It’s Monday morning! And no it is not just any Monday morning. It is the morning of my baby boy’s birthday, my first-born, who turns all of 19 today! Time for a big celebration, except that he is away from us, for the very first time, in all his 19 years of being. This would… {Read More}
Evolving Mother’s Day
‘Evolution’ (synonyms: progression, modification, adaptation) is how I would like to talk about Mother’s Day today. I am an 18 year-old mother and mothering over the past almost two decades has brought with it lots of cherished memories as well as learnings which I would love to share with you. You do need that ONE day… {Read More}
Life in the time of Corona – a Mum’s perspective
This is one title that I didn’t have to break my head over as it flowed out naturally when I started writing. “Corona” – Unless you happen to live in a surreal world, meditating peacefully in a hut on the Himalayas, blissfully unaware of the turmoil that the world is going through, you would know… {Read More}
Parenting Teenagers: How to Talk to and Understand Your Teens
He sits there right across me on the couch with the PlayStation controller in his hands, noise-free headphones covering his ears, eyes firmly glued to the screen. I am trying to ask him about something but receive no response. After two attempts, I look up from my laptop and realise that he can’t hear me…. {Read More}
Let him go – Part 2
He stepped on the bus With a big broad smile A smile filled with confidence His first steps of independence. I am happy I am proud Of my little boy no doubt So then why do these tears Fill up my eyes so Why does my heart ache At the thought of letting him go?… {Read More}