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Mommy Ramblings – #48

Vedu told me a few days back, “Amme, this new hand wash smells nasty and wonderful at the same time.” I swear, I still have no clue what to make out of it.

Mental Health Care – Not a Farce

Mental health is still a topic with a great stigma attached to it in our society. Well, maybe not just our society; it’s the same pretty much everywhere, with the degree of downplaying or outright rejecting it varying from place… Continue Reading →

Fear of Offending

“It’s hard to believe that the fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain, but you know what? It is.” This line from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has stayed with me over time, and I… Continue Reading →

A Blooper to Remember

Thinking of the time when I told a worker that I needed a mesh window for my balcony because pigeons were making “chidiyagarh” there. I didn’t understand why he gave me a weird look until years later when I had… Continue Reading →

“Soft Targets” of the Movie Industry – LOL!

In the Mohanlal starrer Lucifer, the directorial debut of Prithviraj, there is a character intro given to all the main characters by Indrajith’s character, Govardhan. In the monologue he delivers, there was a line about how politicians get away by… Continue Reading →

Raising Daughters, Not Future Brides

Sushmita Sen’s father once made a statement that he didn’t raise his daughter to be anyone’s wife (at least that is what social media says). For some reason, a few months back, this statement was dug up by someone, and… Continue Reading →

Body-Positive Parents = Body-Positive Kids

I am a person who took a very long time to embrace the term “body positivity.” I used to struggle with coming to terms with how I looked and the incessant comments from people about my “less-than-ideal” weight and looks…. Continue Reading →

Never Badmouth Your Children

A few months back, while scrolling down my Facebook feed, I happened to come across a post from a food blog kind of Facebook page. I had already seen some posts previously from the lady who ran this page. While… Continue Reading →

Mommy Ramblings – #47

On January 14th, Taaru told me that she was getting married. I congratulated her. A few days later, she came to me. Taaru: I can’t wait for January 14th next year. Me: To celebrate your wedding anniversary? Taaru: No, to… Continue Reading →

Pricking the Friendship Bubbles

One of Vedu’s classmates addresses Vedu as her best friend. For Vedu’s birthday, she makes cards, always treats her with extra love, and her family knows Vedu as her best friend. I’ve seen Vedu make cards for her birthday and… Continue Reading →

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