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The Weight We Were Never Asked to Carry

June 8, 2026 / 1 Comment / BLOG, LIFE, MOTHERHOOD / Rajalakshmi

There is a kind of exhaustion that does not show up on your face. You still show up. You still manage. But somewhere beneath all of that is a heaviness that has been there so long you have stopped noticing it. Like furniture you have walked around for so many years you no longer remember choosing it.

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What Kept Me Sane

May 16, 2026 / Leave a Comment / BLOG, MEMORY, MOTHERHOOD / Rajalakshmi

When the lockdown began I sent my maid and nanny home with teary eyes, told myself it would not be long, and began the season of doing everything myself. Months later I discovered K-dramas — and something closer to restoration than I expected.