My mom’s older brother passed away a few years ago. He was the quiet type. Lived in the same modest house for decades. Wore old flannels. Fixed his own car. No one ever thought of him as “well off.”
After he died, we learned he had been buying small life insurance policies over the years. Not for himself. For his nieces and nephews.
In his will, he left each of us a payout that would only be released for one thing: education, starting a business, or a down payment on a first home.
No speeches. No “remember me” letter. Just paperwork and signatures.
Turns out he had also been anonymously paying for one cousin’s trade school tuition when their parents couldn’t afford it. None of us knew.
He never posted about helping anyone. Never brought it up at dinner.
He just quietly positioned the next generation a few steps ahead.
Sometimes love looks like preparation no one sees coming.
this movie always felt so real when i was a kid and id watch. i remember when i learned nikki co-wrote it i was like well thats why. this is one of the most insightful films about a teen girl’s point of view, even if you can’t relate to the trauma at hand.
I want romance. I want intimacy. I want the 3am love making. I want consistency. I want loyalty. I want the random looks of admiration. I want to know you're just for me. I want date nights and flowers. I want love that's pure and true.
Nepotize me lord. You’re my father. Let them know. Put me in places they think I don’t deserve and let them know “my child gets anything and everything she desires”
In case you weren’t raised correctly, it is a man's job to set the tone in a relationship. Whether people want to admit it or not, a woman feeds off his energy.. his consistency, his intentions, his presence. She takes what he gives and reflects it. When a man leads with clarity, love, and respect, it creates a space where a woman can feel safe, soft, and secure. Vice versa, when he leads with confusion, mixed signals, and inconsistency, it forces her to operate in survival mode. She becomes guarded, unsure, and emotionally exhausted 💡