“Oh wow you are so confident!” “When did you become so confident?” “How did you become so confident?” These things make my eyes roll so much. I follow enough fat people on Instagram to see how often this question about confidence is asked. It is so irksome that the expectation, the norm is that we… Read More Fat and Confident
This post has been written by Dot, a dear friend of mine. She initially asked what I thought of the album (I hadn’t listened to it at the time) and we agreed she should guest post on the blog. Sweet and Sawa, the first musical album released by creative haus The Nest Collective, cleverly opens… Read More Music Review: Sweet and Sawa – The Nest Collective
Hello, first all ,thank you so much for this platform. I run an Instagram store and everyone knows likes are the currency over there so I try to get all my friends and family to like my page. I’ve been trying to get my boyfriend to follow my page but he said he had issues… Read More Ask Ciiku: He Refuses to Follow my IG Page
It’s easier to forgive the failings, mistakes of a romantic partner than it is to forgive the failings of a friend. Or am I observing this phenomenon wrongly? I can’t help but ask: Is there a friendship you have let go of that if the issue that arose was with someone in a romantic relationship,… Read More For Better and For Worse
I hate crying because I tear easily. I’m convinced something is wrong with my tear ducts because it makes no sense how the littlest and most nonsensical things make me tear up. And as a result, whenever it was I could control the flow of my tears I did. But most times it doesn’t work.… Read More The Unbearable Lightness of Crying
The other day, some person wrote about Serena Williams and her husband and how they use their social media. Of course the article was completely unnecessary and full of bitterness and the policing that Serena has received ever since. Beyond that, I am fascinated by the fact that this person, and many others, sometimes even… Read More “Be Yourself” and the Search for Authenticity
Hello Ciiku. I am in a relationship with someone who had initially tried to dump me cause he thought I had cheated on him after finding messages between me and an ex around Jan. I kinda liked him and didn’t let him go, its been 8 months since and I can say that the period… Read More Ask Ciiku: My Boyfriend Snoops on my Phone
