Tag: childhood

The Lull in the Conversation 4.9 (26)

I remember being five and thinking about how big the ten-year-old seniors at my school were. They were older, taller, more mature, smarter even. I remember being ten and thinking the same about the 14-year-olds in class 9. I wanted to be in high school, I wanted to be in the student council. I wanted to be older and more important. I remember growing older each year and fantasizing about being even older on my next birthday. And if I’m being perfectly honest, I still do.

The Little Things 0 (0)

“What’s the favorite time of your life?”, my friend had asked me out of the blue one day. A question like that really makes you wonder about your life and all the memories you’ve lived through in a very different way. All of a sudden, it’s as if your life is a movie and every moment you’ve ever lived now has double takes of emotions and drama. When I thought of this question with respect to my life, I could remember all the tiny achievements that I’d had when I was a little kid, like the fashion show I participated in dressed as a Malayali girl and how my mother made me learn a Malayalam phrase by heart so that I would get extra points.

The Adultification Bias: Short-changing Black Teens 5 (1)

Racism has permeated black lives in multifarious ways. Despite having abolished slavery decades ago, racial stereotypes and white supremacist behaviors continue to thrive even today right under the nose of a judicial and law enforcement system that’s supposed to check its spread. The latest hot topic that’s been doing the rounds in the black community […]

Do we really have to wait for the moment to feel grown-up? 4.3 (9)

Turning to an adult is overrated. Don’t you think? Right from the beginning of our very existence, we are made aware of the perks and responsibilities of becoming an adult. We get so over-excited at the thought of growing up and often tend to underestimate the journey of growing up.  The irony is that the […]