fiction… Relationship advice that led to…… 16 Feb 202124 Feb 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…
pakistani… Nationalism that masquerades as patriotism! Why Pakistan continues to teeter on the brink of social depravity? Implementation of the Just Culture instead of knee-jerk social media reactions to bring a change. 5 Feb 20217 Feb 2021 Patriotism and nationalism, in my opinion, exist on the two ends of the same spectrum. Conventionally, patriotism is the pretty picture of nationalism. It's more acceptable, celebrated and revered. Nationalism,…
feminism… A fight broke out when I posted…… the dilemma of civil discourse on women-only groups 3 Feb 20213 Feb 2021 Women-only groups have existed on Facebook under different mission statements. Some are for a sisterhood. Some exist for beauty, fashion and the like. Some are literary and scholarly. You name…
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…
social issue Happiness and its loose relationship to things. 16 Oct 202022 Oct 2020 I was a young bride. I was carefree and happy. Just the prospect of becoming an adult socially three years after legally becoming an adult was enough to keep me…
feminism… Off the beaten path….. 19 Sep 202021 Sep 2020 I got down at the train station in New York City with a lifelong yearning that this place had represented to me. I was going to be successful and finally…
feminism… Why do we say she wasn’t dishonored? 11 Sep 2020 Something came to my mind after reading all the posts and as my husband and I come across another red tape against rape reporting and what not. Don’t want to…
feminism… Our future ex-husbands and the thinning of the pool for women over…… 6 Sep 20207 Sep 2020 There is so much swirling in my head since I turned 40 that I have to unload it on you so I can sleep. What are friends for, after all?…
feminism… As my ex and I moved into the same neighborhood! 5 Sep 202024 Sep 2020 My ex moved into the same neighborhood as I a few years after our breakup and really this wouldn't have been an account worth telling if it hadn't been for…
