I always saw my parents stressing when I’d fall sick. That didn’t stop me from getting flu, getting into accidents, playing in vehicle impoundment yards, construction sites, electric generator rooms, and the list goes on. My question was: if the street urchins can, why can’t I? Why should their childhood be filled with dangerous liberty […]
Tag: children
#Change #starts with #I & #We
In a world where boys are told not to cry, I tell mine that I hear him. I hear him and I am here for him. That he is smart, intelligent, kind. That he is not to be bound by gendered norms but simply be a good human. For he’s a gift like our neighbour’s […]
#children
Children are like wild flowers. Their imperfections are perfect, their heart – shiny and glistening like plants after first rain.
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Today, as I sat listing to music, headphones on, sun light on my face through the train window, I saw the cutest mixed family. Indian mom. Swiss dad. Adorable babies. It made my eyes go animi big with joy. That’s all I have to say about today.