Choice to Mate

Having a kid changes you in ways you don’t even expect. I used to think I was very liberal , even with the concept of same sex relationships. Then I had a kid and reconsidered the ramifications of what it actually means. I didn’t find it okay to believe that sexual orientation is biological. The concept of reproduction defines the…

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Weaning Woes

Motherhood is living in constant fear. Every decision you take is adjoined with a fear for repercussions and question,” Will I break my baby ? ” As much as I am amused by the stunned looks of admiration or astonishment that I’m still breastfeeding, it has been as grueling on me as it is satisfying. After all it’s a mother’s…

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Commercial Merrymaking

So, yesterday I saw a few updates on facebook about why there is a woman’s day at all. While I too agree that wishing a woman ” Happy Woman’s Day ” is like congratulating someone for having ears, I think there’s some merit to celebrating these commercially encouraged ” Days ” . I don’t believe it’s to acknowledge the existence…

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Women’s Day Celebrations

What does it mean to me be a woman? I am of course a vivid shadow of my mom foremost, whose taught me values of love, respect, hard-work and forgiveness. It’s from her I get my quirky sense of humor and the desire to socialize. My love for cooking, pampering those I love and her love for the arts and…

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Sunshine & Shadows

A sliver of sunshine Through my window Falls onto my bedroom floor A spotlight in the dark Fascination anew to be the star of the show A finger grabs, fiddles with the afternoon outside A foot on each side Gingerly placed and tested Shadows flicker off and on Particles of dust dance on the tune of invisible air And we…

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Waves of Life

Life is a wave that can swallow you whole And every stroke we take only takes us deeper still When it gets overwhelming and I am gasping for air You are there to hold me afloat Every single day I find a new reason To fall in love more and more Every giggle and chuckle we share Gives me strength…

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Broken Prey

It’s been a long, long time since I came across a really good thriller. That has a perfectly twisty storyline and good deduction with optimal reasoning skills displayed with splashes of humor to thrown in. Pick this one up for those depressing days when you want a good brain teaser to keep you on the edge of your seat. Be…

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Beyonce at the SuperBowl 2013

So a friend of mine has a perfectly valid question about Beyonce’s get up the other day. – ” If a singer who is a role model of thousands of young girls ( our daughters) dresses up like a stripper on national television, and we object to it, are we being judgmental? Or just bury your head in the sand,…

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Everyone falls in Love

A life should ideally be beyond love To be living in the moment Most are just in love with being in love The romance, the drama, the tears, the magic Heart meets heart Mostly heart just meets brain Real emotions and fake manipulations Everyone falls in love Either to rise high or shatter the heart Inching forward, getting back up…

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Raped, Hailed, Forgotten

She fought, she scratched, her screams unheard Nails clawing flesh pain from pleasure. They kept on with their greed Testing fiercely, limits of humanity The roadside beckoned her last breathes The cold darkness above, the hot asphalt below Willing her to let go Stares passed on, uncaring Till a shoulder came forward for her to lean on Despair seeped through…

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