'Submission Recipe for a Woman/Wife/Mother' by Sonia Dogra

Submission Recipe for a Woman/Wife/Mother

Ingredients:

    • A bushel of detachment from kitchen chores
    • 3 tsp of no regrets
    • 1 dollop of resistance
    • A dash of forgetfulness
    • 2 poetic dreams
    • 108 iterations of ‘I don’t give a damn’
    • Self-indulgence (to taste)
 

Instructions:

1. Marinate in ‘ignore’— the persistent whistle, the bitter sting of a ‘not-up-to-the-mark’ remark for his favourite dish. Soak in self-indulgence. Let the idea of ‘me’ tenderize before preserving it eternally. 
2. Sift through unsolicited male advice—less salt, more salt, no salt. Choose rhythm instead. Let your words sway, embrace their cadence.
3. Mix in forgetfulness with slow, careful folds. Raise your glass and drink to the meter. Slurp loudly. Push boundaries. Burp. Chew your words. Crunch them apart. Invade ‘his’ territory.
4. Bake at unbearable temperatures. Simmer in his mother’s annoying ability to make absolutely everything–her own pickle and chutney. Grinding and bashing and crushing the spices all by herself. 
5. Serve with no regrets, garnished with 108 iterations of ‘I don’t care a damn’ for her recipes. Choose publication instead.
6. Consume daily until published. If side effects include acerbic tongues, just stick cotton buds in your ears.
   
   Warning: Any deviation may result in lifelong imprisonment in a kitchen. What’s worse, your dishes will be served hot with crushed dreams. 

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Sonia is a nature-loving dreamer who writes about life, women and everything in between. She loves daydreaming and spontaneous poetry recitals.