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Conversation at Midnight
It was one o’clock in the morning. The family had just returned after a family dinner. Hubby is sloshed with two drinks down. Mom and son are not sleepy at all. They had slept like logs for good three hours... (Continue reading)
The Objects of my Affection
Written on 27 Aug, 2009 at 20:38 in Kids stories | viewed 37 times | 5 Comments
Out and about I see babies with their ‘attachment objects’ – blankie’s galore, sometimes a soft toy such as a nice fluffy bear or a silky blue bunny with a satin bow. These meet with my general approval. Though my... (Continue reading)
New-mommy pains … and gains
Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 14:37 in Just for fun | viewed 59 times | 4 Comments
What could a non-mom ever know about new-mommy pains, right? Well, think again. As you know, about 5 weeks ago, I adopted Lailah. Yes, my little furry sidekick with golden eyes. Except, little did I realize, that a mommy of... (Continue reading)
First Words
Written on 3 Aug, 2009 at 7:25 in Kids stories | viewed 60 times | 6 Comments
The baby said his first word ! And no, its not Mommy – though she has been saying that word to him a million times a day, inserting it into every conceivable conversation gap . (This is Mommy. Now Mommy... (Continue reading)
Shortcuts
Written on 7 Jul, 2009 at 15:41 in Kids stories | viewed 39 times | 4 Comments
No, I am not referring to the Bollywood movie to be released soon in the theatres. I am referring to the ways my son adopts for doing things, albeit, quickly and differently. As part of the Montessori training that I... (Continue reading)
Re-incarnation
Written on 30 Jun, 2009 at 21:09 in Kids stories | viewed 51 times | 4 Comments
When my older son was two, we got a ‘o-your-son-is-so-cute’ from the next table. But the lady, with long, curly, untamed dirty golden tresses and a long skirt followed it up by ‘Do you know what he was in his... (Continue reading)
Amazing Link Ups: The World through the Toddler’s eyes II
Mom and I love to read about animals, their shelters and their young ones. But isn’t it boring to say what everyone else also says. So I have my developed my very own version of animals, their shelter and their... (Continue reading)
Picture perfect……for a moment
Written on 24 Jun, 2009 at 17:14 in Kids stories | viewed 61 times | 6 Comments
I have been enjoying lying down and nursing the baby even during the day. This has started after my computer has collapsed again, and I can no longer use the ‘My Brest Friend’ nursing pillow which hitherto held baby like... (Continue reading)
Daddy’s girl
Every evening I make tea and we seat around the table. While I & hubby are enjoying tea Aarohi my daughter enjoys her sippy with glucose biscuit. On last Sunday hubby went for groceries while Aarohi and I were enjoying... (Continue reading)
Vikram aur Betaal
Before the days of the cable and internet came, entertainment was more or less limited to T.V. In my childhood days, one of the serials I loved watching, (it used to be aired on Sunday evenings) was Vikram aur Betaal.... (Continue reading)
Table (Eaves) Dropping
Written on 10 Jun, 2009 at 20:59 in Just for fun | viewed 42 times | 1 Comment
Have you done Table (Eaves) dropping? That is, listen to the conversation at the next table at a restaurant? So we finally went out to eat at a really nice restaurant yesterday. My husband has been working really hard, night... (Continue reading)
Mom-in-Question: Tiyash
Snapshot: Name: Tiyash Occupation: Mom, Management Consultant, Engineer, Entrepreneur Kids: Two boys 3 and 7 months Born and brought up: Kolkata and Delhi, India Countries lived in: India and United States (In US for 9 years) Cultures that influence my... (Continue reading)
Heralding the arrival of the Early Pearly
Written on 28 May, 2009 at 22:31 in Kids stories | viewed 37 times | 6 Comments
The little one has been cranky for a week. Not his usual sunny self, but crying, wanting to be held more, disdainfully rejecting my attempts at humor and cheered only by the antics of his brother. So I should have... (Continue reading)
The story of when I was a kid and went out somewhere
Last year I thought I need to tell the babe more about my childhood. Because the context was so vastly different from where we are today and because I was quite sure he would never get to know many of... (Continue reading)
Celebrating Motherhood
Written on 11 May, 2009 at 15:35 in Kids stories | viewed 33 times | 3 Comments
A Very Happy Mother’s day to all of you. I know this post come late, but something that my son has taught me is every day is special, being a mother and having a mother. It is the joy of... (Continue reading)
Innovative Glass Painting Techniques
Written on 2 Apr, 2009 at 11:11 in Asia, Extra curricular activities, Just for fun, Mompreneurs | viewed 1,800 times | 7 Comments
Let me today share a tip of making innovative glass artefacts by using glass painting colours and cut glass pieces. You can see the basic glass painting techniques here. Some of the innovative techniques: 1. Beveled glass is generally used... (Continue reading)
Trip to Nainital
Hi Bloggermoms! Back home after a welcome break to Nainital, a hill resort in northern India, situated in the Uttarakhand State and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas. Nainital is known as the Lake District of... (Continue reading)
Cherries for Dhoni
This incident happened some time back, actually last summer, but somehow never posted this on Bloggermoms. Born and brought up in a cricket frenzy nation, it is not surprising that we as a family are cricket enthusiasts. Off late my... (Continue reading)
Positive Discipline
Written on 2 Mar, 2009 at 16:33 in Asia, Book Club, Education, Extra curricular activities, Good Resources, North America, Our kids | viewed 153 times | 4 Comments
Of late I have been reading a book called ‘Positive Discipline’ by Jane Nelson. I bought the book after I was flummoxed by a ‘surprise’ question in a parent questionnaire for school admissions. I say surprise, as I was supposed... (Continue reading)
Why do we love the Slumdog?
Written on 18 Feb, 2009 at 16:15 in Just for fun, Living in a new culture, North America, Uncategorized | viewed 80 times | 5 Comments
As the stock market plummets, the stimulus package remains under scrutiny and more jobs disappear, what is it about Slumdog Millionaire’s rag-to-riches story that has overwhelmingly caught the Western world’s rapt attention? With the Academy Awards in which the film... (Continue reading)
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