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One of my biggest fears is having to settle for a mediocre life just because I was born in Nigeria. I can’t let that happen

Hello Lola, I am a Muslim, and our spiritual tradition has a very deep approach to raising children. I want to share some tips from our scholars that will be beneficial to you regardless of your faith. First of all, our theology teaches the concept of Fitrah. This means that every child is born with a pure heart. At six years old, she is not a criminal mastermind. She does not have a wicked soul. If she doesn’t have all these, then what is happening? The truth is that she is just lacking impulse control and testing boundaries. By this, if you look at her as a manipulator, you will fight her. However, if you look at her as a pure soul making mistakes, you will be able to guide her. Secondly, for every problem anyone faces today, it has been solved in history. The only problem is how to locate them. A classical scholar named Al-Ghazali wrote about child psychology over 900 years ago in his famous book “Ihya Ulum al-Din.” In his section on disciplining children, he gave a practical rule I want you to adopt going forward. He advised that parents should never push a child into a corner where they are forced to lie. When you ask a question you already know the answer to, her survival instinct kicks in. She cries and she lies to defend herself because she is scared of you. Stop interrogating her. Just look at her and state the fact. Say, I know you took this, and we are going to return it right now. Again, another scholar and sociologist Ibn Khaldun addressed this exact behavior in his masterpiece titled: “Al-Muqaddimah.” He warned that when a child is raised with harsh punishment, they learn deceit, trickery, and lying to protect themselves. This is why she is covering her tracks and crying to manipulate you. The fear of a harsh reaction is making her a better liar. Lola, do not attach a label to her. Do not ever call her a thief. If you attack her identity instead of her action, she will internalize it and grow into that dark label. Tell her the action is wrong but protect her dignity. Make her return the item. Do not fall for the tears. Hold her hand, walk her back to wherever she took it from, and make her hand it back and apologize. The discomfort of returning a stolen item teaches a much better lesson than beating her will ever do. Finally, I don’t know if you are a Muslim, but never underestimate the power of your own words. In our faith, we believe the prayer of a parent for a child goes straight to God without any barrier. Pray over her. Pray for her heart to be content and for her character to be straight. Keep doing this consistently and the habit will break. Allah knows best.

Welcome to my most hated weather🫠🫠

This is how we're supposed to rest btw 4 days of rest and 3 days of work

An unpopular opinion though. People don’t really prefer male bosses, they just understand them better. Also we’ve spent years normalizing male authority, so when a man is firm, nobody reads meaning into it. But let a woman do the same thing, and suddenly it’s termed “attitude” or “doing too much.” The same behaviour but different interpretation. So it’s not really preference, it’s just conditioning. People are comfortable with what they’ve been taught not to question.

Where does the Bible provide for this?

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“No one is coming to save you” but the tomb is literally empty🫠

Easter reminds us that what feels like defeat is not always final. The pain, the waiting, the silence it all has purpose. The cross was heavy. The tomb was real. But so was the resurrection.

Well, this is the whole essence of the gospel.

Jesus didn’t die for you to sit on the fence when it comes to matters concerning your faith.

A stunning drone show of Jesus on the Cross lit up the sky on Good Friday in Texas….thousands of drones telling the Gospel story in a powerful way

A very important skill in life is being able to take L's gracefully.

People should learn to enjoy people. Forget about any ulterior motives. Just allow yourself to enjoy people and their essence.

Na me just Dey panic for nothing. God has never failed me before.

Funke Akindele’s organic praise and acknowledgment all over the TL. This is what greatness looks like. La funky eyan wa ni.

Behind The Scenes is now showing on Netflix and Kava TV. Watch & Enjoy 🤍

"Kindness loses its essence when it is turned into a ledger of debts and reminders. If you are going to help, let it be a chapter of goodwill; not a saga of owed gratitude."