Of all the things everyone around us and about the world said parenting would be, nobody bothered to inform that, surprisingly of all, it would be heartbreaking. Sometimes, these heartbreaks come as little realizations in a magnified moment of my toddler’s life, sometimes as a pat reply, sometimes in his unexpected behaviour, and most of […]
Motherhood Milestones No One Talks About
The minute a baby is born, we become obsessed with their growth. I remember, when I got pregnant, my husband and I had both downloaded different apps in our phones to keep track of the journey which as soon as the baby was out turned into a daily reminder of the newborn’s developmental milestones – […]
8 Things No One Tells You About Becoming A Mother
In our society, as soon as you are married, everyone starts nudging you for the ‘good news’. We have all been taught consciously or sub-consciously that to bear a child is the greatest gift of God bestowed on women and it is our utmost responsibility to make optimum use of that blessing, any […]
7 Things I Want My Boy To Know About Girls
The first time that I came across the ‘Bois (boys) Locker Room’ incident, I was horrified! My second reaction was, “Well, that’s not surprising!”. In a country (and probably the world) where misogyny is a way of life by way of culture and heritage, it is really not hard to believe that teenage boys from […]
Motherhood in Norway
Hello folks! How have you all been? I’m so excited to bring to you the second interview on motherhood around the world series. Today’s interview features Priya Balasubramanian, a young and vivacious mother living with her husband and three-yrs old daughter in Norway. Priya was my college classmate during graduation and then we proceeded to […]
