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Great dad (s) vs Shitty mom (s)!
In these ”revolutionary” times when all of us champion the cause of gender equality, differences still remain, even in the field of parenting! It takes so little for a dad to be crowned as a great dad or a mom to be branded as a shitty mom on the other hand. I am unapologetic as I say this but it is unfortunately the closest friends and family who judge and pass these verdicts. I am absolutely not against dads and agree that fatherhood is tough too but if you say, equally tough as motherhood, I would NEVER EVER agree. Nor would any other mom, for that matter! Read on and…
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Daughter-in-law: Never the daughter, nowhere like the son-in-law!
Sharing here an article of mine that has gone viral on all social media sites, bringing me applaud and criticism alike. It would be just wrong of me to not share it here. Dear Mom-in-law, Ever since I walked into the door of your house, dressed in a red suit, I have been trying to fit in. I did manage to make the house my home, but I still am lost at my place in the family. Daughter-in-law- that is my identity, but what does it really mean? Am I a daughter of sorts? The name does sound extremely similar, but why doesn’t it feel so? I asked myself this question a…
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Gender stereotypes- Not the legacy I will hand my daughter!
As a child, I had working parents. It was a routine for us to come home and eat rotis prepared by either our dad or mom, depending on who out of both came earlier, for lunch. Growing up in an environment where the lady of the house was working and where the man of the house helped with the household chores too, it just seemed the natural way of life for me, Men and women share responsibilities, right? Gender equality. It is only when I got married that I realised that what happened in our household was a rarity, not the usual state of affairs everywhere. I married into a…
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Do looks really matter?
I vividly remember that when I was in second or third grade, I was parading around in the new skirt that my parents had bought me and even boasted of it in front of my neighbour, a girl who was about ten years elder to me. She gave a meek smile and said,’Wear whatever..there are not many years left. Then you will also be forced to wear salwar kameez.’ I was surprised at her words, for my cousins her age still wore skirts. I belong to a liberal and broad minded family and never faced gender discrimination or judgment at home but the world is not as considerate. When I…
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Not the regular dal-roti girl…
I am not a feminist, not even a conventionalist… I am just a normal girl, the kind you meet every day, in the office…on the streets and even in your homes. The only difference is that I am not the dal-roti types. Don’t get it? I don’t cook the meals in my house. Here, I said it! I don’t do it out of choice. I have a maid who does and I have no qualms admitting it. source Okay fine, you say but why blog about it? I write today because the majority of people in our country still would read my confession and shake their heads in disapproval. The…
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Jobs don’t have genders-Share the load!
It was the first of January 2020 . Another year had passed. After the crazy festivities of the previous night, it was time to clean up and leave for work. Natasha was fervently washing the dishes when her husband declared,’I have cleaned up the entire dining area. Do you need help with the dishes?’ Natasha smiled as he joined her in clearing out the pile in the sink. Natasha’s husband, Veer ,was truly her prince charming. He always knew the right things to say at the right time. With him by her side, the utterly monotonous work of cleaning the dishes seemed monotonous no more.They laughed, threw soap bubbles at…
