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Never been a huge fan of close ups, but I really love these 🥹🤍

I really love Zawadi Yamungu's voice. There's just something about it.

Present tense me is grateful to past tense me because she bought this midnight snack. I don't remember buying it btw 😂😂 I love food man 🥹

The folk at the back can’t hear you. Please stand closer to the mic. Thanks

Unfortunately, it’s impossible for me to walk past a mirror, and not look at myself

Choosing and reinventing who that version I'm willing to live with is, is the task.

The person was me. Is me. Cliché, but you are who you spend the rest of your life with.

We have a deadbeat problem in this country and the men are busy defending deadbeats. But when we say that men don’t want to be better people, we’re the ones who are apparently wrong.

I worked 20 years for a child sex trafficking rescue group. I want you to know this: 90% of Lost Children Are Found Within 30 Minutes. That statistic should both comfort you and wake you up. Most lost children are found quickly. But the ones who aren’t? They usually made one mistake. And here’s the uncomfortable truth: It’s often the exact thing most parents teach them. We tell our kids: “If you get lost, come find me.” It sounds logical. It sounds empowering. It’s WRONG! The Mistake Most Lost Children Make: When children realize they’re separated, they do three things almost automatically: They panic. They wander. They try to find you. Every step makes them harder to locate. From a search standpoint, movement creates chaos. Parents retrace their steps. Security scans zones. Staff lock down areas. Search works best when movement stops. When a child keeps walking, they move outside the original search radius. Helpers are looking where they were last seen — not where they’ve wandered. Stillness increases probability. Movement expands the problem. The first lesson is not “go find me.” It’s this: Stop. Stay. Yell. Why Stillness Wins: Think like a search team. If a child stays put: Parents can retrace steps. Security can scan systematically. Helpers converge to one fixed location. The search radius remains small. If a child keeps moving: The search area expands. Adults pass each other. Missed connections multiply. Minutes stretch into hours. Stillness keeps the math on your side. Teach Them Who to Approach: The second mistake we make as parents? We say, “Find an adult.” Not any adult. Not the nearest stranger. Children need a filter. Teach them to look for, if at all possible: A mother with children. Caregivers who already have kids with them are statistically among the safest people to approach in public settings. They are visible, stationary, and more likely to engage quickly. It’s a clear, concrete instruction. Children don’t process vague categories like “safe adult.” They process visuals. “Find a mom with kids” is visual. A Phone Only Helps If the Number Is Known: We often assume phones solve everything. They don’t — unless your child can use one. Even young children can memorize a 10-digit phone number with repetition. But you must train it. Practice it like a song. Sing it in the car. Chant it at bedtime. Turn it into rhythm. Repetition becomes recall. In an emergency, recall matters more than theory. The Code Word Rule: One more layer of protection. Choose a private family code word. Something only your household knows. If someone approaches and says: “Your mom sent me.” Your child asks: “What’s the code word?” No word. No go. This simple rule eliminates manipulation attempts instantly. It gives your child agency without requiring them to evaluate character. Real Safety Is Training — Not Luck! We don’t get safer by hoping. We get safer by practicing. Teach: • Phone number • Code word • Stop, stay, yell • Find a mom with kids Multiple skills. Simple instructions. Clear visuals. Five minutes of training can replace hours of panic. This isn’t about fear. It’s about preparation. Because when a child gets separated, the clock starts. And what they do in the first minute determines what the next thirty look like. That’s real protection.

Oh Zonke, my darling. You will forever have my heart 🥹

My fave dropped a single 🥹🥹 my ears and soul are happy.

Orlando Pirates is busy making my nephew angry with all these short at targets 😂🥺

i require depth.

@Nampree Pure dizziness I tell you. Deadbeats and their enablers are dizzy. He'll do nothing, but send her back into that deep pain of loss while not having the capacity to help her carry and share in it because he was never there to share in the parenting load while the kid was alive.

@Rea_Kay Right. They want to opt out of parenting and then be informed when the child dies, why? Uzokwenzani when they're dead?

Proof that society doesn't hate deadbeats enough. Baphambene for real. Speaking like they don't know what it takes to raise a child. Society has normalised optional parenthood for so long it has forgotten just how wrong and painful it is.

Home will always be home. After all the wanderings that's what the soul lings for.

真是一篇好文章，谢谢你的分享。这个烫熨胸部我从来没听说过，但是，我一想到背后原因居然是妈妈或者姥姥这些女性长辈希望靠暴力虐待女性胸部阻止胸部发育以免她们被强奸，就让我觉得心酸。强奸是男人的问题，从来不是女性的，我们没有义务改变自己，应该做的是管理好男性，让他们停止犯罪。而不是使劲虐待儿童才发育的胸部，祈求它们永远不会再变大，然后祈求没有男人强奸这些可怜的女孩子。

@Patty__Grace An unsung hero 🥹. May your days be sweeter and full of ease 🤍

@AccordingToLee In a sense, some of us— speaking specifically about us African black children, have always known that there's life there. As elaborate as the one we're living above the sea. That is why we respect bodies of water.

I landed on the mermaid side of TikTok.

Idk, I think the fasting worked. Spirit revealed things. What was hidden came to light 🤷🏽‍♀️

i really love my mind, she's such an asset to anything im apart of