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How My Mother and I Became Friends… After My Father Died

Loss exposes how unprepared you really are. When my father died, my mother and I couldn't imagine a life without him or one with each other. But grief makes you look at the bigger picture. My father’s death is the reason my mother and I are no longer strangers.

Pooja Barge March 27, 2016

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Why I Will Never be Daddy’s Little Girl

I was 12 when I last saw my dad. But that is OK. All we had was a tenuous biological link and there was nothing for me to miss.

Simran Kapoor March 26, 2016

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Why My Father Made Sure His Invisible Disability Stayed Invisible

As we grow up, parents, whether intentionally or not, reveal to us a side of theirs that we’ve never seen before. But a large part of growing up comes with the understanding that they do so for our benefit.

Joshua Eugine March 23, 2016

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Mission: Doobie with Daddy

One fine day, I discovered that my Kishore Kumar-loving dad and I have a lot more in common than I thought. He loves Mary J as much as I do.

Blazin' Ace March 17, 2016

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My Sisters and I Cremated Our Father. And Every Daughter Must Be Part of their Parents’ Final Journey

I struggle to understand people’s apprehension toward daughters performing the last rites of their parents. The act of seeing the last physical trace of your loved one be engulfed in the fire is essential to getting closure, to realising that we will never see them in the physical realm anymore.

Mugdha Singh March 16, 2016

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Netflix and Overkill: How I Lost My Retired Father to Binge-Watching

When Baba came to visit me this summer, I installed the Amazon Prime and Netflix apps on his phone, thinking he’d watch the odd movie sometimes. I didn’t expect him to get addicted to it and walk around the house like a teenager with headphones glued to his skull.

Runa Mukherjee March 14, 2016

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How I Met My Mothers

I believe adults owe their adopted children the truth. I found out about my biological mother after my father died, and that’s when the real drama began.

Author||ila ananya March 13, 2016

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Sisters are Protectors Too: Why Raksha Bandhan Needs to be Reimagined

As an elder sister, I am constantly bailing my brother out of sticky situations. Which makes me wonder, if I am his protector, shouldn’t he be tying a rakhi on my wrist, instead of the other way around? All traditions need an update and Raksha Bandhan is no different.

Ayushi Murli March 13, 2016

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“My Son’s First Smile!” Is Instagramming Your Baby As Harmless As You Think?

Sharing (mostly oversharing) the joys and challenges of parenthood and documenting every bit of your children’s lives online is now a social norm. Parents at it are called sharenters, and the act, sharenting.

Saadia S March 11, 2016

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The Death of the Family Photo Album

There was a time when cameras would be kept away in our parents’ closets until a special occasion arrived. Today however, our cameras are perpetually out capturing everything from our morning grump to our Swiggy meal.

Nihal Bambulkar March 9, 2016