What to do when guilt and irritation are mixed with love

The curd-rice solution for feuding sons and mothers...

What is it with men and their mothers? I am visiting the home of my friend – let us call him Tejinder. Job stints in Boston and Brussels have shortened his name to Tej, but for us folks who grew up with him in Chennai, he was Teju. Just Teju.

Curd rice cannot bring in world peace, but it certainly can calm down a mother and son who love-hate each other(Photo illustration: Parth Garg)

As girls, we have had no practice in displaying anger. So when we do, we are called shrews or bitches