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an ode to joy | she/her | soft, lush and never-ending | a writer of things | my words live here - .

Cape Town, South Africa
Joined December 2011
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wrote a piece on building the friendships we have always desired. especially as people who just never got to have the meaningful friendships earlier in our lives. its live on @thisistagged โœจ ngcela niyifunde manine chance ๐Ÿฅนโ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿซฐ๐Ÿพ
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@_Nwai
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mango slander is so unecessary.
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I am literally watching myself turn into the strictest person I know ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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As I grow older,Iโ€™m starting to love strict people ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@_Nwai
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shew ๐Ÿซฐ๐Ÿพโœจ
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k*nye westโ€™s verse on all of lights kills me everytime cause he manifested fr ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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I absolutely believe in tears. a cry will always balance me.
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@_Nwai
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2 years
shared silence. this will always top the list for me.
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Kindly list non-sexual forms of intimacy โ€ฆ
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@_Nwai
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the day I learnt that bonds are strengthened by asking for exactly what you need, my brain changed. you allow the people who love you, to love you more by letting them in and allowing them to show up how you need.
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@_Nwai
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2 years
financially? this month was tougher than Jan ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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1 year
always super grateful for how God loves me via this. they dissapear out of my life as if I imagined them. inshallah ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ
Ever bumped into your ex and your day legit got ruined
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@_Nwai
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a love that reminds us that nights are for sleeping ๐Ÿคฒ๐Ÿฝ
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end of a 7 year relationship? pls Iโ€™d need a drip ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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going to the grave site to scream โ€œzachariah ra sokolaโ€ every few weeks instead >>
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My psychiatrist is R1700 for a 30min session and my psychologist is R950 for an hour session
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@_Nwai
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atleast sivukile thina. omnye usisi canโ€™t relate.
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sorry girls but white toe nails donโ€™t hit the same no more โ˜น๏ธ
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@_Nwai
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every single thing my heart desires. and even way more, cause sometimes life wants bigger for me.
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Quick question. What do you think you deserve in life?
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@_Nwai
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umuntu okthandayo umbona ngezenzo ๐Ÿค๐Ÿพ
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sicela i-word of the year pls @_Nwai
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@_Nwai
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even in conflict and disagreement. handle your lover with gentleness. because anger makes words shaper than they usually are.
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What's the best relationship advice you ever got?
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@_Nwai
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oh what a fine fine man
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Soaking it all in for one final time ๐Ÿฅน #RWC2023 | #RWCFinal
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@_Nwai
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I think I'll cry for 40 nights and 40 days the day I finally have my own place. yoh
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comfortable silence. long naps. sleep and the feeling of your person against your skin. running errands together. holding hands. inside jokes. shared glances of reassurance.
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@_Nwai
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I miss top billing cause I would have known this whole squad, their lives and their wives by now ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@_Nwai
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I want flowers. I want cuddles. I want food. I want money. I want to get better. I want to wake up by the beach ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ kuningi
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I pray we all start realizing that no matter what you are doing with someone, care, consideration and common decency should always be the pillars.
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told my casual sex friend i didnโ€™t wanna put gas in my car because itโ€™s so cold out.. he drove to my work, hopped in my vehicle, filled my tank and brought me a coffee.. this doesnโ€™t feel very casual to me ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
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my points could never cause the moment they say โ€œyou have R50โ€ I become a menace ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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I went to clicks and had a total amount of R400 but my points were R360 so I paid R40. Nice. ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ
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๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@_Nwai
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I know there is a level of love I haven't tapped into yet and that excites me.
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@_Nwai
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iyafuneka ke lanto of finding the love of your life and settling down forever and ever amen ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ
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@_Nwai
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I am just glad I taught myself how to leave. even when it hurts. even when I am certain I'll find nothing like it again. I know how to leave and stay gone.
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@_Nwai
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a re afforde di koloi a re afforde di ntlu. re berekela bernini blush.
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@_Nwai
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& I want everyone to hold on to this deep belief that you are genuinely never without, you do not have to beg, batter or be bruised convincing anyone to hold you in a genuine love. you let go of what does not work, and you will be rewarded with more. always.
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I am not in a shortage of people who genuinely love me. I really have to remember that.
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@_Nwai
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one thing about me? I will begin again and breathe life into my collapsed self. time and time again.
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our hair just wants to loc shame. you leave your natural hair unattended for 2 days and it comes together to unionize ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@_Nwai
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abanye banama bed bugs abanye baya kuma semi-finals! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ
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@_Nwai
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now Amanda must re-live things because of that damn podcast? yoh
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@_Nwai
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when did he even get the time to shoot imaternity photos? our boks are so busy ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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kedibone, literally.
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i just fell on my knees at mai mai ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿคš๐Ÿฝ
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le sestere le le shapo โœจ
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shrek was so miserable as if fiona didn't also have to give up her freedom to have kids and settle down. men suck
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yoh financially? I need a hectic cash injection ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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all this love stuff on the tl? I told you guys that its a huge year for lover girls. believe me ๐Ÿฅน
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โœจ
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drop a flick out your โ€œfavoritesโ€ folder
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@_Nwai
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not being able to fully show up for your mates cause of money <<
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@_Nwai
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4 years
listen to me, good things will happen to you too. life will greet you with kindness early in the morning and when that happens - you will realise that you too are worthy of wonderful happenings.
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not at the expense of yourself baby, never that.
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@_Nwai
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watching umzali wakho go through it financially while trying to keep it a secret really does something to you. uzifumana sewungumntana who now says "it's okay I won't go to the field trip, andifuni" uyazi ba you want to but that financial strain on your parent <
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impilo mayibe nje ๐Ÿ’›
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sometimes the girls must also just say โ€œI genuinely donโ€™t know how it all worked out for me, it just didโ€ and leave it at that. no information masterclass sessions, just you and your life pls ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ
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no dates. no flowers. no gifts. just a tsotsi of impundu qha!
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I am always confused by people who refuse to compliment you. ujole nomntu who can see that youโ€™re looking gorgeous but athule. ah miss me
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I genuinely hope life is kinder to me and my friends soon.
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I beg for easier days to find me. every day. I beg they find me soon
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@_Nwai
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as an ex lazy cousin who was a goduka from gauteng. I realized as I grew up and lost family members that the art of building community and being empathetic starts at home. I used to beat my chest about being lazy and much of that was informed by
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@_Nwai
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its me and my R200 against the world ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ•
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@_Nwai
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my next relationship will absolutely start on the slowest of notes. no rush. just easily merging into each-others lives till one day through the most mundane realisationโ€™s, we both go โ€œthis is itโ€. no rush or emergency, just the slowest of build-ups.
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@_Nwai
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always praying for softer, kinder and more nurturing landings. not always learning while on your knees in despair and pleading, but sometimes learning while your feet are firmly placed on the ground and you can see clearly.
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I want a friendsmas so badly. at an airbnb with a big pool too ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@_Nwai
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rub the braincells together harder. rub them harder and create a thought that is substantial.
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Gyms closed but cramming 30 people into a taxi ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฟ
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the babies are growing in your tummies next to the implanon and IUD. Is that not evil??? ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@_Nwai
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she might be "breaking" stereotypes of beauty but pls pls pls don't get it twisted. that woman is beautiful ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@_Nwai
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@typicallyrobyn I swear we died and resurrected and died again just in this one scene. the girl next to me was screaming and crying so much I thought she was going to faint ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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you can just feel it when someone is intentional with you. you feel that they make a very concerted effort to meet you halfway and make your life easier in every way possible.
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oh but we have really cried this year. real tears.
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the year jezzebel and imoto entshontsh'imali came out >
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@_Nwai
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3 years
realizing that love is so vast. and how with each friend, a different love is required. and how with every different love, my heart is always willing. that's just beautiful to me. also how loving them, has brought me closer to myself. in unimaginable ways.
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my transport driver would fetch us playing Tamia at the loudest volume possible ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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I really struggle with inconsideration and carelessness in ways that trigger every single wound I have. I pray that this year gives me a deep sense of stability and ease when it comes to this.
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2 years
the paper straw and krusher together? what was the plan!?
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1 year
being considered. consistency. a person who keeps their word. people who love the simple things. people who humour me.
@___shakazulu
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Whatโ€™s a non-sexual thing that turns you on?
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I donโ€™t even know what to say in these prayers anymore.
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@_Nwai
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3 years
I am extremely tired of the tough seasons. I want a new life. something that doesn't require me to do heavy lifting and be weighed down by burdens every single day of my existence.
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@_Nwai
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this is what I mean by male siblings being selfish.
@zo_xxxo
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Make it make sense, I still canโ€™t believe my brothers antics๐Ÿ˜ญ
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itโ€™s only the 5th? ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
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@_Nwai
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you think your intrests are boring and uninteresting, till you meet someone who takes everything you enjoy seriously.
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@_Nwai
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your life is waiting for you to experience it. you donโ€™t need to be something else, somewhere else or anything else. just you right now is enough.
@jupitergrl_
โ‹† โœญ โœง ๐€๐‹๐„๐—๐ˆ๐’ ๐‰๐€๐ƒ๐„ โœง โœญ โ‹†
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What was the LOUDEST LESSON for you in 2023????
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look at me! @sterkinekor ๐Ÿ˜ก
@hellosamanthas
melissaโ€™s love๐Ÿฆ‡abigail x3
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THIS ISNโ€™T A DRILL I GOT A BARBIE CUP AT THE MOVIE THEATER
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sza really made an album for 20 somethings battling existential dread.
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a reminder โœจ
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all of us rn:
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if you grew up fat, you know the story. you know it well.
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Camilla to Charles rn:
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this time next year, Iโ€™ll be living so good, wonโ€™t remember no pain - I swear.
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its called a kota because the bread is a quarter of a... you know what? bon apple tea wethu.
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ey bethuna
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we are not meant to do life alone.
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I also hate that whole โ€œnot ready for youโ€ narrative. what is love and loving someone if it is genuinely not taking a minute to realize that much of love is a call to act and stand up. no one is ever fully prepared, even when you think you are, you arenโ€™t.
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my shock is coming from a mc flurry being R70 now. hayi
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I once wrote this thread about being loved intentionally and this bbz tagged her man under and thanked him for his love. they went on and on being cute under my thread w me tagged ๐Ÿ˜ญ ndathi yaaah uthixo can make me a spectator shame ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@_Nwai
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our bodies were not made to carry so much grief, heartache and pain while simultaneously making it through more pain and heartbreak. I will always say that its not normal to live in agony and experience more agony while being expected to continue as normal.
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this is why the other day I literally said that some heartbreaks need you to rope in abazali. there is no other way ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@_Nwai
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& real cinema is back!!!!!
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โ€˜SHREK 5,โ€™ with the filmโ€™s original voice cast, is officially in the works.
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something hectic is happening globally via the โ€œfemininityโ€ discourse. the warra warra about auras and positioning yourself in a certain way to be chosen? we are in the last days of the rapture.
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may everything your heart desires manifest into reality & may you be ready for it too.
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@_Nwai
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i promised myself endless restarts. as many rebirths as my weary bones could handle. and even if this is the 9th restart, its still mine. and i must begin again.
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my dad would have been beaming with pride. I started my masters primarily because he asked me so many times and I just said โ€œshap Iโ€™ll do itโ€ and now here I am, on the otherside and he couldnโ€™t meet me here. I hope he is resting and smiling from his heart. we did it tyma lam โ™ฅ๏ธ
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khasizame nge holiday ngomso!
@CyrilRamaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
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Spoke to coach @jacnienaber ahead of tonightโ€™s quarter-final.
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the last sunday of a beautiful monthโœจ๐Ÿ’—
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black families break you and then cry that you never want to come home for the holidays.
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I need my back rubbed. I need money. I need cuddles. I need to win the lotto. I need a will to live. I need to finish my tasks. I need to a lot
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I never want to date a "that's just how I am" nigga ever again.
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problem yam is that I keep forgetting ba ndimhle.
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