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This lowers your capacity for emotional regulation.

You’ll cry more easily. Get dragged into low moods more easily. Simple little things where you’re like ‘dang, that shouldn’t hit so hard,’ will wallop you.

This will trick you into thinking you’re weak and can’t handle life. A loser.

Not so my friend.

It’s a signal that you need a nap, need to allow for more sleep at night, need to prioritize and scale back on what you can accomplish in a day, need to take a mental health day or even a leave.

Something’s got to give.

But!

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Seek knowledge my sisters. Do not rely solely on your man to do everything as he is mostly outside the home/ working. It is you the children will spend the majority of their time with and it almost means that you have the greatest influence and an enormous responsibility. Children are much smarter and pick things up much faster than we think, so you need to teach them right from wrong and wrong from right very early.

Teach your children about our prophets, avabout sahaba and sahabiya, stories about some scholars, tawhid, quran, tell them how we Muslims feel today and how we are treated, how we should never give in or "refine" Islam to fit in, adab, akhlaq, tell them that the goal is akhira and that dunya is temporary, that one should always strive to be the best servant to Allah one can become and a follower of the sunnah. Do not put the children in front of movies, music and such that will harden your children's hearts, do not let the iPad be your children's parents.

One last thing.... Do not forget that as a parent, you must implement what you teach because the children see you, they look at you and see both you and the father as role models, so don't be a bad one. Surround your children with loyal Muslims that has the same goals. Do not give up! I know it's tough, I know that you will sometimes feel like a failure and that you are not doing enough, but do not give up.

—

Jim Rohn

The hardships that we are facing in this life are actually the stepping stones for us to move forward on our path with ease. But many couldn’t see the wisdom behind every trial that we have faced thus stunting the growth that is supposed to happen..

Open our hearts and minds. Give all those stress and worries to Allah. Let it all go. Let God. Trust that He will take care of our affairs so long as we remain His obedient servants.

حسبناالله ونعم الوكيل ونعمل مولى ونعم النصير

Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Guardian, the Excellent Protector and the Excellent Helper! ❤

حسنة @ Rose Cottage 1:38pm 12/07/2018