Tag: responsible parenting

  • Five things that matter when you choose a career

    Early this morning a friend’s wife called up. She has never called up ever, but as of now, she has taken the trouble of calling my mother, taking my number and calling me up on it. Half way down the conversation she cut it off, then did not bother to call back. A colleagues wife,…

  • A terrorist called the tourist

    Travelling  has currently become a fashion, from travelling to work, and slow paced movement to learn about history, go back in time we have become the aggressive globalized tourist. Tourism today is the great soporific. A huge confidence trick and gives people the dangerous idea that there is something interesting in their lives. Their musical…

  • Footpaths are meant for walking.

      The name Goa seem to elicit a varied range, A holiday destination, a place to chill, so probably people assume that we need not really bother too much about rules and regulations. After all the average Goan is sosegaud. I have had one tourist couple looking shocked when I asked them to walk on…

  • Helping our kids learn pedestrian skills.

    Helping our kids learn pedestrian skills.

    We do our morning walks very purposefully before the traffic. If we do reside at place where the traffic does not let up then we drive in our SUV’s to the  thata-paati park and walk, yet we have abandonded this in our daily life. maybe it is a good idea to teach our kids to…

  • Think like a girl….

    “I’m blogging for the India Today Woman Summit 2015 #WomenPower activity at BlogAdda.” The prompt began with the oft repeated quote it’s impossible to guess what a woman wants. Then there was reference to gender equality.  Yes we seem to be very confused on the stand a much needed discussion, do woman want to be treated specially or equally?…

  • Laundry and 4,life lessons.

    Does sharing a load within the house hold lead to happier and better quality of household, of course it does, but it is just one part of the story. More I think is about acceptance and acknowledgement. Lets look at the very scenario that that the prompt talks about, the husband gets ready and the…