It Began With Socks

I was buying socks for my seven-year-old when I noticed the girls’ section had already made a few decisions for her. Shorter socks. Softer colours. Prettier choices. And somehow, just socks stopped feeling quite so small. It is never really "just socks", is it?

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Ankita Bhatia Dhawan

Life & Lifestyle | Marketing & Social Media | Parenting & Childcare

I write about the quiet ways we change over time. Most of my pieces begin with something small from everyday life. A passing moment, a conversation, an irritation that refuses to leave the mind. From there the writing slowly opens up into larger reflections on identity, motherhood, culture, work, memory and ageing. I write about who we become while we are busy being everything else.

It Began With Socks

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