Parenting
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Letter 24 – Faith hold you when nothing else does
My dearest daughter, You are standing at the edge of young adulthood now – a place where the world begins to show you its more complicated layers. Caste. Religion. Identity. The fault lines that run quietly beneath the surface of… Continue reading
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Letter 23 – The letter I hope You never need..
Dear Daughter, In my last letter, I wrote about what love looks like. Today I want to write about its shadow – heartbreak. I hope you never need this letter. But since no one can predict anything, I want you… Continue reading
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Letter 22 – What real Love looks like
Dear Daughter, Last week, I wrote to you about infatuation – the bright, consuming feeling that arrives quickly and, often, leaves just as fast. I told you that love takes longer. That it needs time to prove itself. This week,… Continue reading
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Letter 21 – what no one tells teenage girls about falling for someone
Dear Daughter, There is a phrase you have grown up hearing – in films, in songs, in the conversations of older cousins at family gatherings. I love you. Three words that carry, depending on who says them and when, the weight of… Continue reading
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Letter 20 – Not everyone who calls you friend, means it
You’re almost there. In few months, you’ll be living with strangers, eating meals with people whose last names you don’t know yet, and trying to figure out which corridor leads to which classroom while pretending you already know. It will… Continue reading
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Letter 17 – Its time..to spread your wings
Dear Daughter, I still remember the day I dropped you to school for the first time. I don’t think I had ever felt that kind of fear before. My heart was sinking at the thought of you managing alone –… Continue reading
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Letter 16 – You do not owe us your life…
Dear Daughter, Before I begin the next series of letters about college and that new chapter of your life, there is something I must tell you. When I left for college, I was the eldest daughter in the entire family… Continue reading
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Letter 15 – After every evening, there comes a sunshine
Life is all about emotions, one just needs to know how to regulate them. Continue reading
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Letter 14 – Your time is not public property
Dear Daughter, I’ve been quietly watching a small moment repeat itself – and today, I want to tell you why it matters more than it seems. Every time one of your friends calls during dinner, I see you hesitate. You… Continue reading
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Letter 13 – Never measure yourself on someone else’s scale
A mother’s letter to her daughter on how to not fall for comparison trap in life. Continue reading
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