Bigmouth!

Being an introvert for my whole life I have clashed a lot in expressing myself. I have been in a situation thousands of times where I felt like I should disagree, I should talk back but I couldn't.

Especially when I started my professional life, I felt the urgency to talk for myself. But my introverted self didn't entitle me to say anything, to put up my voice.

But then I managed to make a slight personal change. It was not intentional though.

Motherhood made me strong.

It increased my protection mood naturally. I learned to raise my voice when anything went wrong with my child. Doing this for years allowed me to become a different person gradually.

Now people tag me as a big mouth!

And I'm not ashamed about it.

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For me, being big-mouthed is okay. It benefited me a lot to establish my points. In this world who would listen to an introvert? It may sound wired. But I feel subjective about it that it helped me.

In a big family, we know how it works. People will only listen and value those who are being heard. No one will notice the tight-lipped kid, right? I was always being the less privileged.

Maybe I have had enough. It was necessary to veer around my personality. I wouldn't say I became an extrovert. But I sure became more comfortable around people. That big-mouthed thing encouraged me to start a conversation on my own even with a stranger. I can sit with family members and take the lead in a conversation. I managed to establish my points.

It's a huge achievement for me.

Recently, I entered into an argument at a family gathering, after the wedding party of my brother. I cut off some invalid arguments of some of my older relatives. Others were saying I need to shut down but I didn't. Why would I? They got the chance to say the invalid words years after years because we didn't try to establish my points. Now it's time.

People don't like big-mouthed in general. But who cares! We don't live for others.

If you are big-mouthed, know that it's an advantage many of us are looking for. So chill.