When I reached the pre-school with my father and Pari, I was very anxious. On the other hand, Pari was excited to see the swings, flowers, cartoons everywhere, while it was just another day for my father who has already done this exercise of school admissions earlier on in his life. Meeting the principal started on a …
Tag: Parenting
The foundation stone
The past six months have been tough for my family. I personally feel the brunt of it all fell on my two-year old the most. She has been so shocked, worried and panic struck that there have been scary long spells when she gave up food and started behaving quite contrary to her usual happy …
Being Told
The past one month I have been busy in behaviour modification. Being a parent, I am sure you are expecting from me a rant about me trying to discipline my baby. Hold on, there's more, before what you are thinking could actually be the case. One fine morning, I was busy replying to important emails, …
Karein Wahi Jo Ho Sahi
My mother was married in a family where her husband was the tenth child, Making her the daughter in law who was almost two generations younger to her in-laws, With a taste of modernity and backing of sound education, She was young and dreamy, yet valued customs and tradition. She was constantly told to behave …
Rolling on the Floor
Before you think I am about to talk about the acronym ROFL - Rolling on the Floor with Laughter, let me assure you, I am not. Pari has recently (say since two weeks) acquired a new way of throwing a tantrum. She lets out blood curdling screams on my every attempt to take replace the …
The Era I Lived In 