Our house in my hometown is way larger than the flat we live in back home. To the twins’ absolute awe and delight it is a stand-alone bungalow, has a huge room on the first floor with a large terrace. Till a few years back they were too young to go exploring and we managed to keep …
A few weeks ago during the kids’ exams as we sat struggling with Math problems, I got a call from a friend/associate. He needed copies of some official documents – quite a bunch of them, actually. If there’s anything that stresses me out more than math problems, it is paperwork. The mere sight of forms …
We’re on our annual visit to my hometown. As we walked out of the airport we were met by our driver, who has been with us for a long time. He greeted us with a loud Namaste! and followed it up with a, “Mashaallah, bachhe kitne bade ho gaye hain.” (My Goodness, how the children …
With the first excitement of vacations wearing off I find the children flitting between the pool and their tabs. It’s as if they have nothing else to do. The moment I try to restrict their screen time they come up with “What shall we do?” – the question that is the dread of all mums. If you’re a mum in the same …
‘Gooood Morning. Wake up. Wake up. It’s mooorning!’ ‘What time is it?’ ‘6.30’. ‘6.30? Why are you waking me up so early? It’s vacation time. Let me be.’ ‘No please. Wake up, pretty please.’ ‘Go away.’ ‘But you promised you’d take us swimming.’ ‘Ow! Okay five more minutes?’ Alllriggght! Five minutes. That’s 300 seconds 1..2…3…4…5… …