Hoodlum in Hijab

it’s funny how as soon as the parents come back (alhamdulillah) i’ve got cabin fever.
happy gregorian new years 45 minutes early :)
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*real time interruption: aunts and grandparents*   …1.5 hours later, after tea and cake…
like i was saying- mom does this every day?  the actual action involved- feeding, changing, playing- those are not the issue.  […]