Adoption

          A romanticized notion? A poorly thought out impulse reaction? A foolish bravado?

          Or a genuine and earnest attempt that requires one to to go beyond the narrow confines of one's own mind and of society?

 

Being a Single Mom

Bringing up a child without a father is a challenge in itself.  Especially in Indian society.  How would bringing up an adopted child be if you chose to be a single mom?

 

That Uneasy Feeling...

...of having done something unknowingly that resulted in your having earned somebody's displeasure.

 

 

Crisis Management or Proactive Pessimism

Just when you think everything is coasting along, something really, really big can go completely wrong.  It's always good to have thought of these scenarios previously and made contingency plans, so that when the crisis actually happens, you are ready for execution of a plan B or plan C, rather than sitting down at the drawing board to start figuring out what course of action to take.