“If Only Their Lives Are Happy—for That I’m Willing To Take On Any Trouble In The World”

I have no room in my life for negative people.

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going from “today is a good day” to “i hate my life” takes me approximately 2.6 seconds

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your eyes make me melt and your laugh builds me back up.

What if you’re giving birth to twins and it’s the end of daylight savings day and the older twin was born first but the second twin travels back in time and is born an hour before the first twin

Sometimes I’m like “I wish I was pretty like that” but I’m pretty like me so who cares

“دل من میخی بر دیوار نیست که کاغذپاره‌های عشق را بر آن بیاویزی My heart is not a nail on the wall Where you can pin your love drafts…”

— Ghada Al-Samman

Things to do for your Parents this Ramadan

[And always]

Help cook iftar (or cook for them)

Clean the house

Bake something they love for iftar

Wake up early to make them suhoor

Read Quran to them

Do the laundry and ironing

Surprise them with flowers or a small gift they love

Invite them to your own iftar gatherings

Do the dishes for suhoor & iftar

Write them a card of appreciation

Give them a massage

Be on top of house hold chores

Spend time with them in general - reading, talking, walking, etc.

Pray with them

Give them your company while they do the things they enjoy (even if you don’t enjoy it)

Create a mini “vacation” for them

Ask them about their childhood and upbringing

Work hard in school

Do yard work

Show them love around your friends or in public

Serve them in your home

Compliment your parents often

Hug and kiss them often

Always say thank you

Ask for advice and their opinion on things going on in your life

Tell them about what is going on in your life (with your friends, school, work, etc.)

Always say salam to them

Tell them where you’re going and text them when you think you’ll be home when you’re out

Spend more nights with them

Hold your anger/impatience always

Listen to Islamic lectures with them

Ask if they need anything

Wash their cars

Help with groceries

If they repeat the same story or comment, do not get annoyed - simply listen

Offer to drive them places

Share your favorite ayah or surah with them

Make dua for them often, especially in taraweeh

Ask them to teach you Quran or about hadiths they know of

Answer their requests immediately

Don’t text while you’re with them

Help them with technology or anything else they have questions about

Make sure they have been to the doctors recently

Kiss their hands

Ramta Jogi - Taal

How to win my heart ❤️😜