When I started earning, I maintained a recurring deposit in the name of travel budget, which I do to this date. It was through this that I sent my mother her first air tickets.

Sullu vows to never, ever speak to Renu again. Every time, a Hindi film song extolls the virtues of ‘Dosti’, she feels a tide of anger within her.

How many of us are happy with our mother-in-law/daughter-in-law? Leave alone the fact that we can never see them as our own mother or daughter, the least —  are we able to accept them as one in our family?

I struggled to establish a rhythm of cooking and eating. I felt compelled to cook fresh food three times a day, just as my mother did, but this exhausted me. Likewise, I also had to learn how to cook from scratch.

Although heartbreaking, leaving a toxic relationship is the kindest thing you can do for yourself. You owe it to yourself!