When I found out about my pregnancy, my first instinct was fear instead of joy. My mother’s words about labour pain were deeply carved in my mind. Pregnancy is like a one-way train on an exotic ride without reverse gear. It is perfect this way because along the way, I gradually expanded my inner capacity…
Category: parenting
Reflection on postnatal confinement
I’ve always thought that I am a courageous person who creates my own path. At 23, I gave up a professional career and dove into the F&B industry. At 25, I started a company without knowing exactly what I got myself into. At 26, I gave up everything and started afresh in the creative industry.…
Becoming a mother
A year ago, while reading Glennon Doyle’s ‘Untamed’, I remembered pausing at a quote that says ’it’s a heavy burden for children to know that they are the reason their mother stops living her life’. It sounded cruel and yet true. As an expecting mother at that time, I took the warning to heart. Fast…