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Excellently articulated, this poem about a day in the life of a working mother proceeds at a staccato pace that captures very well the way her day might go.
I woke up, Rushed to kids’ door, Checked on them, Back to more.
Screened the house, Locked the stores, Picked them up, Hustled two floors.
Gobbled some food, Bid adieu, Off to work, Gulped a coffee or two.
Filled some forms, Examined a few. Wrapped up quick, Off again I flew.
Danced the two, As I glanced through the door. Hugged and kissed And cuddled and more.
Splashed my face, Put them to play. They Giggled and Jumped And Laughed as I sway.
Held them and fed A morsel or two. Prepared the bath, Struggled anew.
Exhausted and fallen, Put them to bed . Straightened the spine, ‘Knock-knock’ the door said.
He came, we sat. A talk ensued. Few jokes, some jabs A point of view.
He answered, I asked And we argued such, He concluded ‘You Can’t Even Do This Much!’
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Dr. Mansi Bajaj Malik , founder of Friday Night Column , is a physician by profession and blogger by passion. An MD medicine and mom to twins C&I , she loves to write, paint , cook and travel ! read more...
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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