The made-up Maid and the Make-up man

Lui : Mumma…..woh powder ka dabba do. Me : No baby. Lui : do naaaaa Me : Nopes. Aap waste karte ho. Lui : Nahin karti. Plish do. So the mumma relents and hands over the talcum powder jar to her darling daughter. The little munchkin upturns the bottle and sprinkles some on her palm. Little Shobs hops over to his sister [...]

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About a Pink Boy. And other such news

Good friend Srihari forwarded me this link –  My Son, the pink boy. I hung on to each word, because it said a lot I’d have liked to, but only better. It also brought out memories of this post which I wrote when people started objecting to my son painting his nails red and playing with dolls [...]

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The Smoking Zone

Ever seen a smoking zone? That special space in office areas specially designated for people who need their two puffs before they can make it through their next task ? An area of seclusion, of peace, little chatter and much pondering. Of people grouped together, but all in their own little space. Of cigarettes shared, lighters [...]

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Don’t meet me today

Because in all likelihood, I’ll probably chew off your head for no fault of your’s. If you haven’t guessed already, I’ve had a rotten weekend. And a not-so-good beginning to the new week. I want to wail and scream, wallow in self-pity and have oodles of it showered on me. I want to be pampered silly [...]

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Foto Friday

( Concept copied from Shail’s post ) I’m having a tough time bringring up – Innocence :- And Attitude :- (The twins trying out their father’s new sunglasses )

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Husbands!!

Goes to show how keenly men adhere to their wives’ words!! :- ——————————————- A wife asks her husband – a software engineer:  “Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk, and if they have eggs, get 6!”   A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk. The [...]

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Bhai-Behen ka Pyar Vs Maa ka Atyachaar

I’m the monster mom. The mean one, the one who hollers after two angels every second, the one who doesn’t think twice before whacking their bums red or forcing them to brush their teeth or force food down their collective gullet. The one who yells at them to wake up and move  their sorry asses [...]

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Getting Married Again and Again….On the Same Day!!

After the title , I thought this post was a wee bit misleading, what with 7 Khoon Maaf round the corner and all. But no. Its about wedding outfits. And getting to wear not one or two, or three or four, but NINE wedding outfits on one day!!! Whew!! Do check out the outfits here . [...]

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Boot Polish and Bandook

By now, we’ve all heard/read reports the  Great shoe-cleaning incident . Going by Mayavati’s total nonchalance while the security officer went about his ‘job’, we can safely assume that it wasn’t the first time Maya Devi had her shoes cleaned publicly. If the media snapped up the event this time, their bad luck!! After all, what’s [...]

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The Bracelet : By Ishaan Lalit

Dear Ishaan, You don’t know me, but I guess I can safely say that I know you You are Kid#1. The Pilot. The doting husband. The caring Son.The apple of your Mamma’s eye. And while I was eagerly waiting for Ritu’s book to get published, out comes this news that you’ve beaten your mom to [...]

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