Why celebrity post- partum pictures irk me..

First of all, let me clarify that this is not a jealous, bitchy rant. I am neither fat nor a fat- shamer.  Weight and body- type is a personal issue and is nobody else’s business. I try to not judge someone by their weight or size. To each, their own. Live and let live. I...

Back to work? Hang on, my “feminist” buddies. And thanks for the free advice!

I am on an extended maternity break. Not advisable for someone in a male dominated domain with high career aspirations, I'm told. But the choice has already been made. Now I face the consequences. Of lagging behind my peers. Of being judged as not being "hard-core" enough. Of being a "low-aimer". Of not being ambitious...

Things Mums Do…

New mums do crazy, weird, inexplicable things that make absolutely no sense to non- mums and men.  Here are some examples:-1.The mommy- sleep. Irrespective of how “heavy”/ deep a sleeper they were prior to being a mum, they suddenly turn into feather- light sleepers. The slightest stir, the minutest cry, can get her from pseudo-mommy...