One morning I received a phone call from a friend who said, ‘Arre yaar, Mummy pagal ho rahi hai’ (Mom is going mad). My mind instantly raced back to last year, when the same friend had lost her Father. His death had taken everyone by surprise and most of all Aunty (friend’s mother). Aunty had…
Category: #ThinkingAloud
Resources For Parents Trying To Keep Their Kids Learning And Engaged
It has been quite hard for working parents since 2020 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Offices and schools have shifted to their homes. Kids are spending all the time at home. To cope with the top schedule of managing work and home, parents are looking for different activities to make their child busy the whole…
Why choosing to be a Good Girl is a Bad Choice
My earliest memory of a compliment is being patted on the head, smiled at, and called a ‘Good Girl.’ I have no recollection of when it was or what I may have done to earn it; all I remember is that it felt very nice to hear myself being addressed as such. As I grew…
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Why are we here? How long will we continue to feel this way? When will this period of agony end? Questions darken the horizon, and no answers seem to be in sight. Will bright blue skies and fluffy clouds ever make an appearance again? Metaphors for how most of us feel right now. Finding yourself…
Getting Vaccinated? Reading this could help
Disclaimer: The contents of this post are a compilation of my personal thoughts and experiences. I am Vaccinated, having taken both my shots, and I am often asked these questions, which I thought I would answer through my blog post. The contents of this post are NOT a substitute for medical advice and should not…
Mango Sundays : A Slice of Life
I must start with a confession. Till I was almost a teenager, I thought Alphonso’s were the only Mangoes there were. I mean, when you grow up in Bombay and feast on Hapoos (the local name for the Alphonso Mango), why would you want to eat or know otherwise? Summer’s meant school holidays and the…
Why I traded my double life for the one I love #30ColoursOfLove
Cheerful Funny Positive Full of life Vibrant These are the adjectives people often attribute to me, whether they know me offline or online. They hold too. Well, at least they used to, till a while ago. A few years ago, life took a turn and left me in a place where I had no control….
My Word of the Year for 2021 #WOTY
What is Word of the Year? At the start of a new year, you choose a word you could use to set goals or a word to represent how you would like the year to pan out for you. Put it down in the form of a blog post, or write it down where you…
What’s new at the all new Blogchatter #IRollWithBlogchatter
What is Blogchatter? Blogchatter is an Online Blogging / Blogger Community. They are predominant on Twitter, very active on Facebook, and making their presence felt on Instagram. If you are a Blogger, Writer, aspiring Author or just love writing, Blogchatter is where you should be. What does Blogchatter do? Writing Campaigns. Author Chats and Book…
The Woman That I Am… #RRxMM
The Woman That I Am… …is careful to use the right words and tone while talking to others, but is at her harshest when talking to herself. …has the wisdom and patience to bear every mistake made by the ones she loves, but none when she makes her own. …has used up her reserves of…