fiction… Darn that telephone! 27 Mar 202027 Mar 2020 WOMAN 1: As I relaxed in my couch with my morning tea nicely resting in the cup holder next to me, I heard my cell phone ring. It was my…
feminism… Mother-in-law and I smash the patriarchy 7 Mar 20207 Mar 2020 As I entered with my head down to my knees, my husband knew it. I wanted to cry and wail but comforted myself with the thought of my leaving a…
fiction… Mother-in-law and I go traveling together 8 Dec 20198 Dec 2019 It was with great trepidation that I asked my mother-in-law if I could accompany her on her fabulous trip to Europe. It was with even more anxiety that I waited…
fiction… Mother-in-law and I go to the pumpkin patch 6 Oct 20196 Oct 2019 Since I'm married to her son, my kids are her grandkids. That hurts me, you know? It hurts me because I went through a lot of pain to have them…
humanity… Ten things to know about your Pakistani mother-in-law 4 Oct 20196 Oct 2019 The Pakistani mother-in-law isn't just a woman. She's a force of nature, an entity to reckon with, a wave of destruction, a breeze of deliciously cooked foods, a complete encyclopedia…
fiction… Mother-in-law and I throw a party together. Part 4. 24 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 "I knew it". I jumped up from my chair belligerently. I had finally solved this mystery. I couldn't believe it. Oh heaven! I had absolutely no idea how conniving and…
fiction… Mother-in-law and I throw a party together. Part 3 24 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 We met the next day at my place. Mother-in-law came dressed in her military best. She had her hair up in a chignon, a crisp blue pant suit on that…
humor… Mother-in-law and I throw a party together. Part 2. 23 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 Even though she has seen this childlike countenance that I can develop on occasion, she was momentarily stumped. I could tell she was not happy that I was so excited…
humor… Mother-in-law and I throw a party together. Part 1. 22 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 You all know how much my mother-in-law and I love my husband. She loves him as the son she lost to me and I love him as the man who…
fiction… A Spouseless Weekend 20 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 As my husband joyfully sings and melodiously whistles while packing I can't help but feel a little resentful. He is going away for an all-boys weekend and is going to…
