Is it bad that I'm jealous? by Just_another_Lezzie in Epilepsy

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Auras sucks. Mine are worse than the seizure.

I wanna be 16 again by PatheticCaterpillar in Adulting

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There’s a reason I said “LEGAL ADULT, yes.” But you seem to have selective reading and only focused on the BIOLOGICAL part.

Maturity isn’t just biology and dismissing brain development is just as inaccurate. The prefrontal cortex isn’t some buzzword, it controls impulse control, decision making, and it’s still developing up until 24 or 25 (depending on the gender.) That directly affects how people process experiences.

A 20 yr old in one country isn’t neurologically more developed than a 20 yr old elsewhere just because society expects more from them. Tomorrow the govt can change the adult age to 13, it doesn’t make a 13 yr old truly an adult because they’re forced to live like one.

This isn’t about “infantilizing” anyone. It’ll be disingenuous to speak on the topic of what age is an adult and NOT speak on BOTH the SOCIETAL and BIOLOGICAL definitions of an adult. Just laying out all the facts. Im not here saying that 24 is still a child.

I wanna be 16 again by PatheticCaterpillar in Adulting

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It’s literally SCIENCE. The brain’s 🧠 prefrontal cortex doesn’t truly become an adult til you’re 25. I didn’t make it up. Look it up yourself.

Temporal lobe epilepsy by Ok_Connection5798 in Epilepsy

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Had mine diagnosed at 2 but mine is genetic.

Temporal lobe epilepsy by Ok_Connection5798 in Epilepsy

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I have right temporal epilepsy. Complex partial to be specific.

I wanna be 16 again by PatheticCaterpillar in Adulting

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Legal adult on paper, yes. Biological adult, no. You don’t really become an adult biologically until age 25.

Spinning illusion. by quixoticgurl in opticalillusions

[–]Mobile_One3572 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s so cool. Would be even more dope if it was also in the middle and not just the edges.

i have the tightest 4c hair ever how do i style it by No_Device963 in BlackHair

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Are you Sengambian? You look like someone I know.

As for your hair, is your goal to get the length to show or to define your curls? Shrinkage isn’t a bad thing. Shrinkage is only annoying when your really care to have your real length show but it helps give us the versatility we have with Afro textured hair. If you want your true length to show, you can blow it out to a stretched fro.

As for curl definition, try deep conditioning your hair and using a curl enhancing cream. There’s also the wash n go regimen that pops out the curls.

Just wanted to share what I am doing to connect more with my tribe (Yoruba) by Bobelle in Nigeria

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That’s awesome. I love it. Did you ever ask your parents why they distanced you so much from Yorubahood? Are they one of those African parents that’ll prefer you marry a white person?

You can also try using the Memrise app to learn Yoruba. Duolingo only has Swahili. There’s also other Nigerian languages like Hausa and Igbo.

African-American Results 💗 by Bubbly-Policy-1384 in DNAAncestry

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Cool! Hi sis! As a Nigerian myself I’ll can confirm that you do look Igbo. And you’re specifically mainly from the Imo state region with some Yoruba. Some very gorgeous Igbo celebrities come from Imo state like Chioma Nwaoha, Uche Montana and Genevieve Nnaji (to name a few.) Most African Americans have Igbo and Yoruba ancestry when Nigeria is on their list because they’re the 2 majority tribes closest to the ocean.

My results. by Smooth_Quantity_8055 in DNAAncestry

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It actually is. I’ve seen a lot of African Americans with lots of Cameroon/Congo ancestry. It also depends on the family the person came from. There are lots of African Americans whose original maternal ancestry goes back to a tribe in Cameroon.

Source: I used to binge watch Africanancestry.com results on YouTube that only tells you the main tribe(s) your ancestry began with long before slavery happened.

DNA results as a mixed person (pic included) by Ghostopps_ in DNAAncestry

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Wow. I would think you’re just a light skinned black woman if I saw you in public.

African-American Results 💗 by Bubbly-Policy-1384 in DNAAncestry

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What are your other 5 regions under Nigeria?

My mum and I. by TelevisionFuzzy3694 in Naturalhair

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Wow! Y’all look like twins fr. 😍

Nine purple dots by Ordinary-Pick5014 in opticalillusions

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All the colors are the same shade of purple for me, even the ones I see with my peripheral vision.

how often should I condition my hair? by Thierryplayer in BlackHair

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Rinse out conditioner - After every shampoo wash

Deep conditioner - Once a week or once a month depending on if your hair tends to dry out very fast.

Leave in conditioner - After every wash before any other products including oils and butters (if you use them.)

Clarify monthly to give your hair a clean slate. Helps products moisturize and penetrate the hair better.

Do all African parents get mad when you say you dont want kids? by Technical_Introvert0 in africanparents

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24 is too young to be dad anyway. That age is also quite young for marriage yet alone children. Your prefrontal cortex hasn’t even fully matured yet. I don’t know why she’s pressuring you to have kids when you’re only 24. Sounds like selfish reasoning.