Shilpa Roy Kota
Parenting Stories (and more) from the desk of an imperfect parent
Category: Yog
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Yog and me achieved a new development milestone on a trip to the Supermarket, few days ago. We dedicate this milestone to Jarlie. This is how the story goes. Toyna, Yog and I love Jarlie. You may ask, “Who doesn’t?” but that is not the message of this story. Till date, whenever we go to…
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Toyna and me participating in Communications Workshop. Toyna examples on: Simple Past – Yog hit me. Present Continuous – Yog is messing the room. Past Continuous – Yog was biting me when Mama came in the room. Future Continuous – I will be kicking Yog the next time he hits me. Past Perfect – Yog…
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Yog burnt his hand this morning. Yog crying, “Mama, I don’t like to pain!” Mama hugging Yog, “I don’t like to pain either.”
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Yog (playing with his toy gun): I want to take my Axe to school today. He prefers to call the Gun an Axe. I am guessing it is something to do with his ancestral genes. Mama: No, we don’t take guns to school. Yog: Mama, it is OK. This is only a toy. I…
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“No school today?” are the first words from Yog each morning. Even before he is out of bed, his blankets still rolled around him, he pops this question, looking expectantly at me for his desired response. I know he is already planning alternate strategies in his mind, even before he has heard my response. Deep…
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Five Whys is a common management tool used for identifying root causes to a problem. It is all about asking “Why” repeatedly till you come to the real root of the problem. Five Whys is also Yogs favorite technique to understand the world around him. This is how most of our conversations, these days, go:…
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I am not sure if it is just me or the complete air around us which feels extremely heavy. The Delhi smog seems lighter in comparison to the weight bogging our planet, thanks to the new elected President of USA. Given this context, the last thing I wanted to do was write another blog about…
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December 1, 2013 How do you know when you are spending too much time in the wrong place? Looking for a pen to sign a check and end up going in the kitchen to pick one. Almost picked a knife before I realized it is not a pen! God Save Me! April 2, 2013 Age:…
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Yog: Mama, please don’t go to office Mama: I have to go to office today. I have a meeting in office. Yog: I will also come to office with you. I will also sit in meeting. Mama: Yes Yog! When you grow big, you will go to office and meetings. Then, Mama will not go to office.…
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I wave Goodbye to three year old Yog and tell him I am going to office. He comes running towards me, hugs my knees and says, “Be Careful Mama!” I reassure him that I will be careful, after all I have to come back home to him and his sister. As I walk down the…
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