” I am American”, my son often says specially when we do our Hindi lessons or during a festival when he has to try a new food. And it bothers me! Not because I do not want him to be proud of his citizenship but I want him to be aware of the many cultures one can be part of…
A country’s leader put his country first and my family and thousands more like us lost everything they had built in the years leading up to that date. He not only destroyed his own coutry and people but ruined millions of innocent lives. When Saddam Hussain decided to invade Kuwait. We lived an idyllic life. My small family thriving. Dad…
How do I describe love to you? It is like trying to explain the color red someone who has never seen it. You can only experience it yourself. As you grow I will see you fall in love and go through heart breaks. And my heart will swell and fall right along with your every smile and tear. Love is…
When a year begins, we are always so hopeful. It always begins on a hangover of the Christmas and New Year celebrations and the expectations for the upcoming year are set. But as always, within a week of January we are let down when it is a struggle to get back to the morning routine. Waking up early, getting the…
I lived 5 years by myself before being married. Had many meals, gone to movies, holed up in my room reading and watching movies. I have always known how to be by myself. But being lonely within a family is an alternate reality. No one talks about is how lonely being a parent can become. You may know yourself before…
My Christmas story is not a magical one. It spans years of love given and received. Mine originates, not from Father Christmas but from Uncle B. A bear of a man with a hunky mustache and a smile that lit up a room ! From the vantage point of a 2-3 year old girl this man was a mountain of…
Let’s face it, like many promises new years resolutions are made to be broken. One of the most common new years’ resolution is ” Not to make one.” and many even don’t stick to that! Statistically of the 45% of people in USA making resolutions, only 8% are successful are keeping them. Those are hard odds to beat. Or is…
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…