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09 Dec 2016
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Making Chocolate Cake
07 Dec 2016 -
Spades and Hearts
29 Nov 2016 -
When I Lost My Marbles
22 Nov 2016My husband (referred to as Papa in my blogs, because that is what I often call him, since our daughter christened him Papa in spite of all our efforts to get her to call him daddy) and I met in degree college, whilst doing our B.Sc in physics. I had hoped to join IIT's Physics department, but I did not get through the second round of JEE (IIT's prestigious Joint Entrance Exam). Having spent 2 years working tirelessly on getting through the JEE, I had hardly considered what I would do if I did not get in.
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Of Fathers And Daughters
20 Nov 2016 -
Competition In Relationships
20 Nov 2016Papa (my husband) and I like to spend a few hours a week discussing our lives, or our relationship or Physics or some esoteric subject. This weekend we were talking about something and somehow we ended up on the subject of competition. We are both fiercely competitive people. But somehow we realised that we don't really compete against each other. So we thought about it. How did that come to be, we wondered.
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The Origin Of Patriarchy
18 Nov 2016 -
Of Peenytails, Ghosts, And More ...
16 Nov 2016 -
I Do It Myself
13 Nov 2016 -
A Day At School
10 Nov 2016 -
What Will you Say This Halloween?
31 Oct 2016 -
The Dog Named Bob
26 Oct 2016This is an easy to read poem about two kids and their dog named Bob. The poem has mainly 3 and 4 letter words and a few 5 letter words. The pictures provide context to help the child figure out the words. The rhyme and rhythm make it an entertaining read. You are welcome to print this out for personal use.
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The Little Things
19 Oct 2016 -
Bob Dylan On Parenthood
14 Oct 2016 -
Housework Can Be A Game For Toddlers
30 Sep 2016 -
Why Is That Funny?
28 Sep 2016I was reading the very popular facebook post by Tannishtha Chatterjee about her humiliation on some comedy channel about the colour of her skin. “How is it funny to call someone dark? I don’t get it..” she says and she is right of course. But that got me thinking about jokes in general. There is a whole category of jokes that stereotype people and make fun of them as a group. Any of these sound familiar?
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No Explaination Needed
23 Sep 2016 -
Hop On Pop
22 Sep 2016 -
I Missed Driving
21 Sep 2016 -
Hot Chocolate Is Thicker Than Blood
08 Sep 2016As a kid, I read a lot of Enid Blyton. So my world of children's stories was full of British boarding schools, or kids tackling exciting mysteries and having amazing adventures. Nancy Drews and Hardy Boys were along similar lines too. There were books of magic and goblins and witches and wizards as well. But I must say, I never read a book that revolved around the everyday problems of regular teens.
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Laughing Through The Terrible Twos
05 Sep 2016 -
The Knitting Needles
05 Sep 2016 -
Why Do Grown Ups Taunt Kids?
03 Sep 2016Today we were stuck in traffic for a while. Our driver was bored waiting for some movement in traffic and turned his attention to my 2 year old. He held out his fist and asked her if she wanted a sweet. He occasionally gives sweets to my kids, so that is okay. But today, I was trying to frantically signal to him that he should not offer one today as she had eaten a few in the morning already. His response baffled me. He laughed and said, “Don't worry I don't have any. Look my hand is empty.” He said opening the fist.
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Tips-For-the Sex-Ed-Talk
29 Aug 2016 -
Tania's Monsoon Adventure
25 Aug 2016This is book 30 of The Tania Series. Tania and her friends are on the way back from a school trip. It is pouring cats and dogs and the roads have started flooding. As the school bus crawls through a water logged street, the engine sputters and chokes and comes to a grinding halt. The kids are stranded. What will they do?