when children get into the "why" phase, it is the dad's duty to step in and drive the children to exhaustion with explanations deeper than they could have expected
from this perspective, it's clear that mansplaining serves an obvious evolutionary function
Whatever you do, pray for the ability to see your own sins, your own hypocrisy, and your own shortcomings. Never lose sight of that — never get so carried away pointing fingers that you forget you, too, have abscesses that need tending.
girls and their kindness. girls and their forthright way of complimenting others. girls saying "you're beautiful" like it's a casual "hi" to other people. girls and their ability to appreciate the good little things. girls and their love. girls and their power to soften reality.
ye bhi Allah ka karam hai keh uski na farmani kerke dil me bechaini hoti. Wo chahe tou humare dil murda kerde, aur hume sirf iss duniya ki khushi dede.
Romanticizing your life is also about the small details. Add some flowers to your working space. Add some petals to your bath. Spray your favorite perfume to your sheets. Dance while you’re cooking. Eat fruit under the sun. Go on a solo date and wear your favorite dress
It takes a great deal of bravery and skill to keep even a very ordinary life going. To persevere through the challenges of love, work and children is quietly heroic. We should perhaps more often sometimes step back in order to acknowledge in a non-starry-eyed but very real way
Sorry but I don’t buy this whole narrative of men being toddler level stupid when it comes to helping in the kitchen.
It’s in fact a very clever way of avoiding household work altogether by getting your partner so frustrated that they stop asking for help and do it themselves.