In rushed twenty twenty-twoClose on the heels of twenty twenty-oneRaising hopes of good tidingsOf love, joy, fulfillment and cheer Now as it bids us adieuIt’s the time to reflect what gifts it offered me and youWhile at the threshold of yet another year with promises anewPonder awhile how the year of old has seen you […]
Just another day, another page from mother-daughter diaries: A few days back I was having a regular “to/before bed” conversation with my daughter, who was as usual raring to go with her canon of questions. From her “Why, Who, What, When, and How” kitty she pulled out a gem that set my mind on a […]
Modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment: a heritable physical or behavioral trait that serves a specific function and improves an organism’s fitness or survival. merriam-webster The adaption chapter in school text book used to be my favourite when I was a kid. I used […]
I cannot describe the feeling, when I come across a person who can just “airlift” me to a whole different level, just by their sheer presence or a simple candid conversation over a phone line. Some of us call it having a deep conversation, I like to call them ‘intellectually stimulating conversations’ because not only […]
“Je parle Anglais?” which translates to “I speak English” but the question here is why there is a question mark if this is a plain statement. Well, to answer that I must take a few steps back into the past when I was a newcomer to the city of Brussels and the French language was […]
“How are your eyes, Amma?”, I asked over the phone. “No Amma, we are not eating much rice these days. We have limited our diet due to health issues”, replied my mother-in-law. It wasn’t that she had not understood my question. I realised that she had merely misheard my question. I repeated the query, this […]
I was a kid when I visited Chennai. I spoke Hindi at home and English at school. The concept of learning more languages wasn’t popular till then. And even if it were, I would have never learned Tamil. My father had tight business connections with Tamilians and visited Chennai twice a month. I was a […]
“Mom I have a doubt,” said my 6 years old daughter. “What’s it dear?” I asked, to be only left stumped by her question. “Why papa loves you when your face is full of spots?”. I am not even exaggerating, those were really her words. And I don’t blame her for she is growing up […]
We are all taught from our childhood to think logically. We have the IQ that is measured on basis of our logical reasoning ability. Logic is needed to win the arguments; reasoning is needed to justify our logic. Kids who are good with logic and reasoning often get into the best schools and eventually earn […]
Recently, while cleaning my favorite coffee mug it slipped from my hand and broke. I felt bad for a while and thought it is of no use now. But after a while, the Japanese idea of mending broken objects came to my mind. Well, I don’t have gold, so I used Feviquick Gum and fixed […]
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I just love this post of Yours.
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Thank You So Very Much 😊
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A great new take on fairy tales. I’ve never thought about it before, but they are all stereotypes of the helpless girl needing a man to sort things out for her. Not very good role models for the 21st century.
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Thank You So Very Much for taking out time to read and comment. It’s true, Lil girls look up to these Princesses, they are their role models. And I think they should learn to be strong and determined. They shouldn’t need a man to save the day. They are absolutely capable of doing it themselves.
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Loved the take on fairy tales! Inspiring 🙂
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