11/06/2026
I contemplated sharing this status, but f**k it. Here it goes.
I woke up this morning with such a heavy heart.
I got my kids ready for school, hot breakfast done, preheated warm clothes, hot water to wash their faces and brush their teeth. Lunchboxes packed with kai and fully covered shoes for school.
Then came the unsettling realisation that there are whanau out there who are struggling to survive in the cold. No food, no warm clothes, no hot water. Straight Struggling.
Why was this realisation unsettling for me? I come from a similar upbringing. I know how it feels to starve and have no hot water. I know what it feels like to fkn struggle. But it’s only now unsettling because I’m doing f**k all to help those who’s going through what I’ve been through myself.
Most of us influencers/creators sit on our pretty asses, in our warm houses, posting up the dumbest s**t for likes and to create motion for our careers. What are we doing to help those who need help?
I do what I can where I can, but there’s only so much I can do.
I feel so helpless and it’s hard because I feel the calling to do more, but I don’t know where to start…
Creators - what the f**k are we doing to help?