It starts from “Are you married? If no, then how old are you? Why not? Kundali dosh? Boyfriend? If you are married, how many years? How many children?” And if for any reason you don’t have kids, you have had it. There goes a barrage of questions and the Auntyjis sharing their expertise on why it’s important… Continue reading Bottled up

I started blogging a couple of  months back when Angel my daughter completed 3 months which left me with a teeny weeny bit of time for myself (which felt like a luxury). I was drawn by so many articles on the subject of Working Mom and Stay at Home Mom. Some of them just sharing their stories… Continue reading Haven’t we had enough of the Working mom v/s SAHM ? Are we done yet ?

Motherhood is undoubtedly one of life’s most beautiful gifts but along with it comes a host of other things. People’s prying eyes and blaming tones, pointing fingers at the mother for everything and anything that her child does or doesn’t do. Is it fair to hold the mother responsible?  No doubt the mother is the… Continue reading Am I a bad mother?

She waited and prayed fervently. Each moment seemed like an hour. O God please hear my prayers this time, I will forever be grateful to you. Finally after a few minutes, still chanting God’s name, she checked the test result and hoped that she would see the 2 pink lines. Those 2 pink lines. She… Continue reading The Pink Line(Short story)

The Parenting Mantra Parenting – there’s so much to it, much more than we can fathom. Since the time I have become s mum in fact when I was expecting I started reading articles and blogs about parenting. People sharing their experiences, what worked for them, what didn’t? Though my daughter is just 11 months… Continue reading Parenting – gimme the mantra

When I think of my grandparents (Mom’s parents) it was a very close bond we shared in fact I still share with my grand mom. Though they lived in a different city , we would visit them every summer vacation. That was back then. My mom was a stay at home mom and she brought… Continue reading Grandparents – in the 21 at century

Only when one is truly happy from within, can they spread joy to others. Haven’t we heard this time and again and it resonates so well with me. I could imagine a situation where there is something making me feel low,  don’t think I could do a good job of spreading cheer around me. Of… Continue reading Love yourself Mommy for you are the best

Little Tani was not her usual cheerful boisterous self when she got home today. She looked crestfallen, her eyes were puffy. Aastha looked at her and instantly knew something was amiss. Her motherly instinct told her something has happened in school that had upset her precious doll. She went to Tani as asked her “what happened… Continue reading Unfair and lovely (short story)

The first thought that comes to mind when thinking of someone who is disabled is often of Pity? Sympathy? Or looking at them and then being thankful to God that we are not in their shoes and deciding to stop cribbing about the petty things in life? Or a sense of uneasiness because of not… Continue reading Don’t call us disabled, we are just differently abled!

Is death the greatest loss? Or is it forgetting to live and passing each day unaware of how grateful we are to be blessed with life. The world is still reeling with the aftermath of the dastardly attacks on a city which is considered the epitome of love, the city of vibrance and exuberance, the… Continue reading Paris- of hope and life