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Journey into the Better Part of Life: September 2015
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Journey into the Better Part of Life. Escapades with an Urchin. A few months ago, DD had started this habit of chewing on her hair. Nothing we said or did made her stop the habit. It was just too delicious to drop. Now this great habit, led to an upset stomach, a case of diarrhea. Well that at least was our immediate conclusion when DD fell sick. See Mamma, it was not the hair. Now I look like a boy! I saw this as another teaching moment. Well, you don't have short hair.". Ok fine. I said.". I acknowledg...
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Journey into the Better Part of Life: November 2015
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Journey into the Better Part of Life. Escapades with an Urchin. As much as I'd hate to admit, DD is seriously changing loyalties. She is gravitating toward the other parent and there's little I can do about it. The two play a lot of games, have meaningful in-depth discussions, share a lot of laughter. It is amazing to see the two of them in action. I am there too, just somewhere in the background and fondly remembered when she is hungry or sleepy. They called me to judge. "Which one's bigger Mamma? The t...
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Journey into the Better Part of Life: December 2014
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Journey into the Better Part of Life. Escapades with an Urchin. Happy New Year, Alex! It never ever occurred to me that I would have to hold her back, for her own safety, until I met an older woman at the bus stop, here in the U.S. It was our daily route an, so I allowed DD to run to the stop – she knew where to stop and she. Wouldn't go beyond the point. 8220;You've been here long? 8221; she asked. 8220;You moved from India? 8221; Well, I do have the accent. 8220;Yes.”. From that day on, I became extra ...
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Journey into the Better Part of Life: The Last Word
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Journey into the Better Part of Life. Escapades with an Urchin. As much as I'd hate to admit, DD is seriously changing loyalties. She is gravitating toward the other parent and there's little I can do about it. The two play a lot of games, have meaningful in-depth discussions, share a lot of laughter. It is amazing to see the two of them in action. I am there too, just somewhere in the background and fondly remembered when she is hungry or sleepy. They called me to judge. "Which one's bigger Mamma? The t...
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Journey into the Better Part of Life: The American Grab and the Indian Get
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Journey into the Better Part of Life. Escapades with an Urchin. The American Grab and the Indian Get. I knew this day would come. But I never knew I'd be tongue tied. Me? The process of rolling her 'R's and stretching her 'O's had started a few weeks after we moved to Seattle. Driti's first accented word in the American style was 'Paati'. At first we were very concerned when she said she wanted to go to 'Paati'. Was she so home sick? Did she miss her grandmother so much? Paati is Tamil for grandmother).
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Journey into the Better Part of Life: October 2015
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Journey into the Better Part of Life. Escapades with an Urchin. Vision Auto Correction: 20/20. DD woke us up at 2 in the morning a couple of days ago.I couldn't sleep after that. So I wandered around the house, saw some Friends. Reruns and ended up being groggy and exhausted the rest of the day. My head was splitting and my eyes were burning. So after DD went to school, I thought I'd rest a bit before getting back to work. I started reassessing my diet. Was my mother-in-law's food good to me? When I reac...
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Journey into the Better Part of Life: January 2015
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Journey into the Better Part of Life. Escapades with an Urchin. Reasons Your Kid Will Say "I Hate You! If you’re totally shocked by the title of this piece, you either don’t have children yet or didn’t have a childhood. For God’s sake, every child says those three words in that particular order at some point between age 3 and 53. Before 3, they’re just about learning to say ‘hate’ and after 53 the parents are mostly dead. You ask her to brush her teeth. When you walk away from her when she doesn’t ...
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Journey into the Better Part of Life: February 2015
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Journey into the Better Part of Life. Escapades with an Urchin. The Option of Adoption. D never finishes her lunch. She says the lunch break is too small and she can't finish her food on time. What exactly do you do at lunch? I eat" She said as a matter-of-fact. Of course. How much do you talk? I talk a lot and eat a little.". How about you take 15 bites and then carry on talking? That way, you don't have to stop when you're eating and you don't have to eat when you're talking? Sounds like a good idea!
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Journey into the Better Part of Life: 6 Going on 19
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Journey into the Better Part of Life. Escapades with an Urchin. 6 Going on 19. DD is her own person. Not that she ever stopped to listen to any of us, since.birth, but truth be told, she's reaching that stage where it's becoming increasingly difficult to get to her without an argument. She's in rush to grow up. She wants to be 19, and soon. Why 19? Well, that's because that is the biggest number of a teenager. She wants to be a teenager and what's more awesome than being the oldest teenager? DD: I am all...
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