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Firstborn daughter, Single, Fat & Unapologetically Me—our realities differ ... ♡**

[♡** @Tapkiken]

I have watched The Split Up twice, and both times I was an emotional wreck. And somehow, on each occasion, I came to the same conclusion: I know very little about love.

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My lord, ladies, before you settle for nothing, please pay for a premium dating experience.
It will change your perspective on a few things.

[♡** @Tapkiken]

Did you receive anything for National Boyfriend Day, or are you a single person in a relationship? 🤣

[♡** @Tapkiken]

The man just found out that his 12-year-old daughter is not biologically his after 12 years of raising her. The girl even looks like him—his eyes and everything.
What scares me is how calm he is about it. He just said, “Imefanyika, ishafanyika.”
12 years? We would understand an outburst. A breakdown. Anything.

[♡** @Tapkiken]

My Bumble Premium subscription is almost coming to an end, and I have stories to tell.

Will I pay for it again? Maybe.

If I do, it will be for one reason: seeing who likes me the second it happens. I’m not paying for love. I’m paying for the surveillance 😂....**

[♡** @Tapkiken]

Yes, I get lonely sometimes. Yes, I go online and talk to strangers from time to time. Sometimes I get attached, and sometimes they disappear as quickly as they came.

But there are people who get attached to an online profile, convince themselves they’re going to be together, and then send hundreds of thousands of dollars just to keep access to that person? 😭

I’m trying to be nice when I say I understand, but honestly, I don’t. I really, really don’t.

[♡** @Tapkiken]

That small piece can end marriages. If you know, you know ...😂 **

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Whichever stage of life this is, I love it. I genuinely don’t remember what happened to me a few years ago. Maybe it’s growth, maybe it’s healing, or maybe I accidentally unlocked dissociative amnesia.
Either way, I’m enjoying this version of me. Whatever happened back then can stay back there.

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Some of you have turned your contact list into a historical archive. 1,000 numbers saved, 900 people you haven’t spoken to in years, and still you can’t delete them because “you never know.”
Babe, if you haven’t needed that number since 2017, you probably never will.

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You know you’re allowed to lie when someone is being too inquisitive, right? Not every question deserves the truth. Sometimes you just need to protect your peace and let people believe whatever they want. I know I do.

[♡** @Tapkiken]

Growing up, I genuinely thought Ribena was a drink for rich people. For the rest of us, you only saw it when someone was sick. Turns out Ribena is just a normal drink for everyone. But that blackcurrant flavour? No. The childhood trauma is still alive. I stick to strawberry.

[♡** @Tapkiken]

One thing about people: they will teach you exactly how to treat them by showing you what they tolerate from others. Pay attention. People tell you a lot without actually saying anything.

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The older I get, the more I understand why people disappear for a while. Sometimes you don't need a holiday, a new relationship or a new beginning. You just need to be left alone long enough to hear yourself think.

[♡** @Tapkiken]

There are some small things that can completely improve your day. Finding money in a pocket you forgot about. Getting into a matatu with no traffic. Someone cancelling plans you didn't want to attend. Waking up and realizing you still have two hours to sleep.

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Abortion can be an act of self-care. Sometimes taking care of yourself means making a difficult decisions about your body, your future, your circumstances, and the life you are able to live ...✌️**

[♡** @Tapkiken]

In 2014, at MTRH Nyayo Ward, I experienced terminal lucidity for the first time. A man who had been lying in bed suddenly stood up, completely naked, pulled out his oxygen tubes, walked a few metres, collapsed and died.
I cried harder than the bereaved family. I was given two days off.

[♡** @Tapkiken]

Finally, something I can afford: lip-bleaching cream to make lips pink. I truly will probably never understand beauty standards because what exactly is this nonsense? We are now bleaching lips too?

[♡** @Tapkiken]

Ovulation!

[♡** @Tapkiken]

Gypsy Rose’s story keeps getting darker. She survived years of abuse, went to prison for her mother’s murder, was released, became a mother herself with Ken Urker—and now Ken, the father of her daughter, has died at just 34. Their daughter is only 21 months old.