Posts tagged religion
Blood And Water
Blood And Water

Declarations such as “shame on them”, “I’d rather my daughter died than bring dishonour to the family”, “she must’ve dabbled in black magic to brainwash that poor boy”, and “I hope they’re found and shamed publicly” were made with great gusto, and to my adolescent brain, conjured up horrific visions which nearly made me throw up my dinner...

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FamilyBy Anam Javed (From Pakistan. Living in Melbourne)TCK, TCK TOWN, tck, third culture kid, our beating hearts, family, cultural, religion, elderly, elders, older, childhood, child, children, social, society, social circles, Aunty, aunties, Pakistan, Pakistani, Melbourne, Australian, Australia, couple, eloped, shame Comments
Food for the TCK Body & Soul
Food for the TCK Body & Soul

Before speaking to my mom, I believed I had no habits to uphold as an adult living on my own, but perhaps I was wrong…

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Traditions & CustomsBy Shannon Irby (From Ramstein, Tucson, Okinawa, Adana, D.C., San Antonio & Houston. Living in Okinawa.)TCK TOWN, tck, Tck, food, travel, religion, Arizona, Christian, God, Arlington, Baptist, A.M.E. Church, Methodist, Lutheran, cooking, holidays, soul food, Thanksgiving, Easter, smell, taste, Fayetteville, Germany, North Carolina, New Year's, East Coast, Santa, AsiaComment
The Standard Relationship Model and Me—I'd Rather Be Alone
The Standard Relationship Model and Me—I'd Rather Be Alone

So, in the end, I’m alone. Although I have no intimate relationships with anybody at the moment, I find that I don’t particularly miss that. I’d rather be alone than settle for less than what I feel that I deserve...

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In Love, Mental HealthBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, relationships, family, love, religion, Jewish, Thai, alone, Asia, Philippines, Catholic, casual, respect, intimate, desperation, content Comments
DANISH
DANISH

I am a reverse brain-drain story. Pakistan exported me for the sake of knowledge creation - however, I came back empty-handed. They still had the generosity to take me back in, but I feel they are having second thoughts...

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Speak EasyBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, third culture kid, local, multilocal, postcode, Pakistan, Pakistani, Australia, Australian, rituals, ritual, reading, religion, read, travel, friends, friendship, family, phone, Speak Easy Comment