tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121408212024-03-07T14:25:04.097+05:30worded thoughtsmarriage of words and thoughtsreNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-35027495584153813792016-01-01T00:30:00.000+05:302016-01-01T00:30:17.945+05:30To Bed...
God...
Let me go to sleep.
But, wake me up when
it is past six months where
I have gone to the gym
and have gotten back in shape,
and I have brought
my growing team in office
up to speed.
Wake me up when
it is past the time when
I have got my own home
and we live together as a family,
under a single roof.
Wake me up whenever
my two kids
have been trained enough
to be on their own.
LetreNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-25331904500445920982014-05-21T19:17:00.001+05:302014-05-21T19:17:35.449+05:30Mind over matter
So, my elder one aged 4.25 has finally got rid of the diaper
and is completely potty trained. While it was a humongous task for me to get
him to sit in the loo, it was a herculean one to get him to stay dry the entire
night... What could have started (or rather, was attempted) a year ago, got
delayed owing to the birth of my second son, Ashwin. And after the initial
excitement of the homecomingreNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-77560427564422669822014-01-06T09:10:00.000+05:302014-01-06T09:10:36.402+05:30The boys at home
My thought at the end of the first three months of my second son's birth and managing my first son who is a preschooler now:
What was I thinking...
Rather, was I thinking at all?
reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-2077212821103686562013-02-13T11:23:00.001+05:302013-02-13T11:23:34.933+05:30List of threats
Ash will soon become a pre-schooler and as his age increases, so does his various ways of experimenting with the laws of physics such as gravitation, balance, and cause and effect. That said, there is an increased necessity of imposing restriction on his actions to prevent the chances of an accident, and to bring in some discipline. With corporal punishment just not working and combined with itreNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-21362214284880172892012-11-29T11:03:00.002+05:302012-11-29T11:03:34.650+05:30Ash does it!
And finally after so many of my failed attempts, Ash today
used the lavatory to poo! I have been trying since like when he was less than a
year old—he is 2 yrs and 9 months now. Of course not on a daily basis because,
on the one day that I try to make use the potty (that cost me INR 750), or the
traditional method, he would cry and make such a big hullaballoo that it would
make me fear that hereNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-42143272741733664782012-10-26T07:19:00.000+05:302012-10-26T07:19:00.073+05:30Ash’s Attack on the Aliens
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For the third time now, Ash has thrown such a tantrum before
he enters someone's house that we had planned to visit. The first time around,
I guess he was disappointed because he was under the impression that we were to
visit Fun City, the play area at City Center... understandable. Umpteen
attempts to appease him by offering him chocolates, his favoritereNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-55297619860465955162012-10-12T14:00:00.001+05:302012-10-12T14:01:40.815+05:30Ash's Swear Words
Funny to hear the swear words (!) that Ashwath uses when he is in rage:
amma poya: meaning, 'mom go away'; Guess it translates to 'Go to hell!'?
onnum venaam: meaning, 'nothing needed'; translates to 'Don't bug me!'?
azhu moonji appa: meaning, 'crybaby dad'; Guess there is not much to translate...
amma kulika poya: meaning, 'go take bath'; translates to 'Don't show your face to me. Get away.'reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-13776123944803196022012-09-29T07:00:00.000+05:302012-10-03T15:52:46.328+05:30Anger Management with Ashwath
There once was a little boy who
had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every
time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The
first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks,
as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily
gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-91100384028695396282012-08-24T00:00:00.000+05:302012-08-24T15:49:37.807+05:30Acts of Awesomeness
The other day, Ashwath (2.5 yrs) was lying down in his nightclothes listening to one of the songs from Engeyum Eppodum from my SE Cedar (a low-end phone to save it from the physical brutalities of Ash); it was either Govinda or Sota Sota. He was dabbling with it and mimicking actions like those that you do on a tablet device--actions such as sliding on the screen to move to the next photo, or reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-86168383756623506542012-08-08T18:02:00.002+05:302012-08-08T18:02:50.303+05:30Renu amma
I cant believe that my son calls me so! :-)reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-55925965448803417922012-06-26T11:35:00.001+05:302012-06-26T11:35:49.105+05:30Spotted on the road
Andru, Gandhi uzhaithaar naattukaaga.
Endru, naam uzhaikkirom Gandhi notukaaga!
roughly translated to
Then, Gandhi worked hard for the country, and now,
we work hard towards earning the Gandhi currency.
reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-63987881059854870182012-05-14T12:51:00.000+05:302012-05-14T12:51:00.186+05:30Kazhugu (2012) - My view and a brief review
Certainly, Kazhugu (2012) is a movie that falls along the lines of Sethu (1999), Pithamagan (2003), and Paruthiveeran (2007). Camaraderie, friendship, joviality, love, innocence, and vengeance and tragedy, are the emotions running along in full swing in all these movies. Not to mention the soulful music for the company of the empathetic viewers.
If I were to reverse-engineer and reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-32820220343857643372012-05-08T16:00:00.000+05:302012-05-08T16:00:03.338+05:30About sophistication
A conversation with one of my friends about toddler behavior patterns led to a discussion on sophistication. She had mentioned that her 1.5 year old daughter, after going through a kissing-everyone phase has now entered into a slapping-everyone phase. And about the kid having clearly learnt about cause and effect--if I pull my mom's ear-rings, it will irritate her. That is when she reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-74901034299775874772012-05-06T04:18:00.000+05:302012-05-06T04:18:19.418+05:30Sleep Wanderings
I wonder if I am the reason for your smile bursts while you are asleep!reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-50306930291903778132012-05-02T12:12:00.001+05:302012-05-02T12:19:05.916+05:30Perspective
Imagery of a two-year old
My son's familiarity with the primary Tamil alphabets and his ability to say 'Nano' car lead to this. We both were revisiting his books after about three months and he saw the Tamil letter pronounced as 'A' and exclaimed 'Nano car'. After a few moments I understood what he really meant...!
I am still awestruck about it...!reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12140821.post-43250261174936872492012-04-30T00:20:00.000+05:302012-04-30T00:20:04.345+05:30A puzzleA choice between W and D. What is the answer?reNUkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08001586013119545854noreply@blogger.com2