Oh The Naughty Naughty Things We Do In Bed At Night
"Minal has he slept?" the Husband whispers. I quietly and gradually disentangle myself from the angelic toddler sleeping in my arms, look deep into the brown eyes of the Husband and reply, "Yes,...
View ArticleParenting Can Be Scary
I am enjoying an extremely blissful evening. One of those rare family moments when it seems everything has just clicked right into place. I am working, the puppy who is a tiny, cuddly ball of fur is...
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New Form Of Punishment
This morning the few months old puppy and me bade farewell to the 6 year old at his school gates.Usual separation anxiety followed. Few rounds of excited kissing, jumping, licking, wagging- the tail (I...
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The Porcupine Puppy
After his weekly bath ritual the puppy turned into a porcupine. He had frizzy, knotty hair which just would not settle down despite all the brushing. The maid had been trying to tame his hair for a...
View ArticleSuch Life Altering Questions
The six year old was sitting next to me and was deeply engrossed in some painting. His canvas was a bright mix of orange and red's. He moved his mop of messy hair off his forehead and said,"Mamma?""Yes...
View ArticleI Am Wondering How Will I Justify This In The Courts When I Go For A Divorce
"I don't like Papa!" the six year old stormed into the room."Well you don't have much choice. I married him. He is your father." I replied without looking up from the laptop." Leave him. Marry someone...
View ArticleLessons In Biology. Vaginas Tear, Breasts Leak!
How I Wed Your Father ….and thereafter!Sneak PeakPart 1 (Click on the link for the first two chapters from this section)Chapter 1Chapter 2Part 2(Click on the link for the chapter from this...
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Love Costs. More Often Than Not It Costs You Your Dignity
How I Wed Your Father…and thereafterSneak PeakPart 1 (Click on the link for the first two chapters from this section)Chapter 1Chapter 2Part 2Chapter xxx (Read Below)Part 3(Click on the link for...
View ArticleLessons On Priorities By A Six Year Old
“Mamma! Mamma” screams the 6 year old. “Yes. What happened?”“Mamma ....remember your child is more important than a charger?”“What?”“Yes. Also remember that his heart is the most precious thing."“Have...
View ArticleMy Husband Is Going To Macau With His Boy ( Read middle aged men) Gang
A-Inquisitive Me : “So you guys - just 4 guys are really going to Macau?”S:The -Nonchalant- Husband- “Yes!”A-Surprised- Me-"Really?”S: The- Still-Nonchalant- Husband- “Yes!”A-Still-Not-Believing- Me-...
View ArticleSix Turning Sixteen
"So you will have to sleep in your own room now Aahaan." I said decisively. We have had this conversation multiple times before though. I tried making one more attempt. "Why? You and Papa also sleep...
View ArticleKiller Instinct
“PAPA YOU ARE A KILLER.”I overheard the son’s anguished screams and I rushed in to check on him.They were playing Ludo.
View ArticleHusband You Do Need To Win Me Back
I am snuggled up inside the bean bag. Mild sunlight is falling over me. My small, cute puppy is cosying up to me under my arms. I am trying to paint a picture for you of the serenity, of the quiet...
View ArticleNext Time I Crib Of The All Pervasive And Mind Numbing Technology, Remind Me...
I pick up the six year old from his play date. The moment he sees me, he very purposefully and authoritatively takes control over my phone. While I drive him back to our safe haven and home through...
View ArticleHusband Turns 40 Today. Mistakenly I Threw A Surprise Party For His 40th Last...
Husband: ‘What did you get for my Birthday?’Me: ‘Nothing.What had you got me for my birthday?’Husband: ‘Nothing.’ Me: ‘Great. We are made for each other.’Husband: ‘Because we think alike?’Me: ‘Yes....
View ArticleStop. Please Stop. Tell Me This Was Just A Bad Dream.
Dear Son, Let me tell you a story today. This is about a little eight-year-old girl who lived in a pretty little valley with jungles and mountains and streams. As you might know by now, an...
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Being Six
Six was the year when you said, ‘M can you leave me alone for some time? I like being alone.’ My heart skipped a beat. Was it not just like yesterday when I so desperately wanted a few hours to myself?...
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Washroom Woes
So this happened. While I addressed the room full of women talent from across the globe there, I shared an anecdote on what it means to be a working woman in the corporate world for almost two decades...
View ArticleBlocking My Calendar
While I was getting ready for work this morning and making a mental list of an almost unending things to do; my seven year old son who was lazing around in bed looks me up and says, ‘M you can’t be a...
View ArticleAh! Moments Like These
The past month and a half or so I had been travelling on work a lot and had barely spent any time with my seven year old son. When he saw me packing yet again he quite unlike him threw a slight tantrum...
View ArticleMothers
My mom has not had the easiest of lives. She is the strongest yet the most self deprecating fighter that have ever known; who for years managed a job, a Husband, a big house, 3 kids and many street...
View ArticleBeing Human?
The seven year old son looks at the puppy sleeping lazily on his pillow and intones sadly,’Your life is so simple Bono. You just do susu, potty, eat and sleep.’Amused at the heartfelt conversation I...
View ArticleWiser At Forty
Growing up in a small, quaint little town I was made to believe that my wheatish complexion was not desirable. I was also wrongly made to believe that one can actually do something about it.With my...
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Motherhood- You Sneaky Teacher
On a recent vacation with my seven year old son, we sit on the beach and watch the sun set over rhythmic sound of the waves. The setting sun cast an orangish glow over his slight form and flushed with...
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Being Eight
Dear Son,As I start on this letter, an annual tradition of ours for your Eighth Birthday, I want to tell you of that night when I almost killed myself. Why do I want to start this letter on such a...
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