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*All rights reserved **Wrote for my kid who turns  5 this year! As we turn five And, of no fun, we deprive! In every conversation, we need to dive And to all music, we can jive!! Naughtier that we have become Katti Batti, we now know how to use the thumb! Everyday we display that we are no dumb We find humour in gum and bum!! From alphabets and numbers, we have graduated to words Sight and sirds, animals and birds!! Dancing raisins and ocean in a bottle Experiments that show us mottle! Salad making and weather model that we can make Pottery and painting is our piece of cake!! Cookies that we bake and things that we break, Body we can move and Booty we can shake!! Reading a sentence is our new charm And we have but visited a farm. We understand now when someone means harm And definitely know, when to raise an alarm!!! Touches that can be good and bad That we...

School life - always an experience for the students. My pre-schooler is in her 7th month of Junior Kindergarten. And believe me, the journey had been a roller-coaster ride! Anyways, leaving all the details of how and what happened when in school, let me just focus the shift to the Annual Day function observed yesterday. The kids, I must mention, had put up a show to remember! The journey of annual day started with the teachers and students, working in sync to do various dances, etc. It started being fun for the kids. They of course enjoyed the dances sessions over the daily doses of writings and spellings! Not all though enjoy dance! It was quite boring for some, observation classes for some where they would just observe what the other kids are doing! Excitement for some, who love dancing! I can only imagine the hard work put on by the teachers too! Their perseverance was obvious. Teaching groups of 30 kids to dance in co-ordination is quite a task, a herculean task! But they ...

A child brings in immense joy, responsibilities, tantrums, along with them! With every tear that they could ever give a parent, they bring in countless happiness! When I state tear, it could not be meaning a drop of water from the eyes! It could just mean the sleepless nights, the pain, or anything. Isn't it? I am sure you all agree. I have a four year old. And I love her. Her hands around my neck, her wet kisses and her saying "I love you, mommy", is enough to make my day real good! She is well raised. She would keep away her toys, helps me around the house, brushes her own teeth, compassionate and kind. But still there are things I like doing for her. Like carrying her out of the door every day when she is ready for school upto the elevator. I like carrying her bag or her, when she arrives from school! I love feeding her food. So what? Big deal? I don't think so! This comes in since I was just reading about someone literally pointing out if parents should ac...

Was just talking with one of my best buddy.. She and me almost share similar thoughts on motherhood and life in general. We share almost all our problems, happiness, motherhood challenges, trifles with our parents, husband issues! Literally everything! Today too, we started with our complaining episodes! She was over annoyed with her mother and interestingly, me too! Mom - seems like they are trying to rule our lives. Directly, or indirectly; they try to impose their thoughts on us. Whatever we do is always wrong way of doing it. Why? I have been married for 7 years now and my friend for a decade and still this undue interference of the moms in our respective lives is just too much! Or is it? Today she told me her mom just got off the dining table and left her home! Her annoyance - was it right on her mother's part to act so? While discussing all the emotional meltdowns and silent treatments that our moms treat us with, we bumped into the very fragile topic of child abuse. Chi...

Yes, I just did! 😄 I feel so ecstatic! Its been a long journey. Of varied emotions - happy, thrills, sad, lame, egnited, cold! And with me, you have read them all and helped me grow! Started small, very small way back in 2011! And hardly four or five articles in the following years. Until last year and this. I have been writing my feelings, all put into words here in my blog. Today while I jot down my heartiest thanks, I feel overwhelmed at the thought that no matter what there is someone who is reading them! I'm just a starter. Not an expert writer, not a master of vocabulary! But I manage to put across my thoughts, to the reader, I am sure about that! While I lay here beside my sleeping daughter of four, I realize many of my articles have been based on this soul! She has been my inspiration. And so also is my spouse! Right from the days of pregnancy, when I was carrying her, I started an emotional bond with her. It was my first pregnancy and hence I went by the books! Obv...

Well, so now I'm sitting here on our living room couch and watching a movie. How thankful I'm that I'm still with my family members. Thankful that I was discharged from the hospital and deemed not serious any more! Rewind 10 days. One Saturday, we wanted to go swimming. We were all so obsessed with the new earned interest that we didnt  care that we just had had lunch! After around mere half an hour, we were in the pool. Playing and swimming, enjoying the family time. The dip in the cold pool water, splashing water on each other, giggles and laughter, stretching and dipping, fun it was for us. All of a sudden i felt some pain in my left chest. I assumed it was because of swimming after lunch. I just chilled by the side of the pool. When i felt better, i swam couple of lengths again. But then I realized something was not right. So I just walked out. Assuming it was out of indigestion i took some medicines and thought it would dissipate on its own. However it was not to...

Having a kid is a blessing. Everyone  wants a baby. But raising one is quite a task. We, the mothers often forget to take care of ourselves. Somewhere in the process of looking after our family and home, we tend to forget ourselves.  As days roll on to months and months to years, we become more and more occupied and our self time diminishes to almost nothing. We keep toiling hard for our family. We keep working even when we are having a fever or worse, a heart disease.  It is the same with me too. I am the one who wakes up first person in the morning. I prepare the food for the family, pickup the toys, arrange the house to make it look and feel like a home, until its time for my kid and spouse to wake up. Then I become the alarm clock and start singing "Good morning" as though I'm the best singer in the whole world! The days rolls on and as it almost ends at night, when everyone retires to bed, my work doesn't seem to end!  Mommy, my finger hurts! ...

Life with a child is a challenge always. You might think what's new about it. We all know that. Everyday is a new day and the kids can show very different and interesting things everyday! My kid is now four and life with her is turning out to be a real ultimatum. The remonstrance she shows every single day feels like a trial every day! The little one's mind runs in different direction and they have the energy to keep exploring their inquisitiveness in an unending manner. But for me as a mom, it's​ a hunting task to keep answering every question of hers and keep running behind her all the time. I feel its not my task really to be all the time entertaining my child. Although I like spending time with her, but I want her to be self entertaining. Hence I have now restricted myself a bit. I sit down and play with her for sometime and then ask her to do it herself. I am there, somewhere around and not completely loosing track of what she is doing. I keep a watch on her. An...

Human relationship are very fragile. They tend to break easily. More so in today's age where we have zero tolerance and believe in replacing a broken item than fixing it! Life is getting tougher with it everyday. And the one mostly suffered is the beautiful bond between a man and wife! Every day there would be some news on divorce and separation in the news papers. Be it celebrities, or any normal ordinary human being. Be it the poor or the rich. If you do not match, walk off. Break the bond. But wait a minute is it really worth it? People marry with the intention of being happy ever after. Once the whole drama of marriage is over, reality slowly creeps in through a small peep hole! We learn about each other's flaws and limitations. And then​ the nose poking relatives who make life more difficult. Some break down then and there itself. Others who still face these bravely and manage to have kids, the pressure only increases. Being parent is no easy job. But being lovely...

Aaahhh! The very thought that went into my mind when I finished typing the title was "Aaahhh!". Game is it? Well yes! In this article I would try putting my thoughts on why I think it to be so! Game - what is it? The noun says Game is any activity we engage in for amusement. As an adjective, Game is being eager or willing to do something new and challenging! Well well. In both the definitions, doesn't it sort of define motherhood? Motherhood - the state of being a mother. Now, mother is such a pious word in every Culture of the world. Everyone respects a mother. Women, well most of them, consider themselves lucky and gifted to have become a mother. Some other who are not fortunate enough to bear their own child, have them through other means which is fair to both the child and the women. And some others do not want babies, which is also entirely their choice and respect that too! Now, mothers whether own child, adopted, or surrogate, are all playing a differen...

Delivery - the very word brings a sense of joy, isn't it? Be it a pizza, a dress or a pair of shoes! More so when its delivery of a child! The whole family, friends, social media, everyone rejoice at the birth of a baby! The parents feel so ecstatic that its difficult to explain it in words. And then slowly reality kicks in. Birth of a child brings in great responsibilities. Sleepless nights, stinky nappies, tiresome baby feeds all takes a toll on the health and mind of the new parents; specially the mommy! The lady outgrows overnight. Her whole life changes and in most cases in order to take care of the child she starts neglecting herself. It might not be so for all. But many women like me have faced it. Like its truly said "It takes a village to raise a child." Actually the more the people, the better it is for the mother if she gets the desired helping hands. Else other wise the parents are enough to take care of the child. For someone like me, I have done...

Being a mommy, I tend to write more on how it had been. The whole journey through pregnancy and after wards! But my spouse had been no less. He had had my back every single day. Of how much I am a good mom, my spouse plays a very pivotal role in it! This could be the same with you too! Men, these days are much more sensitive. They help out the women in home! It's not about role-reversal. But simply being helpful. Here I point out 10 remarkable things men do that makes them great daddy!!! 10. Mature - no one is born a father. Like a mom is born when she gives birth. Same is the case with any Pappa! He is born along with his child. And it's his choice to grow up along with the child or not. A good parent would try and learn new ways to be a better parent to his kids and not remain stuck to his earlier boyhood days! Sure enough it requires time but he does it! 9. Help them with their doubts - a father who is present to answer the doubts a child has and hence help educa...

Four, four, we are four Come on everyone, give us a roar! 😎 Kindergarten is where we go How to throw a tantrum, we all do know!! 😍 Frocks and jeans, ribbons and clips Milk O Milk, We do not take sips!!! 😣 Alphabets and numbers, lines and shapes In fruits all we like is kiwi and grapes....😋 Vegetables should never be there in our food O spare us the horror, don't spoil our mood!!! 😆 Slippers and shoes in yellow and blue When anyone shouts, we have no clue!!! 🤔 Manners and love, compassion and fun Those are the fuels on which we run!!! 😘 In Sunshine and rain, Gain and pain... We use our brain to make all fain!!!! 🤓 Our home is strewn with dolls and balls Life is all but a happy call!!!! 😇😇 *All rights reserved **Wrote for my kid who turned 4 this year!!

The woman who loves us unconditionally from birth, the one who puts her kids before herself and the one who you can always count on ! We literally count on her for everything. That’s what makes a mom tired. Do we care? No! Not until we are a mother ourselves. Here I state 10 reasons why moms are always tired! 1.       Perfection – Right from the day the baby is born, a mom is born too! And we all instinctively have the urge to be perfect. To be the perfect mom! This takes a toll on not only our physical health, but our mental health too! We all love our kids; everyone is struggling to do their best, every single day. Let’s accept without any shame, no one is perfect. We are all learning, daily. As our kids grow, we grow as a mother too. 2.       Availability – In the urge to be perfect, we feel like we should be available for our child 24*7. But let’s bear in our minds that we are all humans. We cannot survive without rest, th...

Days passed. Some very good. Some off-mood! Some outcast bad!! I was terribly moody. I had mood swings. Months passed. My spouse was there at my disposal always...he was my strength during the phase. I loved him always. Love him today but must mention, loved him more during those days!! I used to Google everything. The funny part is when my hubby would be home from work, he would in fact ask me "How is Google?". LOL. Google as in the baby!!! And I would say Google is playing. Google is stubborn. Google is kicking, etc. etc. etc. Soon I was in the eighth month. 2 weeks into it and here I was hospitalised! I had pain. Doctor thought baby would arrive sooner than anticipated. And we thought Google is on the way! I was taken in for all the scans, to check the biometrics of the fetus. Meanwhile the doctor was chatting with my spouse. She was all full of praise for me. In fact she told "Priyanka is the most intelligent pregnant lady I have met till date!" To whic...

So we were pregnant. The blood test report confirmed it. Next thing, go to the gynae again! We took an appointment and there we were at the chamber of the gynaecologist. Well, she wasn't impressed with the blood report. She had her own doubts! Now, she was worried if it was an  ectopic pregnancy! Holy! Ectopic? What's even that? So she drew a rough diagram and showed it to us what it could mean. To tell you the truth, we were traumatised... Ectopic pregnancy is the types where the fetus develops typically in the fallopian tubes. And hence not in the womb. As such the pregnancy needs to be immediately aborted since the baby would not grow and endanger the mother's life. Next, a scan of course. It was scheduled for the next day. Meanwhile at home, could we sleep? Naah. Neither of us. I googled and googled. We cried. I was forced to ask "Why us?" :( Anyways, next day brought us relief. The Scan was done. All was well. No ectopic nothing. It was a little somet...