Shilpa Roy Kota
Parenting Stories (and more) from the desk of an imperfect parent
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Just when you think you are settled with your existing life, have learnt to be happy about the good things and happier about the missing things, life decides to turn around a brand new corner. What awaits you ahead, down that corner, is a mystery, sweet and exciting, which only a fortune teller could ever…
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I guess no one really likes farewell parties! While you are trying to be cheerful and wishing luck to whoever is leaving; deep down, there is this feeling that you are soon going to miss them terribly. I also used to feel the same till yesterday evening. Yesterday, we decided to be a part of one…
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As I went walking today, I was struck by the sound of loud laughter, muffled giggles, tiny feet thumping as they ran on cold pavements and chitter chatter that perhaps only tiny tots can talk and understand. I saw a tiny boy, no older than 5, rolling around in a pile of sand, and his…
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Have been quite busy lately with boundaries between days and nights, weekday and weekends blurring into a haze. Life has been about juggling priorities and finding what needs the next set of attention. While I am physically and mentally exhausted, I am kind of excited about this life. Why? -because it makes me feel I am important,…
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Toyna: Mama, do you know how we can know if someone is lying Mama: How? Toyna: If you are lying your tongue will become blue, if you are telling the truth your tongue will be pink. Mama: How do you know this? Toyna: I was joking with my friend in school and she told me…
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Story time yesterday – I offered to read about fairies or princesses, but had to give in and read about dinosaurs and giant tiramasus (not sure if I still have the name right). As we learnt about how life started in water and moved to land, we read about a number of alien looking creatures.…
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It’s the middle of the night, and sleep as usual is the first thing on my mind, but the last thing that seems to be happening. As I am tossing in bed, wondering how long I need to wait before my mind gives in to the needs of my body, I am woken up by…
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Started my evening looking for something I thought would be so easy to find. As I opened a drawer full of stationary items, they clinked and danced to the swoosh sound of the drawer. As they came to a rest and the dust settled down, I realized there was no way I could find the stuff…
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