My 9 year old is growing… pretty fast. The recent questions from him were: “Why is the middle finger bad?” “Sex is either male or female, then why did the person in the movie PK said it is something we do?” “What is that and why do you use it?” (referring to sanitary pads) The list is endless. If you […]
Finally, the academic session has got over. Though I must say, the last year just flew by just like that. Kids are at home and so am I. The first feeling I got when I wrote the last sentence was that of being super-relaxed. I still get up at 5:30 am. Thanks to M, he convinced me to keep up […]
I have been proved wrong…by myself! After a long weekend of 4 days, when last Wednesday I kept N’s lunch bag in her bag, I noticed her alphabet practice workbook. I casually took it out and to my utter dismay found that the self proclaimed awesome mother has not helped her daughter with homework since 20/12/2013 !!!!!! The many pages […]
Sonny darling has been sleeping on his own since he turned 5, which is like 3 years back. I still remember the big small eyes, full of awe and I-am-a-big-guy-now feeling, not to mention a tinge of fear and a dash of uncertainty. The bed time ritual then and now is still the same. We hold hands, talk for a […]
Today my son has done something which I did while I was in 12th grade. 16 years back, when I was in 12th grade I got my first much awaited chance to go for my bestie’s birthday party directly from school. It was a big thing during those days. My friend and I had to beg, cry and create a […]
21st August 2013 As a child, I remember my father asking me to go to the temple and also attend community bhajans. I used to and still like occasional visits to the temple, but community bhajans was something I never was interested in. I mean, I never understood it. I used to wonder why do we have to be noisy […]