There’s no rulebook on how to handle what life throws at you, and no one has the right to tell you how you should be feeling.
You’re doing the best you can, even if it doesn't feel like it.
Give yourself the space to heal in your own time, in your own way. ❤️🩹
It really makes me angry!!
As Nigerians, we’ve been overwhelmed by one tragedy after another. But as I said weeks ago, outrage is easy. We get angry for two weeks, trend a hashtag, make a few posts, and then move on as though nothing happened.
So I ask again: what is the update on the murder of that entire family in Kano? Yes the ona made us rage like we were going to wage war on the state.
What became of the anti-venom crisis after a young woman lost her life because it wasn’t available? Do our hospitals have anti-venom now, or are we simply waiting for the next tragedy? What happened to the Uromi case? Yes same case that made us want to divide the Country. And how far has the ban on VIPs using police officers as personal escorts gone? We all saw the Eid parades. Just this morning I saw a post where a son to a VIP shared how Security officials came to their rescue because an attack happened close to their house. Mind you, only their family was evacuated.
These are just a few examples I can remember off the top of my head.
We cannot make meaningful progress if every outrage has an expiry date and every demand for accountability fades with the next news cycle.
What are some of the major issues we’ve already forgotten?
The fact that there’s no consequences for actions such as this makes it more annoying. Speak to doctors and lawyers and they’ll tell you unbelievable stories.
My brother who’s a doctor told me about a Man that broke his wife’s arm saboda ta Kona Tuwo 😭
Bruuuh
You cannot:
Work full time, raise children, keep a spotless home, show up fully in your marriage, maintain friendships, stay fit, build wealth, read books, pursue hobbies, serve only home cooked meals, answer every email, and still make the 3:30 school pickup.
That standard was created to keep you exhausted and blaming yourself. Let it go.