fiction… Beach woes of a non-bikini wearer 30 Aug 20196 Sep 2019 This will sound funny, I know. But when you're in that moment being me, a non-bikini wearer who is crazy about sand and water, it's not funny-feeling. First of all,…
feminism… Mrs. Khan! 26 Aug 201931 Aug 2019 To say that I was surprised at what a woman said on national television, while in company with other women, about how divorce rates are higher than before because women…
fiction… MIL and I boil an egg. 6 Aug 20192 Oct 2019 To say that I’m a bad cook is probably not politically correct. It’s like saying Chanel is fancy. I mean it’s implied. So in recent years I have removed the…
marriage Our thirteenth anniversary 9 Jul 201925 Aug 2019 Adnan and I celebrated our thirteenth anniversary today. “Time flies” as the old adage goes. But sometimes it crawls too. Sometimes it’s heavy and dense. Sometimes light and breezy. There…
consumerism… MIL and I go shopping…. part 3 (last part) 5 Jul 20192 Oct 2019 I can feel her eyes boring into my shoes. She somehow can't raise her head and eyes from my shoes. I can't find any appropriate words for it. She finally…
consumerism… MIL and I go shopping Part 2 3 Jul 20192 Oct 2019 I've been standing in her room for the past fifteen minutes. She has a print-out of my invitation in her hands. She is squinting at it and incredulously appraising it…
consumerism… MIL and I go shopping! Part 1 30 Jun 20192 Oct 2019 Shopping......... My guilty pleasure! My idea of escape! My civic duty towards my own well-being! My body's ask of me. My mind's warning to me. To some shopping is buying…
fiction… Me, the dogs and my mother-in-law! 11 Jun 20192 Oct 2019 I love dogs. No! Scratch that! I'm scared of dogs. If they're not mine, I get scared of them. But here's the irony! Every single family member that I have…
feminism… The Pakistani Guide to the Rishta Process…. tips, tricks and strategies. Part 10 1 Jun 201925 Aug 2019 #rishta The cook listens. He is attentive. He can see that as successful as you think your first Rishta party went, it wasn't quite what you expected. He knows that…
feminism… The Pakistani Guide to the Rishta Process…. tips, tricks and strategies. Part 9 1 Jun 201925 Aug 2019 #rishta THE CROSS EXAMINATION: The women stare at you. Your mom has strategically placed you in front of the women so you have to meet their gaze directly. Now this…
My mind as a woman 