P surprises me endlessly these days with the way he uses and observes words. While channel surfing this evening, we chanced upon a soap which showed a woman being kidnapped. My 4-yr-old immediately quips. " Why is it kid-nap? It should be elder-nap." I patted him proudly on the head. I am such a Mom.
Tag: Family
A typical conversation
Morning as soon as Pranav wakes up, S measures his face with his palm and pretends to be surprised by how he has grown up. Then he proceeds to measure my face with his palm and tells Pranav that Mama's face has grown taller. Face grown taller! I ran to the mirror to ensure that …
To my children
For Sairam, Pranav, Aanya, Nethra, Rishab, Parv, Jathin, Ved and all kids I Pray That you find courage, to be brave That you nurture compassion, to be kind That you choose honest,y to be truthful That you believe in goodness, to be virtuous That you encourage innovation, to be different That you discover meditation, to …
Who are you?
Time goes so slowly when you live in another person's mind. Everything takes on a different meaning, is coloured a different shade. Reality is blurred because you are not seeing through your eyes. That's what happens if you live your entire life through other people's viewpoint. Spend the days and nights doing things right, doing …
Realizations about relationships
So much joy all around that it is easy to forget the silly little things that mar happiness. There is a meaning to everything. As the world around and inside renews bonds, forms new ones, I rejoice. Then I watch the distances that have made their presence felt in other relationships. The heart does not …
Taking stock
The year ended on a sweet-sour note. December was an eventful month; the only upsetting part of it was my FIL's illness. I went to Bombay/Pune in the middle of the month and came back just a couple of days ago. And like all my trips, this one too was filled with lovely moments with …
It dawned on me
Its only when you let go of what you didn't like, that you can begin to appreciate the positive aspects of the very things and people you disliked. The past few weeks have been one such discovery. Like every family, mine too has its share of people who made me look like a devil or …
Moon, give me chocki
There are some moments in life that stay with you, even if you don’t blog about it or write it. Because those moments become so much a part of your soul, that they will stay with you forever. I had one such moment a couple of days ago with my three year old, little one. …
Marriage mayhem
The whole episode with Shrija, the daughter of South Indian superstar Chiranjeevi, got on my nerves. I felt that she could not have chosen a worse way to humiliate her family. Then a couple of days later she was on TV, stating that her family had kept her under house arrest for a year and …
