Life skills - ParenthoodDiaries #74

Exposing kids to some "life skills" , like cooking, cleaning, pet-handling etc is a very important aspect of their childhood. Happy to see the boys being proactive in picking up the tasks. These are the beautiful memories that stay with them for many years!

Beach sunrise - ParenthoodDiaries #73

First "beach-sun-rise" experience for Bharat and Bhuvan!!

They happily came back from the water in just an hour, since they thought they played from night to morning!

By now, they know that I collect sea-shells, hence they helped me with a few nice ones.

Indeed, a memorable morning it is!

Road trip with kids - ParethoodDiaries #72

Every road-trip along with kids feels like an adventure. Despite me buckling up, my mind gets unbuckled so much with their ever lasting and untiring energy. It feels so unsafe to travel, a lot of times during the drive, yet can't help it!

They have learnt to use Google maps this time round!

Nostalgia - ParenthoodDiaries #71

There is fun-filled nostalgia in seeing our kids doing things that we did in our childhood.

When my mom was applying mehendi on Bharat & Bhuvan's hands, memories of my grandmother doing the same with me, flashed across my mind.

The difference is, I used to keep it for hours to get good colour, and these boys were restless until we removed the mehendi. Now they want me to remove the red colour too!!

Mr Ratan Tata lives on!

 Such a legendary life lived by Mr. Ratan Tata! Many of us feel it as a personal loss. He lives on, forever.

Business lesson from parenting - ParenthoodDiaries #70

My kids were enjoying the Navratri celebrations in our society last night.

Since it was getting late, at around 10 pm I said - "Let's go home, we should sleep. You need to wake up early in the morning to go to school, right?".

They said "we will not go to school tomorrow, we want to play here".

I took aback, took a moment and then I tried again - "Let's go home, kids shall sleep for 12 hours, then brain gets sharper and you will become stronger".

They paused, thought and said "Amma, let's go and sleep"...

Make the other person understand "what's in it for him or her" and then selling is fun!