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…
feminism… DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Model: 2020. Make: Pakistani. 2 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 The Pakistani list of the requirements of an ideal daughter-in-law is extensive and generic. There isn't much variation unless you count the occasional height specification rethinking (depending on your son's…
fiction… Wait! Let me second guess it. 15 Aug 20192 Oct 2019 Do you envy confident people? I mean not mean-confident people but actually truly strongly confident people who never waiver when it comes to their decisions. Who never second guess themselves.…
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…
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… Don’t worry! Bhabi will get it. 9 May 20192 Oct 2019 "Ugh! Forgot to lock the door. Where's Bhabi? Hey Bhabi! Can you lock the door please?" "I don't feel like going out with Ami tonight. Why are there so many…