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October 28th was Mother-in-Law’s day. I feel this is one of the most misunderstood relationships ever.
When I was married, Bollywood movies made me very, very anxious about my upcoming relationship with my in-laws. Thankfully, she didn’t live upto the movie standards. In fact, when I look back, I laugh at my naïveté and silliness in believing Bollywood.
Here is a poem I wrote for my second mom and titled it likewise.
We are not related, except by law. I know we are related, by something bigger than this.
You understand my desires and apprehensions and in your way, take care of me. Accepting me as I am, with my limitations.
You gently guided me and make me aware of the likes and dislikes of all.
You keep me protected and safe from the jealous eyes and eager ears
I can clearly see that you have gone through and not forgotten your past You remember your days as a new bride in this family. I know it is yours now it will be mine, someday too.
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Let’s spread some positivity. Let’s banish the cliches. Please share your stories and poems about your mother-in-law.
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Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Sunayna Pal moved to USA after her marriage. A double Post-graduate from XLRI and Annamalai University, she worked in the corporate world for five odd years before opting 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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