There exist way too many clichés in the business of becoming and being pregnant. If FRIENDS misled audiences on how embryo transfers work, the average conversations around pregnancy & related ‘morning sickness’ are equally inaccurate. I became pregnant and learned that fatigue impacts every single pregnant person. Nausea and sickness may or not accompany that … Continue reading Morning sickness
Friday night was an unusual one – I spent it with a girlfriend. Typically it’s a date evening or C and I meet other couples. On this occasion, the friend and I had dinner together and spoke at length about life, politics, and ice cream flavours. I can’t remember the context, but she used ‘ja … Continue reading The ja chudail weekend
That was the theme of 2021 for me. Almost every aspect of life worked on that principle. One might think it made me learn and adapt, but I continued to struggle. Lack of clarity and ongoing uncertainty took their toll. I couldn’t plan my career, wellbeing, travel, family visits, or day-to-day things. Of course, life … Continue reading One day at a time
If you’re in Team FRIENDS, you know the episode and you would have found it as funny as any other episode in that season. I first watched it at least 15 years ago. All these years later, I wonder why there wasn’t even a passing mention of what she (and Alice) physically went through in … Continue reading The one with Phoebe’s uterus
This morning I received an unexpected phone call that filled my heart and made it ache at the same time. Love, nostalgia, drama, fun, laughter, expletives, and the part of me that’s loud, crass and hidden somewhere. It was all there with the achy feeling that is being physically away from some people. I just … Continue reading Fair balance
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