Monthly Archives: June 2010
Desiderata
Desiderata – by Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; … Continue reading
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Mi Casa
Arvind: Mamma, why are you staring at me? Stop staring at me. MGM: *wistfully* I’m trying to remember you forever this way. Your last day as a first grader. I’m taking pictures in my mind. Arvind: Mamma, you know you’re … Continue reading
Downside
The bitch about having two boys is being unable to say, ” You. You’re my favourite boy in the whole wide world. There will never be a boy like you.” This is why I whisper it in the dead of … Continue reading
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Molten
You know Pappa is home a) when bedtimes never end b) cuddles are aplenty c) there are extended sessions of gazing at the world map on the children’s bedroom wall to gush over the magic of platetectonics. d) Will Vanuatu … Continue reading
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Complicated
“So how was your morning?” the Viking queries from a random platform somewhere in the North sea. Suddenly he might as well be on the moon for all the difference it makes. “Terrible, ” I reply. “Arvind awoke, cleaned up, … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, The Viking
