Scooty

Anaya : mom I want a scooty for my birthday ! Sparsh : but you don’t even ride your cycle how will you balance a scooty ? Anaya : but I want it !  Sparsh : Anaya you should first learn to cycle properly and then I can let you ride my scooty as well…

Stage

It was PYP talent day at my son’s school (I don’t want to name the school) but was he performing ? He was in the arts committee assigned for stage decoration and prop creations for various performance .  But was he performing ? Is my question ! Some would say no because obviously he was…

Music

I recently celebrated my daughters birthday and on that day I found a new talent in my son . He played DJ for the entire evening , playing kid friendly songs and some from his own play list. I was amazed to see how he was handling the gadgets and synced every music together entertaining…

Birthday

Anaya , This day I held you in my arms Your eyes twinkled like charms, Your little fingers brushed my hands A language which only I could understand, Your small yawns and little cries Added warmth to each sunrise, The soft curves of your lips Faded away all my dips, Your mild fragrance that baby…

Bubbles

With the setting sun , I found a bottle of soap water in my garden . Smiling I also blew out a few bubbles and saw them pop up in an array of colours and dissolve somewhere . Some big, some small,some conjoined with one another. Some would fly away , some collided loosing its…

Time

What family traditions we follow ? Asked my older one . This was a week before but it has not left me since then . Not talking about festivals but simple family rules that we follow in day to day life . For me it’s washing my feet before going to bed , for my…

tortoise

I am sure we have all read the story of the hare and the tortoise but in today’s context none of us want to go slow and steady, we take all possible shortcuts to reach the finish line ASAP. And it is seen everywhere be it in investments  and risking our wealth or navigating traffic…

Happiness

    Happiness has different meanings to all . For some it would be retail therapy , promotions and bonuses to other or they can simply find it in planting a sapling . For me happiness is when I get to spend my me times (like sharing this with you). I am happy when I…

NO

NO is one of the smallest words in English vocabulary but is a complete sentence in itself.  Allow me to elaborate on it. Can you force another bite into your child’s mouth after he/she had said or signalled a NO?  Can you convince them to listen to you or do a task for you which…

Dreams

– conversation between my 5 yr old and me – Anaya : Mom I cannot sleep Me : hmm, try counting sheep slowly  After 10 mins  Anaya : Mom, I don’t like sheep . I like ice creams  Me : ok think of you having ice creams  Anaya : tells me an ice cream story…