Shilpa Roy Kota
Parenting Stories (and more) from the desk of an imperfect parent
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When our little ones were actually small We used to wash their hands, for they were not as tall But now that they can stand and lean on top of a stool They manage to wash themselves All we need to now wash is the soap bottle, the sink and the wall
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Pavan and I were relaxing on the couch talking about nothing and everything during one of those rare heart to heart conversations. The children were making a loud cacophony in the background and we were struggling to hear each other over the din. I bent close to Pavan and gingerly said, “I think you are…
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Dear School, I am the Mother. In case you are not aware, I am the one behind waking up the children in the morning, getting them dressed, checking on their school work, packing lunch boxes and dropping them to school. I am the one, attending Parent Teacher Meetings, participating in school events and networking with…
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When we dream with our eyes closed, our mind knows no boundaries. We can walk on water, live on the clouds or win Ms. Galaxy beauty pageant. In our dreams, the entire universe, and beyond, is just waiting to be conquered by us. However, when we dream with our eyes open, our dreams are constrained by…
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When you are at a stage in life when money ceases to be a problem, you realise that it was never the problem in the first place. In essence, one does have to earn a lot of money, if only, to learn to stop blaming Money for the problems. Dear Lakshmi ji, I respect you…
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Stuck in the mundane gives us comfort of knowing Stuck in the mundane gives us reason for frowning We would rather live frowning in the known than be happy trying to step in the unknown
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The year was 2008. The winter had just started to set in. The days were becoming shorter and the breeze was becoming colder. All summer months I had been itching to get on my cycle and be able to drive just a little further than the confines of the neighbourhood streets. One beautiful sunny day,…
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I am sure some of you have heard about a bunch of people in Hyderabad who are trying to change the way the city thinks and behaves. They first tried to get us on the roads early Sunday mornings and now they are trying us to make us give up our comfortable air conditioned cars…
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Did you know, there are many tricks to overcome depression without using any medicinal anti-depressants? Ice cream, chocolates, exercise, and my all-time favorite – Shopping, do the trick for me. Depending on how depressed I am feeling, I choose one or all of the above anti-depressants. This Sunday was some reason (not worth discussing), I…
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