There are some type of spectator sports I have never seen much point in.  I had a friend who used to watch exercise videos over and over again, and then nod and grin happily “Work Out Over”.   May be he liked to watch the PYTs waggle their tush at the camera. I never much [...]

6:30 am, wake up, curse the effin’ mobile which sings happily “Dil kabhi ganda, kabhi hai nek banda”, fall out of bed, walk into the bathroom door, groan, walk into various fixtures cursing a blue streak and then open eyes, look at my own reflection, (OMG I look like a hag) groan, close eyes, wash [...]

My Kid#2 is all grown up.  He went on his very first date today.  Sigh!!!!!! He’s gone out earlier – but always in a group.   Today was the first time he took a girl out for the evening.  People say Awwwwww He was nervous.  His coffee date was at 5 pm and he was ready [...]

Kid#2 can’t wait to taste freedom.  I am not an interfering parent – am at work the whole day so have given it up – but he would love to be out there in the world and keeps pointing out – charmingly – that he has one foot out of the door.  He has four [...]

No, this is not a movie review Both the boys went yesterday to the Mall and brought me a gift … probably because they saw Singh is King without me, and then went ahead and saw Rock On without me, even though I whined, sulked and put them on a punishment diet which was totally [...]

There were those good old days, when parents were parents.  When they gave “the look” it pretty much made you shut the hell up and wish you had disappeared into a black hole.  My mother had that effect on me till her dying day.  I think it scarred my spirit for life, heh!  Swear Mom, [...]

“A Grandchild is every grandparent’s worst dreams of revenge come true in hope…” Erma Bombeck What I really want to have is the Iphone …. but I digress. My long term plan is to have tons of grandchildren … but it is something I have no control over. I mean, I have got Kid#1 married [...]

Parenthood sucks …. it is a big swindle and when I signed up, I did not get to read the small print. Remember the thrill one got when the infant in the tummy kicked? Well, that was the beginning, these sweet little people come into your world, make you fall totally in love with them [...]

People who have been dropping by on this blog know quite a few things about me … like I am divorced, mother to two sons, a daughter in law, two dogs and a whole lot of humans befriended by all the above – to the extent that my sons have started calling me MATESHWARI or [...]

Nothing, truly nothing hurts a parent more than their spawn. All of my sons’ friends think that I am the coolest Mom ever …. and they wish that their parents had even a fraction of my “chilled out and cool attitude” (their words, not mine) and here I have kids who don’t even want to [...]