The switch from a traditional classroom to Zoom has been the most anxiety-inducing challenge I have seen my mother face over the years.
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Bones, Books and Parental Expectations: The Day the Scalpel Lost to the Pen
My parents were shattered when I told them I did not want to take up the family profession.
The Different Fathers I Know
Father's Day when you have a bad dad.
A Letter to My Father
Papa, I learned something new today. In our house, we educate women. If they speak of what they have learned, we stop them and tell them how wrong they …
Being a Teenager in ‘Adult’ Political Conversations
No one is ready to listen to the other side, and no one is ready to back down.
Tick Tock: Dear Uncles and Aunties, It’s Time to Let Go
There is no fixed time to do anything.
Navigating the World of ‘You Are Only Two Sisters? No Brother?’
It is a misconception that men will always stay to take care of their parents and women won’t.
How I Started Asking Questions and Standing up for Myself
This goes out to all those who have felt unheard – there is a choice. There is a choice of neglecting those who bring you down.
My Internal Conflicts in a Conservative Family Setting
'I want to express my opinions and be heard but at least I can do that and be laughed at'
Every Family Gathering Ever
A poem about that typical family gathering – when the men relax and the women toil.