What triggered me to become Self- reliant

God has always blessed me with the best. Good parents, loving siblings, and a caring better half as well.

There was an internal discomfort that kept bothering me. I wasn’t satisfied with all that I had. As studied in primary books, food, clothing and shelter are said to be the basic things to survive. But there is something which is necessary for a mental well being and that is ‘Complacency’. There was something missing in my life, which was asking me for more.

I was born and brought up in a middle-class Indian family, with a set of restrictions(being a female child). Although I was given a good education from a reputed college, my father was unhappy with the thought of me doing a 9 to 5 job and being independent. Between all these, I completed my undergraduate degree and got placed in an MNC with a good annual package. After numerous affirmations and rejections, I replied back to the offer letter with a ‘YES’.

After my 1.10 months of tenure, I was asked to leave the job and get back to home to learn the household chores, which my parents believed would be helpful to me after my marriage. So, I got engaged and within an year I was married to a Mechanical engineer, who was very polite and caring.

I got married in a small town and lived with my in-laws, who believed that a daughter-in-law is only confined to look after the house, do cooking, cleaning and have kids which was a great challenge for me. My husband used to work in a power plant in a remote area, where he believed was unsafe to stay for me. Meanwhile, I completed my distance MBA degree and thought of resuming my career.

But I used to spend the whole day in the kitchen by cooking, and cleaning the utensils with each new guest every day. I never had time for myself and whenever I did, I used to yearn for my husband’s company with many sleepless nights, longing for him.

Days passed on and there came a time when there was a strict lockdown in the whole country(pandemic lockdown). It was then, that I got pregnant and following numerous fluctuations, I became a mum of a baby boy.

Even though my baby is 2 years 10 months old, I have a strong desire to be present for him, as a result, I find it challenging to consider leaving for work. So, I started searching for some work from home oppurtunities online and found a safe and secure platform for women. Now I am into that particular direct selling business but still I feel incomplete because the intense urge to write was gnawing at me from inside.

So today I got to know about medium.com and I am kick starting my writing career with this story.

Please check my status and give it a read. Thankyou. Wishing me good luck :D