feminism… I wanted companionship. So I got married. And it’s arranged. 25 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Strange, right? "Why would a nice, Muslim, Pakistani girl want a man's companionship? She can go to school and make some friends. All girls. Or she can go to work…
consumerism… The thin threads connecting our dignity with our money 22 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 I say thin because really it's very easy to break free of the conditioning that society has performed on us which is "Money is dignity, honor and respect and if…
consumerism… The crap in my closet! 21 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Oh my love of clothes and shoes and bags! And make-up and hair products! I'm sure when people see my closet they see a self-absorbed person. Every corner is meticulously…
burnout… Superwoman, supermom, boss babe, super wife! The problem with believing that superheroes exist in women! 20 Apr 201920 Nov 2019 In a life of high expectations, accolading women with these titles is adding to our problems frankly. No one is a super hero, right? Let's just agree over this because…
feminism… It’s okay if my husband isn’t my best friend. He’s my significant other. 20 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Trust me husband-centered life livers! It's okay that he's the center of our beings and still not our best friend. Or he's our best friend when it's about half the…
burnout… Everything changed when I learned to say NO. It helped me avoid burnout. 19 Apr 201920 Nov 2019 I know this sounds like a super exaggeration. How can everything change just by mastering the art of saying no? After all, it's just a word. Can it have such…
Uncategorized 18 Apr 2019 I grew up with loads of cousins. Very very blessed. We always wondered if we would stay together just as fiercely when we grew up. We didn't stay so fiercely…
feminism… Why am I not a recipient of my own grace? 18 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 We have ample grace for everyone. Our kids, spouse, parents, siblings, friends, boss, neighbors. But the one person that we don't have grace for is our own self. Why is…
feminism… A random guy smiled at me and made me happy. 17 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 As a girl from a somewhat conservative, somewhat liberal country, as a follower of a largely liberal and slightly conservative religion and as the member of a family with predominantly…
feminism… Good marriage, bad marriage 16 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 When it's about a spousal relationship, we (particularly women) are conditioned to think that it's either a loving relationship or a quiet adjustment. That it's either a whirlwind of emotions…
My mind as a woman 