Parenting is a complicated task. It is rewarding, frustrating make up of joys, hilarious mishaps and happy tears. But we can all agree parenting is hard. We go through days we thought impossible. We feel emotions we thought improbable. Each day is a wonderful surprise package that unfolds with the first kid waking up and the last kid going to…
Last week, I was hosting a dinner when I admired a guest’s bangles. Suddenly, it occurred to me. There was going to be a story coming up from the receiver of the compliment. Maybe about who gifted them, or where they got it or maybe how or when they got it. And I wasn’t disappointed. There was a charming story…
I am neurotic about predators. When my kids started preschool and when they go to out for activities to the park or for classes, I’m constantly on the look out to protect them. To look for people who may not be “safe” or are “over friendly”. This is not just a fear thanks to the vivid, disturbing news we are…
What a whirlwind week it has been. That first day. The consequent days when I was sick and couldn’t even drop him to bus stop or see him immediately when he was back really showed me how very different life is now. Below are the surprising things I learnt in the past seven days of him going to Kindergarten,…
He takes that step onto that big, yellow bus and it is bittersweet. My heart wells up with emotions. I fear for how he will manage by himself, am proud that he wants to and am happy to see him start a going to school. But above all I am anxious that this would be the very first day where…
” Do we get a gift for Janmashtami ? “ In an age of goody bags and candy treats, it’s hard to explain to children a festival that doesn’t traditionally involve presents. Prep : This year we start a couple of days early. Story telling, you tube video watching. I tell him the story of the birth of Krishna. How…
Two hands touching. One hand bigger than the other. To Guide. Hold on when the other falters. Caress to show it cares. Twirl when the rhythm allows. Slap away in frustration. Tickle for a giggle. When we were small, I would align our hands together and say,” See, how big my hand is than yours ?” He laughed as his eyes…
My brother and I would often catch my mom staring at us. We would be playing, dancing, walking or even eating and she would be gazing at us. Now this was never a lost thinking about something look. It was always a freaky ” I’m looking at everything you do ” look. I never understood. At any social event…
You have to be living under a rock not to have heard the words ” Pokemon Go! “, the online game. It’s a virtual reality game, played on apps in IOS or Android devices. It’s a free app (with some in app purchases) made by Niantic where players use the device’s GPS to capture, battle and train pretend creators called…
“He’s a sensitive boy, no?” I’ve heard more than once in the past couple of years in situations where my son is seen crying. Honestly, I don’t even know what the remark means. Do they think he shouldn’t be crying because he’s a boy? Or is crying just plain not okay, anymore? It’s not that they say it but when…