Learn to know yourself… to search realistically and regularly the processes of your own mind and feelings.- Nelson Mandela A lot is said about the importance of knowing yourself. Yet not enough stress can be laid upon how important it is. Before we set out to change the world , a step we must take to…
Category: Life
Forming healthy relations among siblings
We always picture a family as a perfect haven, a safe retreat. We think of smiling faces who love and support each other. However what if the picture that you see of a family close to you or even your own is not the same? I will start with defining a family which is healthy….
An Etiquette of being on Facebook:A Contemplation
I am writing this while we are in the thick of the corona virus quarantine. It is post midnight of 20th April 2020. It is 18′ C in Melbourne, comparatively warmer than it has been in the past few days. Their are not too many means of staying engaged. Please don’t get me wrong. I…
Are you too harsh on your kids?
As a woman sometimes we do feel we have got the bigger brunt of the marriage. As it is some are performing a juggling act between work and home and vice versa. Often in our life we have a source of stress … which could exist in the form of a deadline as in most…
Why living in the remote suburb could be your best bet?
Well you are finally ready to invest in your dream home . Buying a home commands ample contemplation and decision-making as it is huge investment and for most people can not be remedied or redressed once taken. In most of the developed world buying a home in the City is a rather unaffordable affair, not to…
Are you suffering from Parental Discrimination?
Scenario One On May 28 2015 , Canadian Celebrity Sarah Blackwood was removed from the United Airlines plane for having an overly noisy kid, who also happened to be pregnant at the time. Scenario Two A blogger and new mum Arielle Charnas was asked to move to the back of the plane from the first class…
Homemaker heading towards burnout…
Mothers Mental Health#2 As an expat living Down Under , I can tell through experience that quiet a number of us are missing the much needed family support. Being in charge of a family entails a need for handling never-ending responsibilities and laborious tasks. If it was only about you , it would be really…
Placing Round pegs in Square holes?
A Suitable Career “Do you listen to your children? I do not mean as in listening when they are talking to you. That of course is important. However , what I implied is do you closely observe the things which your child communicate about their likes their interests and their general and special aptitudes which they…
Sibling Rivalry: How it all started?
Moms have so many roles to play, they tell you. You are a teacher, a nurse, doctor, chef, friend and what not. However today of lately I have discovered that I am unwittingly taking upon a new role, of a ‘Referee’. My two children , a girl (5) and a boy (1) are going through…
Why Australia is already great?
In the words of an expat mum Its been about a year and a half that we arrived down under. I can still feel the cold October breeze on my face as we exited the huge glass doors of the Melbourne airport at around ten in the night and for the first time ever set foot in the city…
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