One Minute
Why We Work
The Working Mother Running the School WhatsApp Group
I Am Alert To…

I am Purnima, 36, working mother of two. Along with office deadlines, I somehow ended up as admin of the school parents’ WhatsApp group.

I Am Impacted By…

Why did I agree to this madness?

I Am Rooting For…

Messages never stop. Complaints, reminders, confusion. I could leave the group anytime. But if I step away, misinformation spreads and panic follows. Keeping things orderly feels strangely satisfying, even when it drains me.

One Minute!

Another day passes. I mute the group for an hour and carry on.