abu & rabad

“Pappa, don’t give me milk today,” Abu announced this morning while getting ready for school. “Why?” “Because then I’ll vomit.” Kids learn random things like these from their friends, and we have to fight very hard to reverse the thought process once they get it stuck in their head. Telling them that am a more […Read More…]

“Do you have any homework today, Abu?” I asked. “Yes, I have to draw some sea animal. But I can’t draw.” “Of course you can draw. Let me give you an idea.” So I showed him a picture of the Manta Ray from a book we had, and I gave him tips on how could […Read More…]

I’ve never let my schooling interfere with my education – Mark Twain These days, I am telling the kids stories of Shivaji, and I happened to be talking about the fact that Dadoji Konddev was Shivaji’s teacher, and how he taught Shivaji horse-riding, archery with a bow and arrow, fighting with a sword etc. And […Read More…]

abu – which movie did you watch yesterday? me – Kambakkht Ishq abu – how was it? me – BAAADDD! abu – why? me – it didn’t have a story. abu (all tense and worried) – then what will you write? me – i will write about the acting, the jokes, the story – not […Read More…]

abu-rabad are in mumbai with their grandparents for the past couple of weeks. no this is not about how i’m missing them…geez! anyway, so cricket and thus ipl comes up in our daily phone conversations. me – so, will you be excited if mumbai indians wins today or the deccan chargers? abu – i won’t […Read More…]

about 2 months ago rabad had a bad fall on her head. yeah, we do that every once in a while. to cut a long, scary story short, she had to be in the ICU for a day just for observation. needless to say she was fine in about 2 hours of being in the […Read More…]

  rabad (in the sweetest of tones) – i don’t want you as mamma, i want a different mamma me – ok rabad – pappa too. i want a different pappa me (feeling a tad better) – ok rabad – and you know what i’d tell the different mamma and pappa? me – what? rabad […Read More…]

Now Abu and Rabad are both aware of this blog, and every once in a while, they want to see the site. Abu can actually read the posts with help from us on the more difficult words. So now, apparently, they want more creative control. If you remember, the title of the last post was […Read More…]

“What shall I do now, Pappa?” asked Abu. In our house, this is usually code for, “Can I watch TV, Pappa.” Of course, he knows that watching too much TV is frowned upon, so he will not directly ask the question. Rather, he asks “What shall I do now.” And if I suggest any thing […Read More…]

just a few minutes ago. rabad (she’s sitting and hugging my feet while i stand)- mamma, i like you very much. i like you more than i like myself. who said i wont be using this forum to brag? but seriously, can’t believe the layers that that one sentence has. obviously, the brag. but then […Read More…]