Random Ramblings

Random Ramblings

My random ramblings when I don't want to be just a parent. when I observe things around me and be judgemental about them.

Are You Really The ‘Blessed’ Special Needs Parent?

Being  a special needs mother isn't the best thing in the world as propagated by many but it's not the worst either. It's somewhere in the middle! Like...

Why It Is Important For Every Indian Child To Be A...

Welcome! If you are the kind of parent who has understood the sarcasm in the title and is here out of intrigue; you are welcome. And if you...

Dear Facebook, Life without you!

Once upon a time we had a life. And then Facebook happened. Do you remember when there was laughter, talking, gossiping and the general tendency of having a...

My Imperfect Fight For ‘Perfection’!

  It was another dinner at my husband’s friend’s house. We were meeting this friend of his after a long time or first time after he got married. His...

A Letter To My Son on his Thirteenth birthday.

This letter was written for the thirteenth birthday of my son. He celebrated his birthday last month and just like any other mother of a teenage boy, I...

Dear Fellow Mother, Stop Before You Jump Off That Roof!

This letter is in response to a news item I read in the morning paper today which shook me to the core. “A 23 year old woman committed...

15 Reasons Why I Hate Whatsapp!

  If I have to measure by the popularity of communication platforms, I know this statement would be considered 'outrageous'. The world loves its green speaking bubble, its intoxicating...

Stopping Your Teenager From Drinking And Driving: Few Important Pointers

Two days ago, a news startled all the residents of our small colony. A 19 year old boy from our society was killed in a road accident. A...

Finding A Dog’s Purpose Spontaneously!

  Somebody has rightly said,'The best times in life are random, unplanned and completely spontaneous.' And I couldn't agree more. When Papa the dearest, came home tired in the evening...

Mothers day-The Mania And Me

Going by the caption I know I sound a little cynical but can't help the hubbub around the day today. Since morning, there is an invisible air of...

Understanding Feminism As A Stay At Home Mother!

This happened recently. I am in the wrong side of 30s and was going through an early onset of mid-life crisis where I was extremely unhappy about my...

Can You Really Survive A Teenager?

‘I have a teenager at home’ and if it doesn't sound  like the cry for help from way under the debris, nothing else will.  I read somewhere, “We...