A HOUSE OF HER OWN
- December 31, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
A house of her own was her dream.
A place where she was free to wear and eat what she wished, where her creativity could flow unhindered and her choices weren’t limited by societal pressures.
A safe haven she could come back to, where she wouldn’t be judged for...
A Mind Of Its Own
- December 19, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
Her shopping cart in the mall seemed to have a mind of its own. Once loaded, it seemed to charter its own path. It always went right. Was her left so wrong? She wondered who was wrong and who was right.
In an instant , she felt like a concerned...
SMELL OF BETRAYAL
- December 16, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
She put a small amount of the expensive face wash on her face. Her past struck her the moment she inhaled its smell. Smell of betrayal. When he betrayed her, friends recommended an array of cosmetics to get him and her lost glow back in her life. She followed...
PERFECTlON PERSONIFIED
- October 09, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
Her dreams were as big as her brother’s and aspirations as high as her male colleagues’.
Her responsibilities were no less than her dad’s and workload as much as her husband’s.
Inspite of taking care of responsibilities, workload, aspirations and dreams…..in that order, when she wanted to enjoy life...
NOISE
- September 21, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
There was a lot of noise around,
And she failed to find her peace,
So she closed all the doors and windows,
And did find some relief,
Eventually the noises entered her house too,
And they seemed to follow her everywhere,
She anxiously looked here and there,
And realised...
CHOICE
- January 26, 2024
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
Image Courtesy: Maksudur Rahman , Pexels
The bridesmaids praised the bride’s beautiful wedding attire and jewellery. Mom proudly boasted that her daughter had a great taste and she chose everything very carefully for her own wedding. The girls expressed how smart and lucky their friend was.
The silent bride looked up from her veil and said, “...
HER PLACE
- September 10, 2020
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
She would cover her head with a stole in the presence of elders as a mark of respect. Was it to keep her in place?
She would stop speaking if an elder male cleared his throat indicating her to stop. Did she hear him say, “she should know her place?”.
She stopped studying, she stopped working, she...
MY AMMA’S SAREE
- August 02, 2020
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
Amma had fancied a checked Kanjeevaram saree with double coloured border since long. She saved money from household expenses and purchased the saree after considerable effort. She happily wore it on her birthday and showed it to papa forgetting his abusive ways.
Irked by her independent thinking, papa punished her hard and amma succumbed to the...
THE SPACE IN BETWEEN
- July 30, 2020
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
From rustling up mouth watering dishes in the kitchen to entertaining the guests in the living room, from drying clothes and gardening in the small balcony to taking care of elders in the bedroom, from teaching the kids in the study room to sharing tea with her spouse on the easy chairs , she kept...
UNDYING SPIRIT
- April 23, 2020
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- admin_chubbylittlegirl
The plant was trimmed yet again. The vertical growth was hampered but it fought back, grew healthy and grew its branches.
Every time the plant was trimmed, it wasn’t ready to give up, it grew horizontally each time, spreading its roots and branches and covering up the whole big pot.
What the world saw was a healthy...
