Friday Randoms

Today is a somber day in America. These occurrences against black people is getting too frequent and it's actually a bit frightening because really this could happen to any one of us. May the souls of all those lost rest in peace. Here we go with randoms dedicated to my friend, Swanboy.


What's the line between confidence and arrogance?

Pet Peeve: When people sound so sure about stuff they have no proof or know nothing about. It is quite common among Nigerians because for some reason saying "I don't know" is a crime.

Sometimes I think my being single bothers other people more than me myself.

I can't count the number of times I have been asked if I will do online dating. I don't know what the intentions or reasons are but I always side eye the question. Especially if I haven't complained to said person about not meeting people. I just find it annoying when people have some insight into my love life or lack thereof.

Speaking of love life, it's one thing to be private but it's a whole other thing to be in a relationship or quarter to engaged and be fellowshipping with single people about "our own time will come"

I know there are some people who suddenly have all the wisdom once they get married. I don't think anyone should expect to be cheated on. Not at all. That's unhealthy. At the same time, I don't think anyone is beyond being cheated on.

I had never been to a funeral before. For my first funeral to be my mom's, it was as awful or far worse than I expected it to be. I don't see how anyone's life can be the same after you have seen a loved one in a casket. Hands down the hardest thing I have ever had to experience.

Where do you consider home? Where the heart is? Where you feel at peace? *insert whatever else definition*. I don't know where I consider home. I have no ties to anywhere.

Sometimes, as human beings, we bring things upon ourselves - I call them man made problems. I don't consider it a situation where God is testing you or your faith. For example, if you lay with a person unprotected and you catch something. The rough patch you go through isn't a test. It's the consequence of a mistake. Mistakes are things we humans do a lot because we are...human. Now how we react and deal with the consequence whole different matter but before then, no need to bring the big man into something that we brought upon ourselves.

When a woman loses her husband, she's a widow. When a husband loses his wife, he is a widower. When children lose their parents they are orphans. What do you call someone who loses a child?

If you have a child and name them and you lose that child. Is it weird to name a future child the same name as the one you lost?

People underestimate the fear I have for doctors/hospitals/offices. Was at the doctor's office earlier and while waiting I nearly passed out from fear. By the time the doctor walked in I was trying to breathe and trying to loosen my loose shirt collar as if I was wearing a tie (dramatic much). She was like are you okay? Glad she was a nice doc sha, she knows my history and said I have ptsd from previous experiences. She also told me to maybe try hypnosis (hardy ha ha)

I really don't like "lol" as a filler in convos. I get that sometimes it's the only thing to say, I am guilty of it but when it's used every other message, it's like grrr.

Someone once asked if graveyards at some point cleared out the graves and headstones and if they didn't wouldn't we run out of space at some point. I thought that was a good point. I walked by a graveyard today and I saw a bunch of headstones of people born in the 1800's!! and died in like 1920's. I wonder if people still visit. Is it a leased space?

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Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend. Remember to always stay prayed up and be safe.






Comments

Blogoratti said…
Great and interesting thoughts. How's life treating you, hope well. Best wishes!
Swanboy said…
Yay! You're back. Thanks for the blog dedication :)

Loved reading as always. More ink to your pen

JD Rambler said…
Re - online dating - guess people sometimes go down that route as a way of doing something different.. Improves access to the 3bn people of the opposite gender I guess..

I don't suppose one ever gets used to losing a loved one, particularly a parent one felt close to. Can only hope you've found a new normal that works.
Diyani said…
Welcome back! I completely understand the feeling of being a nomad and having ties to nowhere. Once I lost my father I lost my "ties" to Nigeria, I still enjoy visiting but it is not home. Almost 20 years later and I still feel the same way. Home is where I am.
PP said…
My home was in my ex-'s arms, after sabotaging that relationship, the feeling of being home is fleeting. I continue to be a nomad.

Losing a parent you are close to is like being lonely in a room full of people. No one knows or can understand the ache you constantly carry around. Sometimes it's almost physically painful, some times its like a bearable headache that you feel but allows you to function. There's no way to make it better except maybe to be there for someone who is going thru the same as u (later) because you understand
Unknown said…
What do you call someone who loses a child? No name because it's not natural?May we never experience that. Amen

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