feminism… “GETTING OVER THE HISTORY OF MY EXISTENCE”. 21 Oct 2021 What does “getting over someone or something” mean when a woman is told that? Why does the entire life of a woman is spent being a revisionist historian who erases…
feminism… Trophy wife….. what’s not to love about it? 26 Sep 202127 Sep 2021 Of many patriarchal slurs that women put up with, Trophy Wife is another. It’s not only shameful to the woman who is branded with it but it’s also derogatory to…
feminism… Marriage is a pit stop. 28 May 202130 May 2021 On a women’s only forum I was again reminded of how many women see marriage as the destination that it proves to be so rarely for most of us. Each…
all’s fair… A child born through marital rape…. Nighat and Bilal’s story. 9 May 202128 May 2021 There are so many nuances to Nighat’s character that it would be hard to dissect them all in one blog post. She has lived a life of overt patriarchy and…
love… Places I breathed….. 17 Feb 202117 Feb 2021 Someday when I'm old enough to write a book of my craziest memories I vow to write about the effect my various homes and houses have had on me. How…
fiction… Relationship advice that led to…… 16 Feb 202121 Apr 2021 After yet another heated "discussion" with the man I call my husband I decided that it was time to take some definitive action. We couldn't go on like this. This…
feminism… I love my husband and blah blah blah…. 31 Jan 20211 Feb 2021 One thing that time on this earth took from me was the unnecessary "Awww" moments. I have become resistant to the sappy and the mushy. I've become used to the…
feminism… Soul mates! Coined by Neanderthals.Resuscitated by Millennials 24 Dec 20202 Feb 2021 What would this blog be if I didn't register my angst with the etymology of the nomenclature of young, arduous love! There have been so many expressions that we have…
marriage… Identifying with my captor! My Stockholm marriage of love and lust. 11 Dec 202012 Dec 2020 "Honey! Do you not think it's a little unbecoming of him to kick his shoes off like that and let them land anywhere? I mean, if your father did that......"…
marriage… Pakistani joint family! What we see, what they see…… 25 Oct 202026 Oct 2020 I was speaking with some friends of mine who have never experienced joint family set ups and of course you can imagine! It was like a heavy Q&A about a…
