Tag: motherhood

• Musing about Success

  

  This week I spoke to two individuals on the topic of success. The first, a mother of two in her late forties, for her the concept of success had much to do with her husband and her children, “ultimately, if our children are settled and are good human beings then my life has been successful.” […]

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  21 Feb 2019

  Academic, Audience, Awareness, diversity, Education, Gender, Parenting, Read, Story, Travel

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• The Uterus Inheritance

  

  I remember the Ambassador rides from  Bhubaneswar to CuttackYour tussar sari draped around your shoulderAt home you would read files, make notes“It is tough being a woman Secretary of Industries”You had endometriosis  A fresh incision on an arterial veinNever did you take a day off,Never did anyone find out In Raghurajpur they had an exhibition of handicraftsYou […]

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  15 Jan 2019

  Art, Awareness, Gender, Poem A Day, Poetry, Read, Story, Travel

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• Cherry Blossoms in Amsterdamse Bos

  

  Bambi (resident 10yo) and I put on our walking shoes, strapped on our backpacks, grabbed our picnic lunch, and headed off to see the Cherry Blossoms at the Kersenbloesempark located in the forest or the Amsterdamse Bos. The trek from Amsterdam, via Metro and two bus changes, to the Amstelveen side of the Bos was confusing […]

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  18 Apr 2018

  Art, Parenting, Photography, Story, Travel

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• Yes, I have an only child and it’s fine, really

  

  Yes, I have an only child and it’s fine, really.

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  22 Sep 2014

  Awareness, Parenting, Story, Travel

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