Category: Parentous

DearFreshers, Welcome aboard the journey called life! You are just about to enter a different time zone and a jet lag would seem natural. So learn to brace yourself against the storm, for the light house may not always shine bright….. Add to that a ‘tiny something’ that makes a lot of noise, is high…

One of my favourite movie scenes is from Karate Kid. Dre (Jaden Smith) defeats his challenger with the snake stance, standing on one leg, since the other has been broken. Jackie Chan’s lesson earlier in the movie was, ‘Stay calm and the opponent will mirror your moves’. In simple words, REFLECTIONS! What you see is what…

Image courtesy of cartoon-clipart.com Yesterday began something like this. The doorbell rang. I opened it to see the cleaner taking a bucket of water from the neighbour. Diwali cleaning for the building had begun. “Bhabhi zara peene ka pani bhi de do.” (Sister-in-law, give me a little drinking water as well) “Haan, ek minute.” (Yes,…

Her first word was ‘Dada’ and that should serve as a clear indicator of who the center of attraction really was. The hubby was a delighted, hands-on father. He’d always wanted a girl. So he took great pride in his new found designation. Right from the massages to nappy changes, feeding to burping, he had aced it…