I look at some of the situations people bring children into and it’s clear yall never envision the day when your child will grow old enough to put two and two together and realize you’re an idiot.
They say books won’t change the world. Tell that to every colonizer who burned them. To every enslaved person who was punished for reading. Literacy is resistance. Literacy is liberation. The library is a battlefield.
Daily reminder to pay your mamafua and casual workers on time. I hate this, “si ni mia tatu tu, mbona anashinda amenipigia” mentality. 500 bob to you equals clean clothes. For her it’s three meals for her family. Usikuwe mtu bladifackin.
“a frase meninas amadurecem antes dos meninos nunca é usada pra dar acesso a cargos de poder, liderança e decisão, só serve pra cobrar mais as meninas do que os meninos e pra justificar atração de homens adultos por meninas/ pré adolescentes (pedofilia)”
I think one of the most heartfelt experiences in life is discovering that someone genuinely enjoys your presence. Not what you provide, Not your accomplishments. Just you, your thoughts, your energy, your existence.
I don’t want to "download the app" to pay for parking. I don’t want to "create an account" to see a menu. I don’t want to "provide feedback" on a 30-second interaction. I just want to exist in the physical world without a digital leash.
I remember after 2008 when the politicians were done using young men as goons ,they unleashed a squad of killer police to eliminate all of them in the name of fighting mùngìkì . For months young men around kiambu and Nairobi had to live indoors never leaving their parents compounds ata duka hawakua wanaenda . We had to baby sit them at all times to keep them from leaving .
Any young man being used as a goon mark my words, because you can be used as a witness in court ,your life is in more danger than you know . Say no to goonism, say no to being used.
until you can empathise with a woman on the basis of her humanity, and not her proximity (imagine if that was your mum, sister, daughter etc), you still have work to do tbh
Your daughter just got her first period.
Do not tell her she is a woman now.
Tell her what estrogen does.
Tell her what progesterone does.
Tell her her cycle has four phases and each one will feel different.
Give her information. Not a new identity.