So, I’m a stay at home mom, living in the US of A, taking care of the a little tyke whose as much of a handful as he is JOY !!That’s my life these days. Making decisions every two minutes that are concerned with where he goes, what he does, what he eats and his sleep. I don’t know what…
Category: Parenting
One’s Own Road
Needless to say, I talk a lot about my son. Sometimes non stop even. Everything he does. The good, the bad and the ugly even. But I notice the when I talk to a generation older than us, they immediately start pointing out how naughty We were at our age. How it’s important to enjoy each and every moment of…
Etiquette Shmetiquette
So IIT Delhi is going to giving out a course on etiquette. High time I say. Not just in India but all over the world, pleases and thankyous and all that’s in between seems to be fazing out like the cat in Alice in Wonderland. I’m all for informality but it’s these little things that make any relationship, even with…
Learning wisdom
Read this quote today on someone’s Facebook page. “By three methods we may learn wisdom: first by reflection,which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest;and third, by experience, which is the most bitter. “ While there is some truth in the above, what my experiences have taught me is the bitterness turns sweet when the wisdom emerges. Imitation literally…
Not just one
A woman has so many facets – daughter, friend, wife, daughter in law and most importantly mother. And we try to be all these things and more every single day. Juggling things like going shopping with phone calls and chores and making time for parents on web chats and taking care of our kids. All this while functioning on the…
Second Language
I’m sure you all have noticed. The minute two or more people speaking the same language get together, you cannot get them to stop talking in their own lingo. I used to HATE that. It’s one of the things that used to get on my nerves, specially since I’m fluent only in Hindi and English. Sour grapes I suppose. I couldn’t…
Mommy syndrome
I’m a mommy now and boy is it exhausting !! The sleepless nights, the frequent feedings, the incessant crying, the random walks holding the baby causing my arms to ache. The pleasures though are innumerable. Each smile the baby gives me when he looks at me early morning or after feedings or when I enter the room – Precious !!I’d…
Me – Mommy !
So, am finally a mommy. Me – a mother with a son !! Have entered the fascinating, exhausting, loving world of motherhood and what a journey it’s turning out to be. From the pain of delivery to the hourly feedings, changing diapers, roaming around the room with the baby to get a single burp out to playing with the baby and looking…
Mounting Fears
I often wonder why change is so scary ?! As the time of the 2nd biggest change of my life approaches, fear grips my heart. Almost as much if not more, the excitement of holding my own flesh n blood in my arms. We tend to get so mellow in our comfort zones n routines that any threat to the…
On my deathbead …
This is what someone said to me recently – ” on our deathbeds will we really know what we were born to do…nice one…hope none of us regret …it knowing the truth then … “ I wonder. Why is it that people have a ” don’t think about it, don’t talk about it ” attitude towards REGRET. Regrets are a part…