12 Women Share Restrictions They Faced As Kids That Still Impact Them & It’s Truly Heartbreaking
The kind of restrictions most brown woman face end up impacting us in a unique way. We all know that our restrictions are harsher. Most Indian women are not granted the independence and trust that comes with becoming an adult, and even if we are, there’s always some amount of patriarchy that ends up dictating how we exist in the world. This is why, we’ve curated a list of confessions by women sharing how they were restricted in childhood, and how it left an impact on them. 1. “My mother always told me to keep my gaze on the ground when walking in public spaces. Lest I make someone feel like I was ‘interested in them.’ I am almost 30 now, I still walk with my gaze lowered.” – Ira via GIPHY 2. “Coming from an orthodox Christian family, everyone was against makeup and it was frowned upon. As I grew up, I found myself to be intrigued and enamoured by makeup. I realized I liked makeup and I ended up rebelling against their views. Now I’m a makeup girlie who e...