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[monique. @lifewithmxj]

My friend & I have created ‘A Mama’s Circle’, a safe space + community for mums to connect, grow & feel supported.

If you’re a London mum (or mum-to-be) looking for sisterhood, real talk + local meet-ups, join the circle.

We’re just getting started🤞🏾

https://t.co/PL4WowA6fB

[Ona 𐙚 @ona_nky]

my intuition scares me sometimes, like how tf did I know that 😭

[cοcσα @shawtie_e]

Ngl, once you’ve experienced real love and exclusivity, casual doesn’t hit the same anymore. And if you already enjoy your own company, anything less than something deep just feels… half-baked.

[Ali🌹 @_omalichaa]

As a hyper independent girly (to a fault) I do not like asking for shit, it makes me uncomfortable. That's why I like men who just DO. Don't ask just figure out what i need/ want & DO IT.

[𝓓𝓾𝓴𝓮 🧃 @fwsodiq]

Never regret the love you give. It returns to you in another time, in another person, in other circumstances, but it always comes back to you.

[Nelli © @nellieafc]

My expectations for next season are simple:

1. More Arsenal wins.
2. More rival tears.

[Chan ❤️ @ChanIncognito]

I’ll be real no one around me said motherhood was hard, everyone had 2 parent households and we all lived close to each other, older cousins would do school runs etc, the problem is community is going. We would go to grandparents or aunt/uncles houses during holidays etc.

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

I don’t want to hear any bullshit about “legitimate concerns” and “working class revolt”

It’s working-class Black and brown people being pushed out of their homes. This is racist violence and intimidation. Don’t dress it up as anything else.

[Natali Simmonds @NJSimmondsbooks]

I say this to my kids all the time. Do it for the plot. Do it for the story. Tell yourself if it all goes wrong it will just be a funny story. Ironically job interviews, dates, and public speaking go better anyway if you're just happy to be there and not overthinking it!!

[jodie @jodiepetite]

happy 3 week anniversary to those who celebrate 🥳

[Han 🌵 @hannahrosepage]

hi so you’re supposed to let people OFF the train first. hope this helps xx

[Chan ❤️ @ChanIncognito]

A deaf black man is opening a coffee and arts shop in south London, SE18 3TB, grand opening is 13 June. All coffee and pastries are £1 for the day, go support.

[Liggy @OhHeyPoet]

I dont ask for much... im so annoyingly independent it's gross lol... so when I ask you to show up for me.. and you still cant... leave me alone.

[Olaide of Manchester | The Social Worker @Iamlyday1]

A Nigerian nurse approached me for advice this week regarding her son who is in Year 10 and due to sit his GCSEs next year.

She had attended parents’ evening and was worried about the possibility of him not achieving the grades he needs for college. As she described him, it became clear that he was struggling with much more than academic pressure. She spoke about him becoming overwhelmed in busy environments, struggling to socialise with his peers, flapping his hands when dysregulated and finding it difficult to communicate his ideas effectively in writing despite being academically very capable.

As we talked, she told me something that stayed with me. When her son was in primary school, teachers raised concerns that he may be autistic and sought her consent to make referrals for further assessment. She declined she regrets that decision now.

I do not judge her for it. In fact, I think many parents, particularly those who did not grow up hearing terms such as ADHD, autism, neurodiversity or EHCPs, would have made the same decision. Many parents worry about their child being labelled. They fear stigma. They hope their child will simply grow out of the difficulties.

But a diagnosis does not create a difficulty. It simply helps us understand it.

The behaviours were there when he was 7 years old. They are still there now at 15. The difference is that years have passed during which support could have been explored and implemented.

I advised her to speak to the school about initiating an EHCP needs assessment and to explore the Right to Choose pathway through her GP rather than waiting years for an NHS assessment.

What I often say to parents is this: it is not the label that determines a child’s future. It is the support. You cannot beat ADHD/Autism out of a child. A child with speech delay needs speech and language therapy!

And not every child who struggles with communication, routines, emotional regulation, sensory processing or social interaction is simply being stubborn.

I understand that many immigrant parents may never have heard of ADHD or autism before moving to the UK. However, these conditions exist whether we acknowledge them or not.

If your child regularly walks on their toes, flaps their hands, becomes overwhelmed by noise, struggles to make friends, has intense reactions to changes in routine or finds it difficult to regulate their emotions, please speak to their school or your GP.

[Oluwaseun Alatishe @OluwaseunAlati5]

He is still missing, please repost until he is found.

[PS⚡️ @Neelaasapphire]

Sugar cane women workers in India HAVE THEIR UTERUS REMOVED to avoid missing a single day of work.

This is where your misogyny should end and voice the inhumane working conditions of people across the world!

[Danny Boy @Care2much18]

I saw a slightly bizarre tweet citing Sarah Everard as the closest English comparator of George Floyd's killing.

A young black woman died on August 1st, 1993, after being suffocated by police officers in her home in Hornsey, north London.

Her name was Joy Angelia Gardner. /1

[Dr Ruby (she/her) jaboukies everything @PaperWhispers]

A reminder that Yves Sakila was killed in Ireland just a few weeks ago. Nobody has been arrested. The family have had to push for second postmortem because the first came back inconclusive.

https://t.co/AwLDfKOXg9