Losing my mind : UA edition
Mumma has forever used Emotional Blackmailing as her primary negotiation / parental strategy. Her favorite “I will not take my medicines if you…” used to nudge me …
Aapko Chahiye?
or ‘Things people are not telling you about kids, so you make more’ a list Babyr- yelled at a neighbor for not inviting her to his wedding, …
I am Orange
R and I have been going for 5 pm walks every day. It has been a month and now we’ve become a gang of 8. It started …
Trying to bathe in peace: my life in metaphors
Imagine this: you oiled your hair with a mix of walnut, castor, coconut, flaxseed, and almond oil. On the binary of ‘hasn’t bathed in 4 days’ and …
Diwalis are dissonant.
Diyas and lanterns are the stuff of my soul. I am also grateful for family and friends coming together with the soul aim of making merry and …
Boring banado ji ab is raatko
Today was normal. After a long time, I lived a day where nothing overwhelming happened. There were no cancers, no deaths, no CT scans, arm slings, or …
Homeward
Things at home are heavy. Hospitals seem to drag themselves into our living room. It is difficult to think about anything but cancer and babyR’s violent attention-seeking …
Day 8, heart longs to be home.
I haven’t been able to fall asleep yet. I can feel sanity slip from my fingers. At lunch tomorrow, people will get big 3-compartment-lunch-boxes. They will have …
An Atheist at Ganesh Chaturthi
I was raised as an atheist by atheist parents who participated in/held poojas as a cultural phenomenon. We did the whole picking a Ganpati, hosting it, saying …
Entertaining myself- Losing my mind
Mumma yells at me for baking and then finishes all my cinnamon rolls leaving none for my coffee accomplishment, she also tells me to marry any male, …