I am new to blogging, I have plenty of ideas to blog about but when I sit back to put my thoughts in words, my mind goes blank, don’t know why. May be this what they call here, colloquially ‘starting trouble’.
I used to be an avid reader, good writer. All that changed once I got married. The women here, muslimah in particular, don’t just marry a man but they marry into a family. The early years of marriage are very difficult, like getting to know one’s husband, adjusting to the hitherto unknown family. Same thing happened to me too.
My hubby’s family was very conservative, it took me three years before I got a good look into their drawing room (women had a different entrance to the house). I grew up in a nuclear family so it was very difficult for me to adapt to their lifestyle. I feared losing my identity and individuality. There were times when I used to wonder what I was doing there. All this took a toll on my creativity and even my personality.
Alhamdhulillah, all that changed with time. I understood that patience is the key and it really pays. Now Mashallah Alhamdhulillah we are a happy family. My in-laws treat me like their own daughter. I even have a role to play in their family business.
This is partly the story of my life, more to come later, inshallah.
