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When tears replace anger

I never thought for me, a part of getting old would mean forgetting how to be angry and tears replacing the cuss words.  When you feel stuck and there is no solution in sight, the hardest thing to do is to sit with your thoughts. Do it anyways. I never could, even now I can't. My screentime simply skyrockets to 12 hours and I lose interest in every damn thing and keep scrolling until the Sun shows up.  I have broken down fair times in my own room, yet every now and then, breaking down on the stupidest random things is the only bit that I hate about me, yet could never fix. I don't know a single adult who sobs on the tiniest things yet for me it is impossible to control. People say they have anger issues, I think there is something wrong with my tear ducts. I can see a dead body and may not cry and yet crack under the weirdest pressure situations.  Honestly, by now, I have given up. I end up cracking, sobbing and the worst bit is it often happens in the worst t...

To The Girl Who Once Took Up Space Without Apology

This one is for the happy-go-lucky girl we all end up losing in our bids to be the so-called "good women".  Honestly, as a daughter maine kabhi patriarchy feel hi nahin ki thi. Main to bhaiya se rakhi bhi bandhwati thi. Ulta being the youngest kid in the house, I was the most pampered child.  But an year into marriage, I am amazed at the endless list of patriarchal patterns I never saw coming until I realised how secondary a woman's position is. And the strangest thing is my husband and my male seniors are actually the ones with whom I have been able to get my point across without offending them. For the many women I used to admire, adjustment and two days of silent visits are a go to advice.  I used to smile jab humare domestic help paani peeke humesha bolte the badia badia naukri lge, humesha khush rahe;  ab to Aashirwad mein bhi sirf pati ki lambi umr ki baat hoti h. And the moment a women speaks up for herself she becomes anti-men.  Honestly, the...