I, me, myself here stand for all the amazing Gen X moms. This is their saga – steeped in irony, and showing an occasional sense of dread – just like them. Somehow, calling myself a Gen X Mom seems totally inappropriate. On most days, I don’t represent either of those labels well. Let alone beingContinueContinue reading “An Ode(?) to the Gen X Mom”
Author Archives: Madhura Deshpande
What’s in a name?
**I saw her after a long time, maybe after a couple of years. The name escaped my memory, but the face was unmistakable. Her story came back as if I had heard it yesterday! It was 8.30 pm on a week night. I was outside my daughter’s martial arts class, wanting to end the tiringContinueContinue reading “What’s in a name?”
The day I made a plane turn around…
This is a story about intense, crippling fear. It’s also about courage and determination. And I share this deeply personal struggle with just one hope – that it will help someone, somewhere out there. The first time it happened was around Nov 2016, on a flight from Hawaii back to the mainland. We were cruisingContinueContinue reading “The day I made a plane turn around…”
We live, we reflect and we learn. Sometimes though, the greatest inspiration comes from mundane lives and seemingly regular people around us. These are the extraordinary tales of those little lives….
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