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The Mommy Connection

About five years ago, I became a mom. I know people say that you become a mom once you are pregnant, and I did everything I could to take care of my baby when he was inside me, but I... (Continue reading)

In sickness and in health

I have been away from the site forever it seems, except maybe to surface and comment briefly. The reason was that over the last two weeks or more, I have been very sick. It began as shivering and fever, which led... (Continue reading)

Night-time Drama

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I was laughing at myself in the middle of the night. Here I was cramped between my daughter and our baby and I remembered a while ago I thought we are just blessed with a miracle of children who just... (Continue reading)

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To be together ………

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The queue for the cab at the Mall was long like a serpent. It consisted mostly of women with big trolleys filled with grocery for the approaching weekend, so typical on a Friday morning. They were others who were on... (Continue reading)

From sarongs to saris

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Ever since I moved to the US, I have always amazed at how Indian, the Indian Americans were here. It always struck me as how they cling on to their roots, values and cultures. All that seemed so fake and... (Continue reading)

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Dumb Charades…..well, almost

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The baby is into dumb charades. The rules are as follows: Baby will use ‘mmmm’ s and hand gestures to communicate Mom or dad or big brother will have to interpret If interpretation is right, baby will ‘mmmm’ happily If interpretation is wrong, baby... (Continue reading)

Announcing Bloggermoms Writers Award Winners

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It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the Bloggermoms Writers Award for January. Please join us in congratulating Malini and Tana  – Malini for her chicken with pasta and red pesto sauce and Tana for her post on... (Continue reading)

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For one more day

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Few weeks back I came across a book by Mitch Albom, ‘For one more day.’ A casual glance at the back cover revealed that the book talks about Charley Benetto, a broken man with a destroyed life, career and family and... (Continue reading)

Spiderman, Superman, Batman

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We moved to Singapore about two months back and contrary to what most relatives and friends had said, the move turned out to be the toughest on my darling boy. He is extremely attached with his grandparents, cousins, uncles and... (Continue reading)

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Growing up

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Every morning we hurry to get the babe off to school. Sometimes he is sleepy, sometimes not. Its wake up, dress, brush, breakfast, pack lunch, feed baby breakfast – just a mad rush. Then he is off. I am till mid... (Continue reading)

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The internet is ruining my life – and yours too

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The number of options for wasting time on my computer has reached a critical mass. E-mail, blogs, social networks, podcasts, E-books, three full seasons of Oprah on streaming video. I spend my time reading crappy status message updates from people... (Continue reading)

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Romance…after Twins

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It’s not easy raising children, especially two at a time… When I got pregnant and found out that we were having TWINS…I freaked out!! But, in a few weeks it sunk in that we were going to be parents of... (Continue reading)

To be or not to be … a mother

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The question of to be or not to be a mother has been with me since the earliest times I can remember, and it is perhaps my most existential question yet. One might think that with the clock ticking at thirty... (Continue reading)

TV or not TV is the question

What do you think about kids and TV? How much do they watch? Is it something to worry about? I had written a post a while back about TV and the babe. I went by the American Association of Pediatrics recommendation... (Continue reading)

My Journey into Bread Making

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When I married my husband eleven years ago, we both knew he would be doing the cooking.  If it didn’t come in a box, I was clueless.  When I had the opportunity to stay home and raise my two boys,... (Continue reading)

Being Brothers

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When they became brothers, my sons were brothers in name and blood. To the babe, the little baby who waved, kicked, cried, ate, slept, needed several diaper changes and a huge dose of parental offection was a new, fascinating and... (Continue reading)

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Top 10 New Year Resolutions for 2010 for Moms

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Happy New Year to all our readers, writers, commenters and friends! May the year bring many joys, opportunities and happiness. Being a mom is probably the one of the most difficult, fun, rewarding, challenging, fulfilling, draining, enchanting and tiring jobs in... (Continue reading)

Simple Living, High Thinking

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This holiday season I can’t help but chuckle again at a conversation a good friend of mine (let’s call her Devi) and I had earlier this year, comparing notes on our respective upbringings with specific regard to things, stuff, gifts …... (Continue reading)

Old year resolutions

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2009 was not a slow year. It was not even a bad year. But somehow I am glad that its over. Maybe it was the economy. Maybe it was because I dont like the piles of disorganized stuff in my... (Continue reading)

Tourist or Traveler?

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After a significant hiatus from writing, perhaps the best excuse I can offer is that … “I was traveling.” Some literally, some metaphorically, for what is life but a journey? On that note, I have observed that most people, whether on a... (Continue reading)

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