Appreciate your comment Olajumoke, thanks for adding it! You might not know my background but I saw things through your lens for 33 years. It's great to add whatever your opinion is, and that is welcomed and allowed. But please don't apply your beliefs on others, in this case me by telling me you hope I see things through god's lens. Sharing your beliefs are one thing, imposing it on others is another. Please don't do the latter here. It is not ok in a space where someone has a lifetime of religious trauma to work through. This piece is not 'art' , and you don't get to have a 'varying' opinion on my lived experience and my trauma. If you would tell your daughter something else, why not write about it on your own platform?
Appreciate your comment Olajumoke, thanks for adding it! You might not know my background but I saw things through your lens for 33 years. It's great to add whatever your opinion is, and that is welcomed and allowed. But please don't apply your beliefs on others, in this case me by telling me you hope I see things through god's lens. Sharing your beliefs are one thing, imposing it on others is another. Please don't do the latter here. It is not ok in a space where someone has a lifetime of religious trauma to work through. This piece is not 'art' , and you don't get to have a 'varying' opinion on my lived experience and my trauma. If you would tell your daughter something else, why not write about it on your own platform?
Thank you.
I love this 🙏🏻🥰
Thank you Jasmina!
I am blown away.
"make her way
without second guessing every step
without asking a god for permission"
Love these lines Nadia. What a great piece. I have also been writing to my imaginary daughter - so this piece really stood out to me. Thank you!