Unlike My Mother, I'll Always Stand Up For My Cousin Sisters: He Dare Not Touch Them
So how should I start? I was in the fourth grade when my own grandfather (my 'nana') tried to sexually harass me.
So how should I start? I was in the fourth grade when my own grandfather (my 'nana') tried to sexually harass me.
I was startled by his split personality.
I know all mothers will understand this.
I take a walk down memory lane.
We realize that love is unconditional.
He suddenly put his hands under my top and grabbed my breasts.
I did some serious soul-searching.
We were watching our mother die.
I brushed aside all my doubts and got married to him.
She knew I had been cut off from the trust fund.
I never imagined how violent my to-be father-in-law could be.
I hit rock bottom when this happened.
What kind of a society do we live in?
She cursed me and beat me up for an hour.
It was insane. I was in a new country.
He had always fulfilled his duties towards us like a father.
It was a mental torture for me.
I thought a baby would strengthen the bond between us.
I even thought of committing suicide to escape the pain.
Sometimes you are unfair.
Where did I go wrong?
Maybe she felt insecure when she was around me.
I don’t know if I’m right to complain today.
I trusted my brother and had full faith in him.
My husband is bringing out the worst in me.
I still feel as if nothing has happened to me.
Blessings are earned when you do good to others.
My monster father had molested all his three daughters.
I finally began to understand the reason for her jealousy.
I prayed helplessly, chanting dua after dua.
Papa will always protect his little angel.
I know I am in your heart.
I lost everything, and no one really understood me.
The father I received is a not a "regular" father.
She is so insensitive, manipulative and spiteful.
He already calls me 'mummy'.
I have some self-respect.
I forgot that girls have a different destiny.
Please don’t compare your daughter-in-law with me or with yourself.
He can’t choose between both parts, in his whole life.
Even when I was pregnant, you didn’t bother.
He was 23 and head over heels for me.
This will end only on the day I die.
“Maikay jaaney wali ladkiyon ki koi izzat nahi hoti.”
“God knows what she does at home."
She used to b**ch about me all the time.
I wanted my son to get his share of love.
“I would do anything to protect you.”
Come on, she is just 26.
I am standing in his room and staring at his photo.
There was not a single day when I did not cry.
I am waiting to shower him with tons and tons of love.
Some relationships are beyond blood.
I would kill myself if something happened to you.
“What is it, buddy?” I asked nervously.
I had only two people in my life.
Human existence is so frail.
This time, he didn’t hug me.
I’m trying to spare your feelings, while you rain down on mine.
It was like looking in a mirror.
“Dear dad, I have finally become what you wanted me to become."
I saw my family standing on the other side of the door.
I was not crying, I was there as if I was a rock.
Today, I’m a single mother.
And to my surprise, he had told his parents.
He also tortured me mentally.
I was forbidden from going out.
She asked me not to come.
I realised the person was a transgender.
I agreed to marry him.
She always seemed lost.
He had no money and now I was the maid of his house at the age of 19.
My brother tried to hit me.
I was asked to choose.
What I do in my bedroom is really none of ANYBODY'S business.
A month later she realised I live too far.
The drama started only after the wedding.
I always found myself in the wake of conflict.
A change that would never change.
Life wouldn't be easy we should have guessed.
What should I do? Please help me.
Today, my mother is no more.
She slapped his head and welcomed him back to reality.
So this is how I grew up to be an insecure girl and sister.
My father, my hero, I salute you.
Marriages, I was told, are made in heaven.
I lived my life on my terms until I got married.
I don't know any better way of telling them what I feel.