why is a rakhi only for boys? modernizing an indian tradition
I grew up with questions about my parents’ cultural beliefs. As a child of liberal parents when I was at our community’s festive dinner parties, I often asked, “Why
are you losing sleep over the kids being taken from their mothers?
Dear God, I generally never write anything religious. I wouldn’t call myself religious anyway and prefer titles like spiritual if I was to say anything. For anyone reading th
summer tees and swim robes
Now that we have warmer weather and longer day light hours (#yaassssss), we‘re practically living at the pool and posting up at our favorite Southern California beaches. We just
the modern south asian father
Just one generation ago, many South Asian fathers were not accustomed to burping their infants or warming up pumped breast milk. Ok, I know I’m generalizing…(while my mom s
DIY deodorant that works
When I switched to a DIY deodorant, I knew I had truly kissed my commercial products days goodbye. I had already been hooked on an all natural face care line whose face cream is so
today, I choose to be love
You know, today I choose to be love. Not that I’m not on other days…but let me explain. The Southwest fight that just went down had many scared passengers on it, o
mom, you are love.
Dear Mom, I’ve been wanting to write this letter for so many moons now. That perfect sunny Southern California afternoon. It replays in my mind randomly, regularly. Jai had just
what is the right age to get your child a cell phone?
The question we as parents dread: What is the right age to get your child a cell phone? I wish there was an easy answer to this, like…at age 18, your child must have a cell p
why this is us…is really us.
I finally joined the this is us bandwagon. I know, I’m late. But as Jack and Rebecca Pearson know all too well, I was just a bit busy with kids, work and all the stuff
Product Review: Wet Brush for Hair
In my family we have 3 girls who all have long, thick hair so we are always on the look out for products to help tame and keep our hair healthy. A few weeks ago I was getting my ha