Mother Goose/ Bear
A Build-a-bear shop had me re-examining my own childhood and my notions of maternity. A dream in my 20s also changed my outlook.
A Build-a-bear shop had me re-examining my own childhood and my notions of maternity. A dream in my 20s also changed my outlook.
Visits: 0Fatherhood seems to be the theme for this week, after my Electra-Oedipus discussion last week. After observing the behaviour of emperor penguins, I now discover that fish exhibit loving paternal behaviour as well. Today’s fact tells us that: “A father sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in…
Visits: 0My fact for the day tells me that: A father Emperor penguin withstands the Antarctic cold for 60 days or more to protect his eggs, which he keeps on his feet, covered with a feathered flap. During this entire time he doesn’t eat a thing. Most father penguins lose…
Visits: 0The biggest propagators of male chauvinism are women. Yes, read that again. Why do a lot of men behave like they’re God’s gift to the world? Why do they live their lives in self-absorbed, unbelievably deluded over-confidence completely unrestrained by conscience or empathy for the opposite sex? Why indeed?…
Visits: 0And I’ve created my first comic! Thanks to Sensorcaine for giving me the lead (do see her collection too!)
Visits: 0Another shouting match with my family. You know those scenes in movies where they’re trying to show a person who’s slowly losing it? They have this deep distorted voice booming all around in dingy gray surroundings. That’s how I feel now. The pressure to tie the knot is making…
A father and a child
Unveiling the ‘Mama’s Boy’ syndrome in Indian Culture – the complex relationship between the Indian man and his mother, and the impact on relationships.
Who is the Modern Woman?
The Superwoman origin story:
I am the only kid on the tree in pigtails
I am the daughter who will one day be the ‘man of the house’