Tag: motherhood

Living inside a Thermos Flask

…is lonely. Days and nights meld together between its insulating walls. Ghosts of your past life haunt you. They torture you with glimpses of the time before you started living… Read more »

Feathers in every color, fall from above. One lingers, kisses my palm. Motionless, I marvel at it. Oh, the possibilities! “Mama!” She screams. “I’m hungry!” The feather melts away. I light… Read more »

Sprout

A white stick camouflaged against the white marble. Two blue parallel lines stared back at her from a small oval window on it. The lifeless stick was the harbinger of the life growing within her.

Guest Post – The Sisterhood of Moms

I am feeling great this Monday morning because I finally roped in Suchitra a.k.a. The PhD Mama to write a guest post for Mixed Bag.

What You Don’t Know

You’re teenagers, you’re hormonal, I get it. I was a teenager once. But here’s another thing which you (probably) don’t know. One day, you will be me.

Toddler Tweets

That girl can make me laugh! Most days she’s a little Miranda Priestly, but if you catch her at a good time, she can be really goofy.

Paint it Red!

I looked at the brush in front of me. Did I really have to use it? Colors were calling out to me, begging to be experienced, to be felt. I… Read more »

5 life lessons from Toddlers

“Mommy, what does ‘new year’ mean? “Mommy, what does ‘time’ mean? Toddlers ask the most thought-provoking (also extremely annoying) questions. How do I explain to M what new year and… Read more »

3 year olds are A**holes by Sarah Fader

Just when I had decided that terrible twos were a real thing, turns out three is just as bad! Last week, M, my almost 2.5- year old rubbed a whole… Read more »

I don’t want to go to School!

The last couple of months have been a difficult time for my toddler, M and me. She started preschool in September and for the first time in her teeny-tiny life,… Read more »