<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:37:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hn-wk58/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Conditional Love of a Nigerian Parent.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents parents parents. Or let me say, “Nigerian parents”. The most amazing person. I can't speak for everyone. So whatever reference I give here is for my parents. They love and protect their own. They]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@gineve/the-conditional-love-of-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@gineve/the-conditional-love-of-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gineve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:35:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JMBsn2Ut8rLYxjCfDu89BF1N8GqqXtjs6XHYEC52f4nt623LBtHvCNPdedupdspTzfCdQojBCLSvHsNvRw8Umx4WE5DUEuGqX7KrpF6dPhCkCQ8bGjA5cor8BnV8dNtvE28XpMYz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Apology that never came]]></title><description><![CDATA[source The last time I was really betrayed by my dad was when I was 16 years old and we had a big quarrel. This started when I discovered that he had been reading through my personal diaries and messages,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@cherryteena/the-apology-that-never-came-6un</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@cherryteena/the-apology-that-never-came-6un</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cherryteena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 22:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennB3aSHYNBENcNXpVcovuGAuQCjUyUZsF54oU3kuELPiWZLUhSSBXxAQJCG4bP4MPE2qE4SAVP7fjHiTVY2ScRJYjYkNcnvjqZ7cB5y4aq1UUk4dRY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive Naija Weekly #58: Have Forgiving But Will Never Forget.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello family ❤️! Hope we are enjoying our Sunday beautifully with our loved 🥰 ones. We all have our personalities, characters and behaviors of all kinds, and we do have various perspectives and reasoning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@sunshine29/hive-naija-weekly-58-have</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@sunshine29/hive-naija-weekly-58-have</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunshine29]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qya717jY4hemJ4yGThw4XTGbcJBy34B7k9hdqKgWWFi34pic1EnAiVGpfePXMhGYrNdBciWvg8uqJVp7nPbqRLe8NddzjFxfTf1o7kP9KhtKCjGBLCnC5sLADk6TqoBT9YezymGudQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unsaid Apology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elders especially in Africa feel it's awkward for adults to apologize to someone way younger than them. 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Once again, welcome 🤗 If you grew up in most Nigerian homes, you will know the adage that says "an elder never]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@ozd/heartbroken-the-apology-i-never-got--hbr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@ozd/heartbroken-the-apology-i-never-got--hbr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ozd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK7149RVscKYmmpRfkcVm3ZZZ7LoGcmzi4MZNCexUQJygYG9zAktPNzkdNEjg5q24CGv2sdwjZethz51HPD9gCVaKGVgooFMgDDzcFMPwhjCpL1c3xJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Things…]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t own a lot of things and if you visit me, you’ll notice. I like space, I like room and I try to make that. 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To be very sincere, I was among those who used to frown upon people spending their hard-earned money on very expensive phones. I would think, "Why should I buy a phone for 100k or 200k]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@kingsleyy/this-particular-phone-fr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@kingsleyy/this-particular-phone-fr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kingsleyy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:18:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHbcbvt3AbcrQN4ibpCP99jbU9bs3cM7g4faJpgBXwY29kGGUL7WmARHP9ZupH4T8Svr6gSxFQpJDzNcmR2FChcrjvhiu5n5x9hFk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY DAD'S WAY OF APOLOGY]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is really a great topic to talk about. An average African parent can never apologize. Instead, they find a way to make you forget what happened. 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