Saying sorry or better still “I’m sorry” goes a long way, quite all right. But I’m very sure I’m not the only first who’s wondered “is sorry really enough?”
Monsurat Momoh
Being comfortable with our bodies entails a lot of things. Some people believe it involves looking fit and healthy, others believe it takes glowing skin to be comfortable. A set of people perceive it as wearing beautiful clothes and using makeup. It is true that these options enhance body confidence but is all that there is to it?
Do we know someone who usually texts around weird hours, like 2 am? I do. I’d wake up around 5 am and ask “why in the lord’s name would you text me around this time? Don’t you sleep?”. And they’d go on to explain that sleeping isn’t very easy.
It is not new knowledge that people will always talk about, is it? If it is to you, then well done, you have grown up in a very positive environment or you were just lucky. If you are the type of person that is easily swayed by what people say, isn’t that exhausting, though? You have not yet realized? People will always have opinions.
Tolerating people is not a very easy thing to do. It’s very easy to think and say “I’m very tolerant” but it’s not just about thinking or saying it. You cannot live away from people and think “oh, boy am I tolerant”. Because we get to know how tolerant we are through our experiences with people.
It is not a farce that domestic violence exists and will continue to exist. Usually, when people hear this term, they tend to think it always has to do with a woman getting hit by her partner. But, domestic violence can be either way. Men get the hit too.