Alice

[Yves ౨ৎ @yvessirae]

My husband works at a hospital and everyday he needs to wake up early to work. He keeps two alarms at 4:25 and 4:30 a.m.. I asked him why keep them so close?.. He just said it's nothing.

But every morning I notice when the first alarm goes off.. he snuggles close to me, hugs me tight & cuddles until the second alarm rings..
That's when I realised those 5 mins were for me.. even when there's a rush he spares 5 mins to show his love towards me.. It made me tear up a little
"I feel grateful to have a man like him."

[Lynn Ngugi @lynn_ngugi1]

And now they want to convince people the outfit was “symbolic,” that it was some deep revolutionary statement, a Patrice Lumumba inspiration… some bold “FUCK YOU ” to the colonizer.

Well then, clearly the rest of us must be too dumb to understand it.

Because the correlation between “presence is not submission,” Patrice Lumumba, and dancing in front of the same systems that continue to economically extort Africa is what many of us are struggling to understand.

And just so we are clear, during Congo’s independence struggle, Patrice Lumumba did not stutter around colonizers, dance for them, wine and dine with them while calling it strategy.

He stood in front of the world, in front of the Belgian King himself, and openly condemned colonialism for what it was.

Lumumba spoke about the humiliation, exploitation, land theft, forced labour, racism and violence Congolese people had suffered under Belgian rule. He reminded the world that Congo’s independence was not a gift from Belgium, but a fight won through sacrifice, resistance and blood.

That is what defiance looked like🚶🏿‍♀️

[Randy Skeete @RandySkeete]

“Deliver me from the oppression of man…” this week.
Psa 119: 134

[Oyinkansola Alabi (Dr.) @EmotionsDoctor]

How I felt when my 2-year-old Niece, woke me up at 2am to sing with her. I almost shed tears while singing. Then I dozed off. She inserted her finger in my eye to lift my eyelids to wake me up. Then her mum texted me from the next room to ensure she doesn't come to her room, oh. I should hold her tight. We both sang for about 2 hours before she dozed off.

Toddlers will try your emotional intelligence.

[Queen Ella☢️✂️❤️ @CorrectBabie]

Sometimes I use to wonder how God works🙌
This woman in her 40s came for scan today, she said she was feeling somehow and weak.
She wants to check if she’s pregnant..
Upon scanning, she was 3months + 1week gone already
I told her and she as shouting, she was shocked to her bones…. I had to ask why the reaction.
She said she waited 20years before she gave birth to her First child and that child is 1year and 3months today . She just stopped breastfeeding 2month ago and now, God has blessed her again !!
Wow!!
This time around, we were both doing the shouting 😭💔

[D. @Lush_Beauty1]

This lady on TikTok said she stopped praying from a survival place and started praying from a place of power. She said God doesn’t need you begging but he needs us believing! WHEW LORD!

[Oluwatoyin Ann Andrew @AnnSogunro]

Marry a man that loves and value you, a caring man.

My husband showed extra level of care when I was pregnant with our third son( the one that fell into the well 😂)

For the first trimester, it was not a sweet experience at all, I don't throw up nor spit, but I can sleep anywhere, I can't do anything, all I do is to sleep, I just can't help it, no matter how I try, I can't cook nor do anything at all.

My husband would cook at night for dinner, and cook the food in excess so that I could eat in the morning, I sleep on the floor daily, everywhere was so hot for me, it was as if my whole body was being cooked.

Once its time to sleep at night, my husband would sweep the floor where I used to sleep and mop it too. That's how I sleep daily without clothes for three months on the floor. For those three months he covered up for me, he handled all chores, took care of the kids, prep them for school, cook. Anyday he knows cooking will take time, he goes out to buy food for the whole family.

Please marry a good man. It is when you're pregnant you will understand the importance of having a good man by your side.

[D. @Lush_Beauty1]

Growing up is realizing that those random 3am or 4am wake-ups aren’t by accident… they’re a call to pray. Cover your home, your children, and then sit still long enough to hear what God is saying next.

[Randy Skeete @RandySkeete]

Life is a miracle 😇
Happy Sabbath 🙏

[Pharaoh👳🏾‍♂️👑 @MrMekzy_]

The best way you can ever repay your parents is by giving them nothing to worry about when it comes to you. You’re not on drugs, you’re doing the right things, you’re living a healthy lifestyle, you’re taking care of your responsibilities. That’s the best thing you can do ever do for your parents.

[Preethi Kasireddy @iam_preethi]

My family couldn't understand why my first baby would stop crying the second I held him but wouldn't do that for anyone else. They thought I was spoiling him.

But your baby knows you. They spent nine months listening to your heartbeat, your voice and your breathing. Your voice traveled through your body directly to the uterus, so it was louder and more distinct than anything else they ever heard. By the time they are born, you are already the most familiar person in their life.

Newborns prefer their mother's voice within hours of birth. Their heart rate changes in response to it. And a mother's brain responds to her own baby's cry differently than it responds to any other baby's cry.

When your baby calms down in your arms and nobody else's, they are not being spoiled. They are responding to the only person whose body they have known from the inside.

[Preethi Kasireddy @iam_preethi]

So many new moms think they have low supply in the first few days because only drops are coming out.

The baby wants to be on the breast constantly, which makes it feel like they're not getting enough. Some start supplementing with formula almost immediately because they're scared their baby is starving.

But colostrum isn't supposed to come in large quantities. A newborn's stomach on day one holds about 5-7ml per feed. That's roughly a teaspoon. Those few drops of colostrum are designed for that tiny stomach. It's thick, concentrated, and packed with immunoglobulins, white blood cells, and growth factors that protect your baby in those critical first days. Ounce for ounce, it's more immune dense than mature milk.

The constant feeding isn't a sign of low supply. It's how the baby signals your body to bring in more milk. That demand is what triggers the transition from colostrum to mature milk.

I wonder how many women gave up on breastfeeding or supplemented too early because nobody told them this is exactly how it's supposed to work.

[Alice @Alicejkl08]

@iam_preethi Did they happen to be low in iron? Since according to WHO we need to start weaning them at 6months otherwise they can end up with low iron. I have not started weaning mine yet though I am conflicted.

[Glorious God @GloriousGod01]

My aunty married at 33 and for 8 solid years, no child came. Yet her husband never once pointed fingers, never made her feel less, never dimmed her light. He treated her like his best friend and his queen every single day.

Five years in, they adopted a beautiful son and chose joy over bitterness. While people whispered "barren" behind her back, this man stood tall as her shield and her loudest cheerleader.

Then last December, by God's own timetable, a bouncing baby boy arrived.

Today they presented him in church and my aunty crawled on her knees from the back all the way to the altar… tears of pure, overflowing joy.

That kind of love? That kind of patience? That kind of unshakable loyalty? Rare. Very rare.

I’ve already attacked two full plates of jollof and I’m still not done celebrating! 🥳

Above all, love God.

[Randy Skeete @RandySkeete]

“Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me [this week] O Lord.”
Psa 40: 11

[Ayman Al-Abdullah 🧱 @aymanalabdul]

A few things that are actually worth the money:

• A great nanny
• Direct flights whenever possible
• Living in your favorite neighborhood
• Retiring your wife
• A great school for your kids
• A safe newer car for the family
• Flying lay flat on international flights
• A house cleaner
• A personal trainer
• A second Kindle
• Therapy or coaching
• Multiple gym memberships
• A great mattress
• TSA PreCheck + Global Entry
• A world-class CPA
• A great lawyer when you need one
• A few unforgettable family trips each year
• A sauna and home gym
• A really good espresso machine
• A babysitter so you still date your wife
• A great barber
• Boots that will last you 10+ years
• A proper home office
• Noise cancelling headphones
• High quality luggage
• An heirloom quality watch
• Donating to causes you care about

What else would you add?

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

randomly talked about weekend plans with a lady at my gym and she told me that her best friend passed away 8 years ago giving birth, so her and other girlfriends corrordinate with the father to bring the daughter to Houston and rotate weeks with her in July. they do activities, tell her stories about her mom, show old pictures, and take her to all of her mom’s favorite places. this weekend starts her week! probably the sweetest thing i’ve heard all year! 🥰🧡🥹😭

[Maryam @hell_line0]

The fact that hormone panels aren���t standard in women’s annual exams after 35 is absurd.
We check cholesterol. We check blood sugar.
But hormones that affect EVERYTHING? Optional apparently.

[Trey & Lea's Stronger Marriages @StrongMarriage5]

Make it your goal to love your spouse in such a way that your kids say, "Wow, parents really love each other."

[Andrea D. Huberwoman, Ph.D. @thegenesisbl0ck]

I LOVE newborns. I didn't realise exactly how cute they were until I got my own. Their tiny features, wrinkled foreheads and how they refuse to sleep anywhere except in the fetal position on your chest. There are very few things in life that are more special than those first weeks.