My darling Pari, I have often read accounts of mothers who write about imagining their role in a certain way and how different life actually turns out to be in reality. Hence, I decided to write down in advance how I always saw myself when I imagined being a mother. I have often tried to …
Category: Letters to my daughter
You are my strength
My darling Pari, Be it your sweet gummy smile every time you see me or your patient wait while I dress you up, you never fail at surprising me.In my inexperienced mind, I had always harbored a picture, that I'll have to be patient once I have a baby of my own for babies are …
Whom did you look like?
My darling Pari, The very first question that comes to any mind when they hear about the birth of a baby is, "whom does he/she look like?" When you were born things were no different. Your Nana believed that you looked exactly like me.Your Nani was too busy thanking the Almighty for having you safe …
Kuch to log kahenge
...logon ka kaam hai kehna. (let people say what they please, for that is all they do best) My darling Pari, I am at a point in life where this song says a lot of bitter truths about life, people around us and also how society tries to dictate to us how we should lead …
All you see and hear isn’t always the complete truth
My darling Pari, The past one week has been physically exhausting, emotionally tormenting, financially draining and mentally shocking. The lawyers and courts are now on the scene and your parents now meet each other like enemies on the two sides of LOC. Every time my determination to seek an end to this miserable phase of …
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