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  A Letter From the Woman Who Never Gets to Say, “I’m Tired” Dear All, I don't know exactly when it happened. When I became the person who remembers everything. The school timings. The doctor's appointment. The grocery list. The birthday. The bill that needs to be paid. The shirt that needs ironing tomorrow. The food someone doesn't like. The food someone suddenly wants. The message that needs replying. The relative who needs checking on. The thing my husband mentioned three days ago and has probably already forgotten. Somehow, I remember. I always remember. And somehow, everyone knows that I will. My day starts before everyone else's The house is quiet when I wake up. For a few minutes, nobody needs anything from me. Then my mind starts. Breakfast. Lunch. School. Uniforms. Bags. Water bottles. Who has homework? Who has an activity today? What needs to be bought? What needs to be cleaned? What did I forget yesterday? And before my feet e...

  We live in a world where men and women can never be treated equally. No matter how much hue and cry we make about equality rights, women suffer around the world noticed or unnoticed. In a male dominant society, women are treated as punching bags to show power or to release frustration. This is not the story of only Asian women. WHO reports the endless number of cases every year on domestic violence around the world. Only difference is, the government takes this heinous act seriously in few countries while the others just sit back and don't try to poke their nose in internal matters of a household.  Most cases go unreported due to family pressure, life threats, children's future or because of women not being financially stable. Women are so used to it that they don't even notice that something is wrong in being hit by your partner. The society plays a huge role in brain washing females since their childhood that they are dependent upon their spouse's mercy while males ...