What I Got Wrong About My Parents Marriage

Published: June 21, 2023, 8 p.m.

As one of the only Indian girls in her tiny Canadian mountain town, Natasha Singh stood out \u2014 and she was unafraid of being different. At 13, she shaved her head. By 17, she had run away for good. A few years later she came out to her mother.\n\nNatasha\u2019s worldview was worlds apart from her very traditional immigrant parents. Her mother always wore a sari \u2014 never pants \u2014 and Natasha longed for the power and control her father wielded in the family. She balked at the idea of marriage. That is, until she found Branly.\n\nNow, decades after leaving home and watching her parents age together, Natasha reflects on a new understanding of her parents and an appreciation for the devotion they shared.