Tanzeela Majeed Blog
Marriage
Are Marriage Quick Fixes Justified?
My husband had to use his briefcase bag for his new laptop until the laptop bag arrived. When I looked inside it, although it’s a lovely bag, I saw how oversized it was.
It's definitely better than having no protection for the laptop at all, but once we’re out and about, if he needs to take it outdoors all the extra room would leave the new laptop unprotected. It may begin to loosen at the spine where the screen joins the keyboard. (I’m calling it a spine but I think you might know what I mean!…
When Things Don't Go As Planned
A couple of years ago, we had intended to buy a certain car. It was just what we needed; more space in the back for the kids and their growing bodies, bigger boot space and of course, it wasn't a rust bucket 😊
(If you're on my email list, you'll remember the rust bucket!)
However, I asked our trusted family member who knows more about cars than everyone else put together! And he came up with another plan... A plan which meant the car I had been thinking of getting was now simply not going to h…
Relationships and Serious Illness
So, she decided to do what any of us would - Google it! :)
What she discovered was something very unpleasant. It appeared as though the symptoms she had could be the cause of a serious illness.
Thus began her worry.
BEFORE she Googled anything about it, she didn't know she had any illness. She had no worry whatsoever.
AFTER she Googled…
Are Daughter In-laws The Baddies?
She gets married, he says they need to live with in-laws, there's tension, tough conversations don't take place, there's more tension, they hit rock bottom and eventually they need to leave and get their own place as the marriage is suffering.
Many a times there’s a happy ending to the above, alhumdulilah.
But I’d like to focus in on the story itself.
There's usually goodies and baddies in the story - depending on who is telli…
The Husband Who Sticks To His Laptop Like Glue!
I often wonder if our next generation of children will ever get to know what real human connection is like! Will they know what it feels like to have a spouse who is present?
That thought might have crossed your mind about your own marriage. If you’re feeling distanced from your sp…