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Me, Myself and I

[Lerato Pillay 🇿🇦💎🇿🇦 @LeratoPillayZA]

Dear Dr @nasiphim
Hijacked building housing 500 Ethiopians 🧐
Lombard street in Wonderboom South (I have the street number on my DM)
Kindly 🔁

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

@sirboring_26 Just imagine 🤯

[Mamello🧚🏽‍♀️ @MelloFelicia1]

Read Psalms 23 for assurance.
Read Psalms 27 for strength.
Read Psalms 30 for healing.
Read Psalms 31 for hope.
Read Psalms 32 for counsel.
Read Psalms 34 for comfort.
Read Psalms 35 for endurance.
Read Psalms 51 for restoration.
Read Psalms 66 for peace.
Read Psalms 77 for solace.

[Prophetess Faith Mhembere @prophetessfay1]

An unexpected blessing is coming your way

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

@NoFilterSkin No alcohol

[𝗄𝖺𝗄𝗁𝗈𝗓𝖺 @simphiweyinkoc_]

For every woman to say "It's my turn bafazi" this year 🕯️🕯️🥹

[Miyandy @Amahashi_]

I worked 20 years for a child sex trafficking rescue group. I want you to know this:

90% of Lost Children Are Found Within 30 Minutes.

That statistic should both comfort you and wake you up.

Most lost children are found quickly. But the ones who aren’t? They usually made one mistake.

And here’s the uncomfortable truth:

It’s often the exact thing most parents teach them.

We tell our kids:

“If you get lost, come find me.”

It sounds logical. It sounds empowering.

It’s WRONG!

The Mistake Most Lost Children Make:

When children realize they’re separated, they do three things almost automatically:

They panic.
They wander.
They try to find you.

Every step makes them harder to locate.

From a search standpoint, movement creates chaos.

Parents retrace their steps.
Security scans zones.
Staff lock down areas.

Search works best when movement stops.

When a child keeps walking, they move outside the original search radius. Helpers are looking where they were last seen — not where they’ve wandered.

Stillness increases probability.

Movement expands the problem.

The first lesson is not “go find me.”

It’s this:

Stop. Stay. Yell.

Why Stillness Wins:

Think like a search team.

If a child stays put:

Parents can retrace steps.
Security can scan systematically.
Helpers converge to one fixed location.
The search radius remains small.
If a child keeps moving:

The search area expands.
Adults pass each other.
Missed connections multiply.
Minutes stretch into hours.
Stillness keeps the math on your side.

Teach Them Who to Approach:

The second mistake we make as parents?

We say, “Find an adult.”

Not any adult. Not the nearest stranger. Children need a filter.

Teach them to look for, if at all possible:

A mother with children.

Caregivers who already have kids with them are statistically among the safest people to approach in public settings. They are visible, stationary, and more likely to engage quickly.

It’s a clear, concrete instruction.

Children don’t process vague categories like “safe adult.”

They process visuals.

“Find a mom with kids” is visual.

A Phone Only Helps If the Number Is Known:

We often assume phones solve everything.

They don’t — unless your child can use one. Even young children can memorize a 10-digit phone number with repetition.

But you must train it.

Practice it like a song.

Sing it in the car.
Chant it at bedtime.
Turn it into rhythm.

Repetition becomes recall.

In an emergency, recall matters more than theory.

The Code Word Rule:

One more layer of protection.

Choose a private family code word.

Something only your household knows.

If someone approaches and says:

“Your mom sent me.”

Your child asks:

“What’s the code word?”

No word.
No go.

This simple rule eliminates manipulation attempts instantly.

It gives your child agency without requiring them to evaluate character.

Real Safety Is Training — Not Luck!

We don’t get safer by hoping.

We get safer by practicing.

Teach:

• Phone number
• Code word
• Stop, stay, yell
• Find a mom with kids

Multiple skills.
Simple instructions.
Clear visuals.

Five minutes of training can replace hours of panic. This isn’t about fear. It’s about preparation.

Because when a child gets separated, the clock starts.

And what they do in the first minute determines what the next thirty look like.

That’s real protection.

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

@Mothematiks Thank you

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

@happyhourunfilt @hell_line0 LOL

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

@Amahashi_ 😭

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

@Heroinenetheng2 It's not that deep

[Aariv Khanna @AarivKhanna]

STOP DECLINING SPAM CALLS.

That “decline” can signal your number is active.
So the calls multiply.

Here’s what to do instead (and how to reduce them today).

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

@i_am_ccriss It could only be a dream for your kids to attend Crawford

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

For nine months, my wife Brooklyn carried our baby boy knowing he was dying. Three months in, they told us he had severe hydrocephalus. Too much fluid crushing his brain. "Off the charts bad," the specialists at Cincinnati Children's said. So extreme they stopped measuring because it didn't matter anymore.
The MRIs were sickening to look at. They said over 90% chance he'd either die right after birth or survive with such severe brain damage that any quality of life was impossible. We had meetings about breathing tubes. About when to remove life support. About letting our son "pass peacefully."
Brooklyn moved to Cincinnati, lived in a hotel near the hospital in case she went into labor. I drove back and forth, working, trying to hold our family together while planning our baby's funeral. On July 8th, fifteen minutes before her C-section, we had another meeting about the breathing tube. About when we'd need to remove it and let him go to Heaven.
Then Charlie came out crying. The sweetest sound I've ever heard.
He stayed in intensive care until yesterday. Now he's home, doing everything babies do. Normal. Beautiful. The doctors have no medical explanation. His brain somehow cleared the blockage on its own, something they've never seen in a case this severe. Nurses with decades of experience kept saying "miracle" and "divine intervention."
Thousands of people were praying for us. Friends, family, strangers, people we'd never met. I'm practical, I believe in science, but I know God was involved in this. I give Him all the credit.
During those endless nights in Cincinnati, I started woodworking in the hotel parking lot just to keep my hands busy, to stop my mind from breaking. Made small toys hoping one day Charlie might hold them. Listed a few things on the Tedooo app where I'd been selling my work, and strangers started buying pieces they didn't need, sending messages saying they were praying for our son. That community held me when I couldn't stand.
Charlie's here. He's alive. Prayer is real, and miracles still happen.

By Amanda Cain

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

😭😭🤯

[D. @Lush_Beauty1]

14 February 😍
21 November 🤰🏾👶🍼

Be careful 🤣

[Botshelo @Botshelo_SA]

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has advised that Zinc Picolinate and Selenium containing products should stop being given to kids. They have raised a number of safety concerns. The affected products include Zinplex Junior products. PLEASE RT

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

@xap_authi @Melo_Malebo 😂😂😂😂😂

[Swati Gupta @hrswatigupta]

2 billion people trust Google Maps.

But most people still don't know its full potential.

Here are 15 amazing things Google Maps can do:

[Galicious @GaliciousGal25]

@iamkoshiek Homechoice

[Sheila of the Most High @sheilatebra]

It took me 9 years to realize, and I will tell you in 2 minutes.

1. Even when you trust your close friends and family. Don't tell them everything.