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…
feminism… The aluminum foil and other popular themes of her marriage! 31 Aug 20206 Sep 2020 The aluminum foil: Curse be on me that I wasn't taught the basic art of cooking by my mother. I land in my marriage unarmed and without any back up…
humanity… Resilience is sometimes not a choice. 29 Aug 202030 Aug 2020 I won't lie, I hate the narrative that has associated itself with Karachi about its resilience. It has started to grate on my nerves and sounds like nothing but a…
feminism… “She’s just the girl you’re looking for!” 26 Aug 202027 Aug 2020 The arranged marriage process? What else can I write that hasn't already been written about it on this blog but sometimes..... material presents itself. A friend of a friend whose…
feminism… “Mommy! Where is Daddy?” 26 Aug 202026 Aug 2020 As I sat in the car my toddler was quick to notice that his father wasn't riding with us. So he immediately asks, "Mommy! Where's Daddy?" "He's going to drive…
