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Selfish self-care

Me posing with locally available brands of Gingelly oil and shikakai hair wash powder. Photos by author.

In Meredith Ethington ‘s story about how shopping child-free at Target isn’t self-care, she makes a strong point.

Shopping is fun, but it isn’t self-care

Though having the money to shop makes me very happy, even for groceries — silly things like being able to buy the big bottle of ghee instead of a smaller one…