By Piyushi Dhir
The first months and years of a marriage can be quite romantic. You are young, idealistic, tender and together, the two of you pursue your dreams. Walking hand-in-hand, traveling to new places, trying new cuisines, merry nights with friends… and then, you decide to have a baby. To begin with, spontaneous romantic love-making gives way […]
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Imagine a phone or laptop whose battery is about to die. But even when its down to 5%, it lasts surprisingly long? That’s exactly how I feel about myself! For the last three months or so, I’ve been sleeping in snatches. Two hours here, a half hour there, barely ever totaling up to more than […]
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[Written in the 9th month of my pregnancy]Pregnancy is a nine-month roller-coaster ride that encompasses never-before-experienced highs, inexplicable mood lows, hormones-gone-berserk, anxieties of the wierdest kinds and what not. Everyone tries to please you and yet, there comes a time when just about everything starts to irk you. Here is a list of things that […]
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[Written in the 8th month of my pregnancy]I reach for the newspaper, while sipping milk after my morning walk. I glance through the headlines on the front page and turn a leaf. I cringe. I turn another leaf. I recoil with horror. With great trepidation, I venture to the next page. I’ve had enough. I […]
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Back when we met, my husband once said to me that the best way to get to know someone is to travel with them. After a bunch of holidays in India and abroad, 2016 was threatening to be a year without a voyage. Why? Because I was expecting. A few months into my pregnancy though, […]
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[Written in the 6th month of my pregnancy]I didn’t even realize when the transition took place. From being a little seed inside of me, that would only be real when I saw your indistinct shape during ultrasounds, to becoming a live and moving baby, who communicates with me through the skin of my stomach. Your […]
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[Written in the 5th month of my pregnancy]Of all the weird pregnancy symptoms I’ve had, heating up like an oven is definitely one of the most bizarre ones. I would be perfectly fine one moment, and then suddenly I get all hot and bothered and desperately need to stick my nose in front of a […]
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I remember reading this haunting novel by Stephen King once, where an alien invasion takes place through human bodies. They enter the bodies of unsuspecting people, feed on one’s innards and brains, and keep growing until they burst out of you! It is probably unkind to say so, but that is pretty much how I […]
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[Penned down in the 7th week of my pregnancy]I am a wife I manage my house, my career I give my husband advice I am independent, financially secure I am a woman… But I still love To clutch a teddy bear when I sleep Give me colouring books And I will sigh in pleasure […]
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[Written on 23 December 2015, soon after I learnt that I was expecting]The simplest, everyday things of my life have suddenly become questions. I get into a lift, and my mind wonders if it is safe to take a lift when you have a baby within you? I’m due to get rid of my body […]
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