Category: bringing up mother
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Ten Commandments on No Housework Day
April 7th is celebrated in the land of Uncle Sam as No House Work Day. How wonderful. Today being Sunday which is most people’s catch up with the week’s stuff day, it is rather ironic. the definition of housework is work done in housekeeping especially cleaning and tidying. It would be an interesting carrot to…
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The Bedmaker’s Help
During the Landmark’s Forum’s SELP program, I declared myself as, ”infinite possible” so BlogAdda decides to challenge my infinite possibilities. It was invent words last week, it is invent gadgets this week. Hmm. What is the one thing that needs to be done every day but I don’t feel like doing it all? I do…
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Mothers On The Mom
It’s Friday so breakfast is with mom, over telephone of course. My mom is commenting on the new advertisement of some refrigerator, the tag line is,”maa hoon” this has made her angry. Amma’s stand is very clear, she says the advertisements work on subconscious, kitchen mom is incharge, so much so women have become territorial…
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The Toykin
The terrible toy eating Toykin is here. Ten pairs of green fleet, Crawling down the Fleet Street. Eyes like a cluster of mustard seeds Tails with shiny crystal beads. Tip toeing, sneaking and peaking. Toykins comes from Toyland, It’s the strewn toys he cannot stand, To the forgotten toys he lends a hand. Quick, let’s…
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One Month to Reclaiming Your house from CHAOS
If you suffer from CHAOS that is can’t have anyone over syndrome, like I did step in and see if my experience helps. Amma got into the car her luggage in the boot, while she and I sat comfortably behind. Ganesh is a safe driver; I do not need to worry about the road. “How…
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Healing the Mother on Mother’s day
Its mother’s day. What can I gift my mother for mother’s day. We have been fed with amazing stories of mothers, Kunti, Jijabhai’s and Kaikeyi’s. From our tradition. Coming to independent India we have the all we have that lady I forget her name, the abused sacrificing doormat mother. I think her name was Sulochana…
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