The Completely Bearable Lightness of Being 35
I feared the mundanity of 35. I’m learning it’s not mundane when it happens naturally.
Evolution
Men Are Just As Misinformed About Their Rights As Women
Dispelling some myths about men’s rights
Wake Up And Smell The Bruises
I know what I saw. I know the sense of danger I felt. I know that unmistakable instinct women develop about trouble. There was something off. I didn’t need to see the bruises.
One Day Past Thirty-Five
Celebrations. I’ve decided I’m going to have them as often and as self indulgently as I can. I’m thirty-five, not dead!
Cruise Control And The New ‘Joy’stick
I live a charmed life. I stumbled onto something I loved doing and that, coincidentally I was also good at. It happened late enough that I had had enough time to pick up an education and a world view so I wouldn’t grow up into a unidimensional adult. And it…
You Secret.ly Hate Women
The Secret app has brought out an ugly side to people I know.
Unimpressive Me
I’m starting to feel unimpressive in most social situations these days. Unimpressive seems inappropriate. I’m not allowed to underwhelm
A Woman’s Right To Say No, Just No
*Image (without text) via Ambro on FreeDigitalPhotos.net Here’s the latest accusation that falls on me – RUDE. Also, inconsiderate, unkind, impolite. Hang on, who is calling me all these names? Yes, men. But what kind of men? Men I’ve said NO to. These are NO to sexual advances. NO to…
Magic In My Soul
Magic showed up at 3AM. I was still up when my video chat icon began flashing. I answered to find him yelling….
A Generation Of ‘Forgive & Forget’
I went to lunch with a beloved aunt, last week. She is one of my role models, having blazed the corporate path in the 70s and faced racial and gender prejudices. She has also had a ‘love marriage’ to a wonderful but non-Tamilian man. We spoke of work (hers and…