I saw this article – * Why many American kids eat while Indian kids are picky eaters. ” doing the rounds on FB. She has described the difference in her roles in feeding the two kids and how one is so different than the other and what she has done differently with the second one that has helped. I applaud the…
Baby Shower Thank You Poem
Came across this poem I wrote for all my friends after my first baby shower . It was such a precious day and a wondrous time, not knowing what the future holds. Excitement built up exponentially as the end grew near !! Yet these words remind me of how it takes a real support system to be able to get…
Suspended Animation
I honestly knew nothing about Shweta Ganesh Kumar till I got a copy of this book. And as it is with pleasant surprises, I am so glad that I found this treasure chest of tiny jewels that each shine with individual splendor. The title aptly describes each story. You read about every day people, people you may even know or have met over your life…
A Game of Fears
In your twenties you are fearless, invincible even. No decision, no matter how foolhardy is dangerous. Once you have a child though, everything changes. Every little thing has the potential to cause serious damage and every decision you make holds the weight of the world as you know it affects the future of the one who you love more than…
Who are you?
I didn’t get it at first. I was cleaning my daughter’s nose with saline solution. My son came, gazed intently at his sister and mumbled, ” Who are you? ” I was too busy trying to do what I was doing without further traumatizing a wailing child. After I was done, my son came and put a hand on my…
Whisper
As they dragged his friend away, Each hurried, whispered word scratched itself onto parchment of his thoughts. He had assumed they were only three in the room that day. His dying ally had apparently not wanted to add to their already bloody hands. But now with the trial upon him and a few days to live he didn’t want to…
Survey Beta version.
Remember when we had these tagging posts where we each had a bunch of questions to answer and then named a few others to pass on the baton to? I found this survey on Pinterest and found it a good perspective check. You ask your child these questions. I was honestly scared to ask but then the answers left me…
2014 Synopsis.
First things first, wishing everyone who reads this a Happy New Year!! Hoping you have a year full of fulfilled dreams and unexpected pleasant surprises. Lots of prosperity and laughable moments. Now onto me. Last year was, chaotic to say the least. I had a little one to add onto my brood and with two little ones life sure is…
Feigned Anger
The lower lip juts out, arms crossed and eyes accusing. ” Mama, I’m sad. ” ” What happened baby ?” “You don’t feed me. You don’t watch me. You don’t listen me. You don’t play me. You don’t cook me. You don’t fight me and daddy .” My heart falls. We’re about to go to bed. I go over…
#IceBucketChallenge
Okay! I’m sorry but those so worried about conserving water. 1. There’s something called water cycle. So that water will soon become rain water. 2.Its for charity. No one saving that one bucket of water is going to be sending that water to Africa. More water get wasted in water parks, pools, while brushing, by spilling etc. 3. It’s a…