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somewhere thinking about a song

[M @seaduction234]

Headphones aren’t enough I need to enter the song and touch each individual chord with my hands to make sure it’s not my imagination

[M @seaduction234]

Hunger games

[myo 🧸 @cinnomng1rl]

when corbin said “damn they catch everything in this bitch” that’s when i realized they genuinely forgot they’re being recorded in there

[Meg @megannn_lynne]

tony soprano summer (panic attacks, grilling sausages, making no progress in therapy, pool nap, repeating the same mistakes, ice cream sundae dinner)

[M @seaduction234]

Me with that one girl

[river moon @kissmeriver]

it’s sunday girl not today my arthritis already crazy… 🫩

[‎ ‎ ‎ ⊹ ོ @sighswoon]

Cool thing about life is all you need is some music you love and some ideas for the future you’re working toward with reverence and passion for the process and you’re good

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Hello Lola, I am a Muslim, and our spiritual tradition has a very deep approach to raising children. I want to share some tips from our scholars that will be beneficial to you regardless of your faith.

First of all, our theology teaches the concept of Fitrah. This means that every child is born with a pure heart. At six years old, she is not a criminal mastermind. She does not have a wicked soul.

If she doesn’t have all these, then what is happening? The truth is that she is just lacking impulse control and testing boundaries. By this, if you look at her as a manipulator, you will fight her. However, if you look at her as a pure soul making mistakes, you will be able to guide her.

Secondly, for every problem anyone faces today, it has been solved in history. The only problem is how to locate them.

A classical scholar named Al-Ghazali wrote about child psychology over 900 years ago in his famous book “Ihya Ulum al-Din.” In his section on disciplining children, he gave a practical rule I want you to adopt going forward.

He advised that parents should never push a child into a corner where they are forced to lie. When you ask a question you already know the answer to, her survival instinct kicks in. She cries and she lies to defend herself because she is scared of you. Stop interrogating her. Just look at her and state the fact. Say, I know you took this, and we are going to return it right now.

Again, another scholar and sociologist Ibn Khaldun addressed this exact behavior in his masterpiece titled: “Al-Muqaddimah.” He warned that when a child is raised with harsh punishment, they learn deceit, trickery, and lying to protect themselves. This is why she is covering her tracks and crying to manipulate you. The fear of a harsh reaction is making her a better liar.

Lola, do not attach a label to her. Do not ever call her a thief. If you attack her identity instead of her action, she will internalize it and grow into that dark label. Tell her the action is wrong but protect her dignity.

Make her return the item. Do not fall for the tears. Hold her hand, walk her back to wherever she took it from, and make her hand it back and apologize. The discomfort of returning a stolen item teaches a much better lesson than beating her will ever do.

Finally, I don’t know if you are a Muslim, but never underestimate the power of your own words. In our faith, we believe the prayer of a parent for a child goes straight to God without any barrier. Pray over her. Pray for her heart to be content and for her character to be straight.

Keep doing this consistently and the habit will break.

Allah knows best.

[miss talk sum @shootmeadub]

One of my dearest dedications in a book is from Toni Cade thanking her mother:

"who in 1948, having come upon me daydreaming in the middle of the kitchen floor, mopped around me."

[MeekMill @MeekMill]

We ain’t never use that word in the trenches what’s that?

[M @seaduction234]

Ohh ok thank u

[Genie @lettersfromjuno]

People who are hella thick with lots of ass love to stay home. Jupiter exalting in cancer I guess

[M @seaduction234]

@d34real I just made a video about this. I agree with her. I wouldn’t say “trying to be” but watch it lmk what you think. Tiktok is seaduction234

[M @seaduction234]

I need an assistant to help me hire an assistant

[stephanie wakefield @stephwakefield_]

It is almost romantic that everyone is going crazy together at the same time.

[Sameer @oosafarnama]

Lately, I don’t find people attractive. Everything feels borrowed, their opinions shaped by trends, their love defined by internet, their paths decided by what the world approves. I rarely see that depth or that quiet spark that comes from a sincere heart and thinking mind.

[M @seaduction234]

Go go go 24/7

[☆ 尺ﾘﾑ☆ @gazamiiseh]

i love when someone i like communicates through music, it truly helps me resonate with how they feel

[thatadult @rianphin]

there's a carolyn bessette kennedy commentary vortex where there are certainly more people writing about how "you will not be cbk" than people even trying to emulate her style

[foxygen @foxypiano]

Buchi Emecheta in an interview: 'What is the point in writing about people who can't read what is written about them?'

[M @seaduction234]

If I say do u want to make out and they respond are u autistic what’s that mean

[circe-pilled @drigbodoll]

if you’re beautiful conversational & curious they’ll say you’re flirty #itsacurse

[M @seaduction234]

Nigerians get too comfortable in the office. I was sat at my desk earphones in singing/humming, someone came and tapped me on the shoulder to say I want to be your background singer