Why Mother's Day is important

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If you haven't been screamed at, hated, or blocked off from a child's life, you haven't really been a good mother! I learned that when I became a mother and vowed never to do the things my mom did with me. But then I did. And I began to behave like her as well. After a point, all mothers begin to sound like each other. It begins with "Please don't touch that." and "Pick up your toys" and goes on to, "What are you wearing? You can't go out of the house in that!" Later the tone becomes more anxious, "Who is that you're friend-ing on facebook?" The preaching becoming more helpless with "How much money have you spent on that?" Finally when all else fails all mothers turn to the last resort with, "Fine, it's your decision but just know I'm not happy with it" and the perennial....

It's not okay for you to look at me that way

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I was 12 when we moved from Boston, USA to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It was a huge culture shock for me. I had been living with my family in the States for over five years and I could do what I pleased there. I went to a co-ed school. We went out in groups for movies and lunches. When Madonna burst on the scene, I wore short skirts and tights. I used to go alone to the market to buy groceries for the family. I interacted with old men who were cashiers to young boys who picked things from the top shelf for me. I wore short dresses, shorts, and any old rubbish that was the fashion then. My mom hardly said anything to me as long as my grades were good. That was my life in the States. Then I came back to my country. Mom left....

The art of manipulating men

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For women only 5 tactics to get any man to do whatever you want. Guaranteed success rate. All you need to have is a little bit of timing and a lot of control. 1. The gift of the magic: There's been something that you've wanted for a very long time. It might be that expensive bag, or that 2-day trip. It has been on your mind and you do not know how to get it out of that man of yours. The best thing to do in this situation is to give him a gift. Yes, it may sound ludicrous but it will work. It need not put a hole in your pocket. It could be something small like a nice shirt or a new pair of shoes. It has to be something he needs and will love. It cannot be a perishable item like Godiva....

5 Essential things your mom never told you

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Times have changed. It is no longer a world where the husband works and the wife looks after a house. Definitions have changed. The divorce rate has gone up and so have the insecurities that lie with a relationship. It is a new world order where it is necessary to protect yourself. Every woman should know this but no one says this aloud. 1. Never reveal your money: Women are now independent. They earn enough and they have their own bank accounts. However, as soon as they fall in love, something happens to their sense of independence. It is as if they can merge their former selves into this man and trust him enough to look after both of them. After all women have been induced with the sense that once they are married, the man will look after the woman and she will not have to worry....

The art of dating

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Dating in India is very different from dating in the West. In both cases, there is a 5 Step Process. The West is more; meet each other often, fall in love, live together, meet the parents, and then walk down the aisle. In India, it is more like; parents meet, grown children feel shy, a week of wedding celebrations, finally fall in love, and then go out for dinner. However, things have been changing recently and the new generations have been pioneers in bringing about the new rules of dating. Rules of Dating: 1.How to Meet: Now while in the west, there are many places where you can meet single people, in India if a man goes up to a woman in a bar, it is considered excessively `forward'. That is why there are wedding sites. Under the guise of looking for the correct....

Is this corruption?

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We have all lauded Anna Hazare's efforts, supported the movement through blogs, tweets, facebook updates and the more intrepid amongst us have attended rallies, candlelit marches and chanted slogans while wearing the "I am Anna" cap. We all want corruption to end and hope that India truly shines. Corruption is the bad word and we support all means possible to eradicate it. But sometimes the choice to eradicate it is easier said than done. In the middle of the night, if we lie in bed can we truly say that we are not "corrupt"? Are we as pure as we think we are? And if you have complex choices, "What do you do?" Can any one of us say we have not done at least one of the things to get our way? 1. Jumping traffic lights you are in a terrible hurry: The bus moved....

Unspoken and unwritten traffic rules of Mumbai

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1. Time = Distance x Potholes: No matter how fast you go, which short cut you take, and how much Power fuel you put in your car, you are always going to be stuck in a jam. It's really not your fault. The 10,000 potholes on every road will make sure that you will take the same amount of time every day. Everyone in Mumbai has a game plan. They figure, if they leave at sharp 8, they will make it by sharp 9 to their destination. Or, if they beat the traffic by leaving from wherever they are at sharp 5, they will get home by sharp 6:15. It does not matter if it is AM or PM. And the best word they use is "max." As in "Max, it will take an hour and a half." Alternatively, "Max, I'll be 15 minutes late." However, be warned this is....

How to keep the mystery alive in a relationship

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All women want to know everything about a man but the minute they reveal everything, the women find him boring. It is also vice versa. That is mainly the reason why so many marriages break up. Soon enough both partners crave the excitement of something new. The trick in every relationship is to keep the mystery going. Once the spouse has revealed everything, there is no mystery. The fascination dies. There is no point in flitting from one relationship to another to find mystery. The success of long and happy relationships is to find mystery in your relationship over and over again! How to keep the mystery & romance alive: 1. Secret Rendezvous - You want to find another partner to date because you are bored of the current one. But why not just ignite the spark again? If you live in a joint family, pretend as if....

Does money guide relationships?

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Relationships are not always about Love. Most times, they are about money. Whoever has the Money has the Power. It is the reason why mothers raised their sons to think that they need to earn to "provide" for their family while with their daughters they were more lenient as they assumed the daughters would be like them, homemakers. Subconsciously it is also the reason why mothers wanted their sons to have the power in a relationship rather than someone else who might take it away from them. Money and power are also the reason why women work. Yes, it gives them satisfaction. Yes, it makes them more than a housewife or a mother or a daughter and whatever other labels that society chooses to force on them. But most importantly, when they work they feel powerful. Money gives them independence. Independence gives them an opportunity to be in....