Aunts. Who doesn’t have them? I did. Quite a few, including my Mom’s own sisters. Each one unique in her own way. While each one was reasonably loving, she did tend to be rather dominating. Probably because my Mom was the youngest in the family. In fact, she was just three…
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I am blessed that my relationship with my husband is supportive, encouraging, and flexible, and gifts me a life filled with laughter and love. I also feel blessed to think of the few good men who have supported me all the way. Even though I’ve grown up in a matriarchal family,…
Yesterday was our twentieth wedding anniversary. Yes, we missed our son, who’s away at college. It was a working day and both of us had our long to-do lists, but my husband, being the nice person he is, returned home earlier than usual so we could spend the time together. So…
I am a sucker for greeting cards, especially pretty, witty, quirky ones. Part of the reason for this is probably because I am a child of the 60s and we did not even consider spending on cards. We’d make our own. We’d overwork our creativity to come up with (what we…
So I’ve been offline for the most part over the last two weeks, busy with various family happenings and activities. An insect has also chosen to bite my right cheek (face—what were you thinking?) and I am sporting a really swollen face with the lymph glands kicking into protect me (according…
Ever felt, this is my soulmate when you met someone for the first time? We moved to Bangalore in 1999. Our son was one and a half years old. Rents and advance money were so high that we thought it might be a better idea to get a housing loan and…
Just a couple of weeks ago, we had to go somewhere and walked to the corner of our street to get an autorickshaw. There is a spot where quite a few park in a group. Usually, they are particular about where they want to go and it is normal for them…