A Win for Daughters EverywhereA Daughter’s Rights Within Her Family Don’t End When She Marries, Karnataka HC Rules The ruling came after a married daughter sought appointment on compassionate grounds to a deceased parent's government position. By Devrupa Rakshit
India Dissents 2020India Dissents: How People Resisted Prejudice, Patriarchy at Home in 2020 "Choosing inter-caste marriage is a way of dissent." By The Swaddle Team
Speak Up!Woe Is Me! “My Family Mocks Me for Being Introverted. Help?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Baby FeverWoe Is Me! “My Husband’s Family Judges Me for Not Having Kids” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
This Argument Makes No SenseWoe Is Me! “My Husband’s Cousin Disrespected Me In a Heated Argument. Now What?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Hum Saath Saath HainThe Buzz Cut: Some Reasons Why Family Time in India Is So Fraught Joint families, chosen families or estranged ones -- this Diwali, it may be time to understand them a bit better. By Rajvi Desai
Time To Move OutWoe Is Me! “My Parents Financially Blackmail Me If I Don’t Suck Up to Them!” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Domestic MiseryWoe Is Me! “My Grandparents Moved in for Health Reasons, and I Can’t Stand the Joint Family Setup!” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Sisters At WarWoe Is Me! “My SIL Refuses to Do Household Chores Because She Has a Job, and I Resent It” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Familiar HostilityWoe Is Me! “How Do I Feel Less Insecure Around My Brother‑in‑Law’s Rude Wife?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Leave Me Alone!Woe Is Me! “I’m Always Tired and Irritable. How Do I Be More Amiable?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
An Unsuitable GirlWoe Is Me! “My Parents Want Me to Marry Soon, But I’m Just Not Ready” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Limitless LoveWhat Queerness Can Teach Us About Reimagining Relationships Beyond Rigid Conventions, Marriage Through a constant perpetuation of what an ideal relationship looks like, society has decreed other forms of love less valuable. By Farah Maneckshaw
Rinse And RepeatHow My Mother and I Coped With Our Shared History of OCD Amid a Pandemic "I looked down at a pair of scabbing, unevenly patched white hands and knew I had to speak to my mother." By Urmi Bhattacheryya
Filling-InThis Is My Family: the Neighbors Who Became Parents "My neighbors have never let me miss my parents. I want to pay them back in the best way possible." By Anubhuti Matta
Curse of the Mummy JiMothers‑in‑Law Restrict Women’s Reproductive Agency by Isolating Them: Study Women who lived with their mothers-in-law had smaller friend circles, which can be crucial sources of information about things like modern contraception. By Pallavi Prasad
Hum Apke Hain Kaun?How to Talk Politics With Your Conservative Family as 2019 Ends in Chaos A handy guide to keeping the protest going, even at home. By Liesl Goecker
Despite Popular BeliefWhy the Myth That Birth Order Shapes Personality Just Won’t Die Not all first kids are type-A overachievers -- so why are we convinced it's true? By Liesl Goecker