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…
When your little one gets diagnosed with glasses it is daunting. A feeling of dread creeps into your heart and a million thoughts go through your mind. Will they be able to adjust at school? How will your little ones handle this change? Will they be bullied for being different? Will they be able to handle a piece of equipment…
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…
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…
On his return from out of town, husband kept pondering of some drastic change that had occurred in our three and half year old son. We could come up with no answer till the moment the bulb above my head lit up with the memory of last weekend, ie 13th July when we had come home from a picnic and…
Change is scary. We deny it, fear it, defy it. And in the end, we accept it. Happily. The situation molds us to it’s convenience. Are we in control at all or are we strung up into the hands of time, changing with it. When I was expecting and miserable, my three year old adapted automatically. A boy who couldn’t…
Of course, it’s not 25 years but months! Like most first time mothers I waited for my little one to show signs of being ready according to online checklists. Finally I just got tired waiting. Also, ( I admit sheepishly ) my son’s playschool required him to be in training diapers by the time he started school. So the procrastination…