fact or fiction
Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about our family dynamics, traditions, and if there's such thing as a 'perfect family.'
The Robot Wife
Two Wives and No Peace Ahmed had been married twice. The first wife was a non-stop critic — from his socks to his soul, nothing escaped her sharp tongue. The second one barely spoke, and when she did, it was just to say, “Fine.” Both marriages ended in disaster. Either he was too complicated to understand, or perhaps, he never tried to understand anyone at all.
By Ahmad shahabout a year ago in Families
Loving Without Losing Myself: The Art of Staying Whole in Relationships
There’s a quiet kind of heartbreak no one talks about—the kind that happens when you love someone so deeply, you forget how to love yourself. Not because they asked you to, and not because the love was bad or toxic, but because somewhere in the process of giving, caring, accommodating, and adjusting, you stopped seeing yourself as someone worth protecting too.
By Aiman Shahidabout a year ago in Families
Romanticizing the Everyday: How Small Joys Saved My Sanity
There was a time when every day felt like a blur. Wake up. Check phone. Scroll mindlessly. Eat something. Work. Reply to messages I didn’t feel like answering. Repeat. Life became a monotonous loop, with no spark, no depth—just survival. I wasn’t depressed in the textbook sense, but I wasn’t living either. I was existing.
By Aiman Shahidabout a year ago in Families
Things I Wish I Told My Mom Before I Moved Out
The morning I moved out, my mom made pancakes. She never said, “I’ll miss you.” She just slid the plate toward me with a quiet, practiced grace and asked if I wanted syrup. I nodded, heart thumping, trying not to cry. My car was already packed. The keys were in my pocket. The rest of my life waited in a two-bedroom apartment across town.
By Muhammad Sabeelabout a year ago in Families
The Power of Being Unavailable: How Boundaries Became My Superpower
For the longest time, I thought being available made me valuable. If someone called, I answered—even if I was in the middle of something. If a friend needed a favor, I said yes—even when I was exhausted. I responded to texts at midnight, checked emails before I even got out of bed, and said “of course” far too often when I should’ve said “not right now.”
By Aiman Shahidabout a year ago in Families
