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Pakeeza Sy

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Mixed roots. My own voice 🤍
Motherhood, Desi culture & breaking cycles.
Saying what many of us grew up keeping quiet.
Roots 🇩🇪🇯🇴🇵🇰🇮🇳

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They call me Mama. I call them my superpower. 🤍
These little hands give me the strength to keep going, even on my hardest days.

#MySuperpower #Motherhood #MyWholeWorld #MamaLove #familylove taken in Hamburg, Germany by @keezi86

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I love being their mum. But I’m still learning to make room for myself without feeling guilty.

For my own dreams. The things I enjoy. A little time when nobody needs me.

Loving my children doesn’t mean I have to disappear. There’s room for me in this life too. 🤍

What’s one thing you do just for yourself?

#Motherhood #MoreThanAMum #MumLife #FindingMyself #selfcareformums taken in Hamburg, Germany by @keezi86

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“What will people say?”

I wish we asked “Are you happy?” just as often.

People get to talk and move on. You’re the one who has to live with the decisions made to keep them happy.

Have you heard this in your family too? 🤍

#FamilyExpectations #WhatWillPeopleSay #BreakingTheCycle #ChooseYourself #familypressure taken in Skagen top of Denmark by @keezi86

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You don’t have to share her faith to respect her choice. A woman’s freedom includes the right to dress according to her beliefs without being forced either way. 🤍

#HerHijabHerChoice #MuslimWomen #FreedomOfChoice #RespectHerChoice #hijab taken in Istanbul Türkiye by @keezi86

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“Be grateful we let you choose your husband.”

Islam gave me the right to choose who I marry. Yet I was made to feel like that choice was a favour I had to repay.

I’m grateful for my husband. But I don’t owe anyone a lifetime of gratitude for “letting” me choose him. 🤍

Did you ever hear those words too?

#DesiDaughter #MuslimWomen #LoveMarriage #DesiMarriage #breakingthecycle taken in Sæby Strand by @keezi86

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Being the “mature daughter” shouldn’t mean carrying responsibilities her brother was never asked to share. Let her have a childhood, too.

#LetGirlsBeKids #DaughtersDeserveBetter #RaiseSonsRight #BreakTheCycle #parenting taken in Denmark by @keezi86

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Even on the days I need someone to hold me, I’m still their safe place. 🤍

#Motherhood #MomLife #ForMyChildren #MothersLove #keepgoing taken in Istanbul, Turkey by @keezi86

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One day, the messy house will be quiet. Be in the photos. Make the memories. You deserve to be part of them, too. 🤍

#Motherhood #FamilyMoments #BePresent #MakingMemories #lifeisnow taken in Bosphorus, Turkey by @keezi86

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Your child shouldn’t have to recover from the words you say in anger.

“I’m your parent” doesn’t make hurtful words harmless. Respect needs to go both ways.

Why do strangers sometimes get more patience than our own children?

#MindfulParenting #BreakTheCycle #RespectGoesBothWays #DesiParenting #gentleparenting taken in Hamburg, Germany by @keezi86

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If she’s old enough to serve, he’s old enough to learn.

Why does growing up come with responsibilities for daughters and excuses for sons?

Same age should mean the same expectations.

Did you grow up with different rules? 👀

#DesiParenting #DoubleStandards #RaisingSons #RaisingDaughters #genderequality taken in Istanbul, Turkey by @keezi86

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A daughter saying “no” doesn’t mean you raised her wrong.

She can love her family and still have boundaries, opinions, and dreams of her own.

Can we respect our daughters even when they disagree with us? 🤍

#RaisingDaughters #DesiParenting #HealthyBoundaries #DaughtersDeserveBetter #breakthecycle by @keezi86

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“You’re so lucky he helps.”

Why do we call it helping when it’s his home and his children too?

Shared responsibility should be normal. 🤍

#SharedParenting #Fatherhood #EqualParenting #MentalLoad #desiparenting taken in Skagen, Denmark by @keezi86

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