In the bible days, evil was always nibbed at the board. That was because, evil if allowed could grow into something too big to contain. Today, APC is one evil that should never have been allowed to be born not to mention thrive.
@pezazee Absolutely true. Sometimes, you need to give them the benefit of doubt. With boundaries, you may filter all out, the good, bad and ugly. The thing is... Without them you can't learn.
People are like places. You experience them!
That being said, there are certain experiences that you would never want to have anymore. Also, there are other experiences that you would want to have over and over again.
Lesson of the day: Pick your experiences wisely
@ishiguzochris Forgive yourself, seek therapy and be the best mother you can be to that child.
You are not the first single mother and won't be the last.
Selah
@ishiguzochris So a man allegedly approached you and wooed you enough to get you to bed. You had your fine moments with him and had a child and somehow you want us to believe you don't have a share in the responsibility that ensued? How typical?
Growing up my parents made we learnt to live together peacefully. We did chores together, ate together and learnt how to become a team. Nowadays, people are so self conscious and selfish that they've lost all people skills.
People don't just become psychopaths overnight. They have been slowly training the monster within for a while. What you see today is the adult stage of that monster!
#selah#Yimsinspired
“Real Man” “Intentional Men” “Nonchalant Men” “Men Who Know What They Want”
HOW THE AVERAGE NIGERIAN WOMAN AIM TO CONTROL YOU THROUGH REPEATED PHRASES.
tweets, WhatsApp status, videos etc built around these phrases are designed to psychologically condition you (as a man), subtly coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission; without you even being aware at all.
when such demands and subtle suggestions are repeated daily, they gradually take root and shape behavior.
when a woman says, “i hate nonchalant men” on a video of a man who staged an extravagant proposal on the moon, she is not merely expressing a preference, she is raising a banner of expectation. she is telling every man watching that this is the new standard: if you truly love your woman, this is what you must do to prove it– go to the moon!
over time, men begin to conform, and what was once an outlier becomes the norm.
the weakest men, those most desperate for female validation and praise are the first to fall in line. soon enough, even otherwise reasonable men jump on the bandwagon.
this is how respectable men eventually found themselves participating in trends like handing out money bouquets– a tasteless, low-class spectacle invented and popularized by the lowest common denominator.
every single day, men are bombarded with content defining what women want and what a man who “loves them” is supposedly required to do:
“A man who can do this…” “When a man does this…” “If you have a man who does this…” “If he’s like this…” “A real man would…”
you will rarely, if ever, hear a woman praise a man as a “real man” unless his actions directly benefit women. the phrase “a real man should…” is almost always followed by something that serves female interests: financial provision, emotional labor, public displays of devotion, or self-sacrifice.
to women, a man cannot be a “real man” unless he is helping a woman, promoting her well-being, worshiping her, funding her lifestyle, or depriving himself for her sake.
saving children from drowning, giving to the poor, showing restraint from vengeance, treating people of all social classes with respect, or helping the elderly with heavy loads; these acts do not qualify him as a “real man.” but the moment he carries a woman’s purse or spends lavishly on her, the label is bestowed.
notice that women rarely, if ever, use parallel phrases: “real woman,” “intentional woman,” or “nonchalant woman.” they do not publicly outline what they must do to earn “real womanness.” they simply expect to be accepted as they are.
no grandiose gestures, no assigned responsibilities, no performative displays of love are demanded of them to prove their worth. yet across 𝕏, WhatsApp statuses, TikTok, and everyday conversations, they relentlessly broadcast the ever-growing list of expectations men must meet to be considered “real” or “intentional.”
if you, as a man, are chasing women’s validation to be labeled a “real man,” understand that you have already been successfully manipulated– emotionally and psychologically.
as a man, strive to be a good person, not a “real man” in the eyes of people who never speak of a “real woman.” raise your own standards for women and be unapologetic in voicing them.
true masculine value is not defined by how well you serve female expectations; it is defined by character, strength, purpose, and self-respect.