Battling tongues
April 9, 2013
My mother did her yelling in Gujarati. My father played leap frog between Urdu and broken English. We prayed in Arabic, and sinned in all of the above.
My mother did her yelling in Gujarati. My father played leap frog between Urdu and broken English. We prayed in Arabic, and sinned in all of the above.
According to the handbook, saying no without good reason (love and mutual attraction don’t count) is like asking karma to come slap you in the face.
My grandmother explained that the English on my tongue, blue jeans, and refusal to oil my hair was an unhealthy distraction for the neighborhood gents.
I remind my parents they will sadly not be in my life forever, and when they leave, I will be left with the man I marry. Shouldn’t I be allowed time to choose that partner?
Men become unfortunate light bulbs around which angry flies incessantly buzz, making life a cricket match with mom as the bat and wife as the wicket.
The beauty and brains persona we’re famous for is an inherited position. Desi girls are not a race whose lineage is of oppression and mediocrity.
In an age of unlimited love byte options, women no longer balk at the idea of sending racy text messages or nude photos online.
As with reality, online lives can get complicated and messy. How do online profiles affect offline relationships?
It’s no secret one of the first things to do when you have a new love interest is go home and Google or Facebook him.
Texting has surpassed email, phone, and face-to-face conversation as the main communication vehicle for 12-17 year olds.
Some teens engage in sexting as a form of harmless self-expression, and not always as a sexual invitation.
A lack of barriers allows teens to get to know each other closely, faster. They can “see” each other whenever they want.