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The healthiest approach is simple, match their energy. Deal with people how they deal with you rarely, barely, and accordingly. If they reach out inconsistently, respond in kind. If they show minimal effort, give minimal effort back. Save your full presence, loyalty, and generosity for those who actually reciprocate it.

@Obi_of_kwale This hit different. One person just deciding to care can literally save a life. Respect to Mr. Garcia. ❤️

The janitor saved a student's future. Most people never knew it. I worked at a high school outside Sabetha. Every afternoon, after classes ended, I'd see a student named Tyler sitting alone in the hallway. Head down. Back against the lockers. The janitor, Mr. Garcia, always stopped to talk to him. At first, I assumed he was just being friendly.

@WrittenBy_SS 😂😂 Nigerian aunties don’t play. Jen went in thinking it was a regular wedding and left with no shoes and a whole new worldview. She’s one of us now.

My white coworker Jen wanted to come to a Nigerian party with me. I warned her three times. "It's not like American parties." She said she's been to weddings before, she'll be fine. We get there 8pm. Invitation said 6pm. She's confused why we're not "late." I explain we are late. We are early-late. The bride hasn't even started getting dressed. She watches an aunty walk in two hours after us in a full outfit, gele standing taller than the DJ booth, and get applauded like she just landed a plane. Jen leans over. "Is she... important?" "No. She's just on time for Nigerian time." Then the spraying starts. Money flying everywhere, people dancing into the pile like it's their job. Jen watched a woman bend her knees and spray three different denominations without missing a beat of the song. Jen tried to participate. Pulled out a twenty. Approached like she was tipping a valet. An aunty grabbed her hand mid-air. "Not like that. With confidence." Jen sprayed the twenty so hesitantly it just kind of fell off the bride like a leaf giving up. The DJ asked if there were any special guests. Someone pointed at Jen. She got pulled to the middle of the floor and handed a microphone she did not ask for, to say something nice about the couple she met forty minutes ago. She said "they seem really happy together" and the whole room erupted like she'd given a TED talk. She left with no shoes, a stomach full of jollof, and the firm belief that Nigerian aunties could run the UN. Anonymous

@boltedsage77 This is so powerful. You didn’t just tell him he was safe, you showed him. Sleeping on the floor with him was exactly what he needed.

My husband and I adopted a 15-year-old boy who had spent most of his life bouncing between foster homes. I spent weeks getting his room ready. Fresh bedding. New furniture. Everything I hoped would make him feel welcome. The first night, I went to check on him before bed. He wasn't in the bed. He was sleeping on the floor beside it. I gently woke him up and told him he didn't have to sleep there. He looked down and quietly said, "I don't want to get used to the mattress if you send me back." I don't think anything could have prepared me for hearing that.

@Lacey_xenon He could fvcking asked! WTH!

Bro read all the signs... Unfortunately, they were the wrong signs.😭💀

A man offer protections A man offers leadership A man is a representative of God in any woman's life.

@Anonunusual_TM But when, they be saying this since forever, lol

You have to understand that in Life, there are times and seasons for everyone. Don’t envy anyone, just stay consistent and keep grinding. Your own time will Come.

My daughter came home from school with a Father's Day card. I don't have children. At least, I didn't think I did. The little girl couldn't have been older than ten. She knocked on my door, smiled, and handed me a folded piece of paper. "Happy Father's Day." I stared at her. "Sweetheart, I think you have the wrong house." She frowned. "No, I don't." Then she pointed at me. "You're him." Kids say strange things, so I smiled politely.

@JoelExpro Haha that punchline is savage 😂 Kids really don’t hold back!

A Mom is driving a little girl to her friend's house for a play date. Mommy," the little girl asks, "How old are you? Honey, you are not supposed to ask a lady her age," the mother warns. It is not polite. OK," the little girl says, "How much do you weigh? Now really," the mother says, "These are personal questions and are really none of your business.

@luxemiaa Aww that’s so sweet 🥹 you gave her the best gift on that flight, two hours of actual peace. The world needs more people like you!

i was on a flight a while back and there was a mom traveling solo with her baby a few rows up, clearly exhausted, trying to eat her meal while also keeping this overtired baby settled. i wasn't eating so i just offered to hold her for a bit. the baby fell asleep on my chest almost instantly. once the mom finished eating she said she could take her back, and i just told her i was happy to keep holding her so she could actually get a break. you could see the relief on her face. she thanked me so many times. that baby slept on me for two hours. two full hours. and her mom got to just sit there and watch a movie and actually rest, probably for the......

@Loveth06872383 Then what happened?

I Caught My Gateman Sleeping With My Wife... But The Truth Nearly Destroyed Me I returned home three days earlier than expected. My business trip was supposed to last a week, but a cancelled meeting brought me back unexpectedly. It was almost midnight when I arrived. The compound was unusually quiet. As I walked toward the house, I noticed the security light near the boys' quarters was on. My gateman was supposed to be at the gate. Curious, I went to check. That's when I saw him.

In life, some days you win, some days you Ronaldo.