us in that relationship, and we transitioned into a co-parenting partnership and friendship.

Yes.  We are friends…most of the time.  But, all of the time, we are family.  And, that has been key to our being able to co-parent through the hot and critical times.  We decided early on that no matter what, our son made us family and that failure in this co-parenting endeavor was not an option.

It’s been a bumpy road at times.  That’s for sure.  But we are proud of what we have built, and we continue to get better.  Still, we need support.  I needed support, and I wasn’t finding what I thought I needed; so I decided to build it and to share the process with you.

And, here we are, mothers, fathers, experts and amateurs, co-creating the support we need…Tapping into that thing called hope, acting on some glimmer of faith that we can heal ourselves, our families and create the change our kids need to be happy, healthy children who grow into happy, healthy adults.

Thank you for joining me on this journey.  I look forward to growing with you.

P.S.  That’s me on the home page!