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And for the lady, perhaps a week of dissociation on the beach?

Looking at old photos of myself like I’m my dead wife

The palette and the painting 🌸

And no one ever talks about how hard it is to be grateful and sad at the same time. You’re going through something but still aware of how blessed you are. That constant shift in perspective is exhausting in itself.

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Daughters are a means to Jannah, wives complete faith, and beneath a mother’s feet lies Paradise. A woman in Islam is honored at every stage of her life, and anyone who devalues or dishonors her goes against Allah’s command. Happy International Women’s Day 🤍

this is why you shouldn’t have a kid with just anyone. Dads are important.

Fun fact: After childbirth, a woman’s hormones don’t just “drop”... they plummet. Within the first 24–72 hours after delivery, estrogen and progesterone fall dramatically from their peak pregnancy levels to near pre-pregnancy levels. It’s one of the most abrupt hormonal shifts the human body goes through. During pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone are extremely elevated. Once the placenta is delivered, those hormones decline rapidly, signaling the body to stop sustaining pregnancy and begin milk production. At the same time, prolactin rises to support lactation, oxytocin surges to help the uterus contract, and the uterus begins shrinking back to its original size... a process that takes weeks. Postpartum bleeding (lochia) can last 4–6 weeks as the body heals. This intense hormonal shift is one major reason many women experience mood swings, tearfulness, irritability, or the “baby blues” in the first days after birth. For some, the changes can contribute to postpartum depression or anxiety. All of this happens while she’s recovering physically, often sleep-deprived, and caring for a newborn around the clock. So yes... if she doesn’t feel like herself right away, that’s not weakness. That’s biology.

always feel very cheated at the airport when you get to the gate and they load you onto a bus. this isn’t what we agreed. pull the plane around mate.

I chose to have kids. They owe me nothing. I owe them EVERYTHING.

A trip always makes me grateful, because waking up and changing your scenery just because you can is a quiet kind of wealth. Not the loud, flexy kind. The kind that resets your nervous system. The kind that reminds you life is bigger than the room you’ve been pacing in.

Hearing your baby’s heartbeat for the first time is one of the best experiences ever.

Life is so funny. You can literally have the worst week of your life and then a few days later, life becomes so beautiful again and you feel happier than ever. Remember this when you're going through a rough patch. It'll pass. Give it time.

i done felt every 29 days of January, every single one

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the endless cycle of washing your hands and applying lotion

Every time I caught sight of a baby during tawāf, my heart would quietly melt. How deeply fortunate they are - pure and innocent, cradled in Allah’s mercy, untouched by the burdens of this world, and wrapped in prayers long before they even understand them <3