Growing up as a girl in a large Eritrean family literally my only concern was garnering approval + praise. I wouldn’t change it for the world but... as a grown woman now that shit can’t fly. Like at all

Children of African immigrants in general man. ESP daughters. We have it HARD. The culture stresses us to be agreeable rather than outspoken and if you let that follow you into adulthood it’s dangerous af

I’m constantly trying to tread the line because I LOVE my culture but sometimes it doesn’t necessarily lead us to be fully actualized, autonomous women.

Anyway my children of African immigrants, especially my sisters: if you feel this, I feel YOU. keep ur culture close to your heart but don’t let it stifle you we gon get thru thissssss. We ain’t built to breaaaakkkkkkkk

Tbh with y’all even now I’ll get a hate comment or someone saying something negative every once in awhile and I’ll get a tinge of this feeling like “omg wtf did I do now?” like literally turn it on MYSELF. Bro... HUH?!?!?! lmaoooo zas ugly I’m sorry