Posts Tagged ‘education’

The inside and the outside

And finally, it seems that I can heave a sigh of relief, for now. There is work, money is on its way (unbelievable), enough to meet our bills and I just don’t know how to be happy. My gloomy face is stuck to me. well, old habits die hard.
Me and my daughter are planning [...]

Taking a stand

As kids, we got the basics (roti,kapda,makan). No doubt about it. And a good formal education. Nevertheless, we did not get any emotional nurturing or any ‘real’ education.
I was daughter no. 2 and that in itself was a very unwanted scenario. And then, I was rebellious,different. So, I was always at loggerheads with my mother. [...]

Hole in the soul

I really wish my parents could have stood with me and believed in me. I guess that hole in the soul will always remain. It is as if I (and my daughter) do not exist for my family. Our honor, self respect, survival, life is our problem. My mother specially has never had a very [...]