Ageing
Woman, Deconstructed
She forgets all of this and laughs like a young girl, small and satisfied with being alive.
She forgets all of this and laughs like a young girl, small and satisfied with being alive.
‘These are all the kids that have the same sperm donor father. So, technically they are all half-siblings.’ she excitedly reported.
All women I knew had domestic help, but none of that for me. And I didn’t speak up, because I was raised to believe that good wives don’t complain, don’t rebel, don’t disobey. Tell me, have I ever nurtured such thoughts in you?
A group that originally started as a saree appreciation group on Facebook, has over the last seven years, grown phenomenally and ideologically, under the capable
My heart broke into pieces. I stood there for a while, silently, guilt-tripping. I wished I could go back to that moment and stop this from happening. I wished I could protect my little one from being in so much pain. I wished I could be more available for him.
Meg’s words had a certain conviction in them. They were so simple and true! What was stopping Neha? Nothing, at least nothing unmanageable. Just one meeting with Meg and Neha felt reassured and empowered.
It’s seen that women have often ignored their own selves for the family. They are in a constant war of taking care of everyone else, even when they aren’t in the best of their health. Women do need to take breaks and find out how they can make things easier for themselves where they actually take care of themselves and their dreams.
