Nov 22TIL — Chapter 14: If you’re happy and you know itThere are various articles, posts and reels now a days talking about how toddlers are not capable of emotional regulation and require help navigating their big emotions. This is why you see tantrums, fits of rage, uncontrollable sobbing for seemingly ‘small’ things. Their pre-frontal cortex is not yet developed for…Parenting2 min readParenting2 min read
Oct 9The eye testI recently went to get my eyes checked after many years of managing to avoid it. And they wanted to dilate and check thoroughly. While I was obviously not a fan of that I had to go through it. It took about 45 minutes to get ready and then we…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Sep 19The narratorI don’t write too much about movies, in fact I don’t watch too many movies to start with. But I recently watched this movie called Maaveeran. It kind of stayed with me. If you are afraid of spoilers maybe don’t read further The protagonist is a cowardly (maybe that is…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Aug 23The lady on the planeOkay, it wasn’t really on the plane itself, it was in the airport. Actually.. it was in the airport toilet. Well technically, it wasn’t just her, she had kids. To be completely honest, it was a lady her two kids and me in the airport toilet. …Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read
Aug 18TIL — Chapter 13: Go limpThis is probably the shortest note I’m going to write, but wanted to share - I was trying to hold on to my toddler to get him to brush his teeth. A task he finds so daunting and inhuman that he never wants to do it. Have you tried holding…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Aug 4TIL — Chapter 12: Pushing boundaries?When my little one “mastered” walking, he naturally felt like he could take it to the next level. …Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Jul 28The stormSomeone recently told me that my posts are easy to read - almost like a story. So I wanted to try my hand at “fiction”. If you know my writing you know the protagonist is going to be a mom. Enjoy It was getting darker and the storm clouds were…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Jul 21If only you could listen…An older poem I had written a while back I was born in a big community, grew up with many peers, Thinking back, it amazes me, how it’s been so many years While I was young and still growing, I never once felt blue, With people caring, and song birds…Creativity2 min readCreativity2 min read
Jul 19TIL — Chapter 11: FocusHave you ever hung out with a toddler learning or perfecting a new skill? I’m sharing a very real transcript of a very real conversation between adult and child — Toddler: *Focused on task* Adult: *Asks a question* Toddler: *Still focused on task* Adult: *Raises voice* *Repeats question* Toddler: *Extremely…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Jul 8TIL — Chapter 10: Know your audienceI’m Tamil and my husband is Telugu. Our son speaks both Tamil and Telugu fluently since he was about a year old. Around the 1.5 year mark he was able to differentiate between audiences for each. When we are in Hyderabad he speaks in Telugu and when we are in…Language2 min readLanguage2 min read
