If I passed away rn my Mum would probably but running around trying to figure out how she will feed her relatives at my funeral instead of actually mourning my death
Having a little community at work is nice , don’t let them lie to you guys . That 8 hours spent with your people in the midst of the chaos might actually be the best thing that has ever happened to you .
i know i have trauma from unreliable parents when my husband's parents offered to be childcare to help us save expenses and I said "ok but we need to have a backup plan in case they change their minds" and he looked at me like i was a crazy person
You gotta be around people who are also about living a FULL and a BIG life or else you’ll constantly humble yourself and choose to shrink in order not to be sabotaged by them. The energy of jealousy is LOUD, potent and so pathetic that no one wants to feel it directed toward them. This is how beauty stripping rituals and intentions work..
Don’t let them un-sexy you boo!!
The wildest part about POVERTY is how much time it steals. Waiting for buses. Calling assistance offices. Comparing grocery prices. Fighting insurance. Sitting at laundromats. Being poor is a second job nobody pays you for.
You cannot spend years breaking a child's spirit and then expect a few words in adulthood to repair what took years to destroy. You cannot teach a child to fear your footsteps, your voice, your moods, and your anger, then expect them to see you as a source of comfort later in life
you don’t have to treat someone as less than bc they’re dumb (not in a harmful way). just leave them alone and stop bullying them for being an airhead 😔
There’s a kind of deep cleaning especially in your bathrooms, toilets and kitchen that doesn’t need your helper. Just you, a full weekend, a “vote for me” over sized T on and those yellow rubber gloves.
I look at my friends who had clarity & agency from a very young age, then I look at the relationship they have with their parents. makes sense. when your adult trusts you to make your own decisions, make mistakes, &
I’m confused why people are happy that Bafana are going back home. Where else were they supposed to go? A South African team going back to South Africa, their home, where they are welcome and somehow that’s supposed to offend us? “Go bek home”? Kahleni bo…🇿🇦